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Land Rover EV conversion packs in-wheel motors, weighs same as original

Baua Electric

-based Bedeo is launching a Land Rover Defender EV conversion based around in-wheel motors from Bedeo-owned Protean Electric. The Defender is the first in a series of “Reborn Electric: Icons” conversions, according to a Bedeo press release. Prior to its current U.K. Very few Endurance trucks were built, however.

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OptiFuel to repower Argentina’s 400 freight locomotive fleet from diesel-power to CNG and/or RNG

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We stepped back even further and asked: How can we affordably integrate new technology and required infrastructure into the world’s massive railroad networks in a way that is gradual, flexible, reliable, and affordable? This led us to OptiFuel’s modular, affordable designs. We didn’t look at one railroad or even one country.

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Electric Car Watch #12: The sad state of Electric Car conversions in India

Plug In India

By Abhishek & Kamlesh ​ In this episode of Electric Car Watch, we will talk about the challenges facing electric car conversions and what the industry and agencies can do better to make it easier. One was the conversion kit by Hyderabad based e-Trio, and the other was Pune based Northway Motorsports. Sounds utopian, right?

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Libertine awarded $3.6M to develop renewable-fueled free-piston-engine range extenders for battery electric trucks

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The project will also integrate multiple enhancements for thermal management, durability and electrical power conversion efficiency, enabling performance validation against OEM-specified requirements. As a director of a major haulier, I have first-hand knowledge of the hurdles the industry faces in reducing emissions.

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Energy Conversion Devices files Chapter 11, seeks sale of businesses; Ovonic Battery Company sold to BASF Corporation

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51-year-old Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. OBC is the inventor and worldwide licensor of NiMH rechargeable battery technology and is pursuing advanced battery technologies, including cathode materials for lithium-ion chemistry batteries. Earlier post.) 35 OBC employees have been hired by BASF as part of this transaction.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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Cash for Conversions” will start by fixing many of our 100 million trucks, vans, and buses. We won’t need new power plants, since we have enough off-peak electricity to recharge as many retrofits as we can build. When they’re mass-produced, conversions will cost under $10-$15,000. They now gulp down one third of the oil we use.

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Axion Power receives order from ePower for PbC batteries to convert 10 Class 8 trucks to series hybrids

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At ePower’s current specifications, each conversion kit system requires 56 PbC batteries and the PbC battery management system (BMS). Axion values each truck conversion battery order at in excess of $20,000. —Axion Chairman & CEO Thomas Granville. —ePower Chief Technology Officer Jay Bowman.

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