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How to Build an Electric Car Charging Infrastructure: Smart Grids, Fast Charging and Universal Access
“Green studies are among the fastest-growing degree programs at some universities” (posted Yesterday Green Degrees Environmental Courses Signal a Shift in Learning) making the topic of electric cars one that should interest both students and professors. Engineers will most likely be behind designing and implementing the grid system that will power these cars. gas2.0 provides an idea about how that might look.
Though it is not exactly on topic, a lot of information on how to build an electric car, including cost cutting measures and design tips, can be found on Frank Didik’s website at: http://www.didik.com/didik_ev.htm. In particular, check out the section entitled “How to Build an Electric Car”, “Didik Turtle or How to build a two person electric vehicle in 14 hours” and “Critical and accurate assessment of electric vehicles”. Many years ago, Didik was the found of the Electric Car Society. I found the critical assessment of electric cars very interesting.