Maker Faire Detroit 2010: EcoV Electric low-speed electric vehicle
by Sam Abuelsamid (RSS feed) on Aug 3rd, 2010 at 8:20AM
Richard Marks spent 25 years as a General Motors engineer, and at the end of his tenure he was toiling away on the EV1. Following the now-infamous demise of GM's first electric vehicle, he went on to work for an assortment of suppliers before setting out to build a low-cost EV of his own: the EcoV Electric. While the EcoV isn't likely to win any design or speed competitions, it does embody the DIY spirit of Maker Faire, and Marks has a partnership with a supplier, Energy Components Group (ECG) of St. Clair, Michigan, to produce the EcoV starting in early 2011. ECG has a facility in a... Read More
