Building an ev? try this listserver it will be a great place to start...
Hub motors, controllers, batteries etc etc.. . This list is not geared towards solar discussions, but has still been quite useful. Most of the discussion has been by people who have built (or are building) their own EV's and companies that supply EV's and components . It is a fairly high traffic mailing list.
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