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Interesting EV's on Dallas CL: 12 Wheels, 4 Wheels, 3 Wheels, and 2 Wheels

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Taken on the Texas Tech campus Earlier this week I posted a pic (on Mesquite Hugger ) of a little electric Vantage GreenVan that D and I encountered as we were dropping off our recycling. And, as per usual, it sparked a lot of curiosity about oddball electric vehicles for me. So, I soon found a Vantage trio for sale on the Dallas Craigslist. They're in Aubrey, Texas, a little northeast of Denton. Woohoo! $1333 each! If only the little guys were fully street legal and a bit faster... Two of three on one trailer! I would not call them pretty, but, oh, the places you'll go fossil free! While I was on the DFW CL, I had to poke around a bit and saw this electro-pumpkin just east of Dallas. I've seen it for sale before, but it always needed work to get it going. Now it's a runner and a runner at a pretty reasonable price.  Sure, it won't haul as much as three Vantages, but it'll haul at least twice as fast and will incite ra

Vintage Voltage: A Bit About Jet Industries EVs

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From  Mr. Rogers Neighborhood  to the  almighty CitiCar , one of our favorite sidelines around here at the Mesquite Hugger/2 Wheels Maybe Command Center is the quest to learn more about EVs from our not-so-distant past. Today's installment started right down in the heart of Texas - Austin, the home of Jet Industries. What a sexy line-up ( Find it here ) For me, the fascination started with the Electravan. The tiny van got me. I love funky vans, I love tiny cars, I love EVs - the Electravan is all of those! And there're two added bonuses: it's street legal and it's from my home state. Yep, the Electravan and me - we be toit! Learn more about the ElectraVan on Generation High Output (Truth be told, this is the vintage electric car I want the most.) A short Jet Industries history and anecdotal report on DIY Electric Car The only one of these I've seen up for sale Jet Industries on EVAlbum (Page 1 of 4) A Jet Electrica from