Plugs and Cars

JULY 31, 2008

Plug-in 2008 in San Jose, California witnessed a noon-time address by new heavy-weight convert, Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel. Representatives of GM stoked the clamor for the Volt, and a Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid sat on the show floor. Once again, a conference on plug-in cars.

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Plug-in Al Gore Plug Gore 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

Chevrolet S-10 :Brian has a new and very nice conversion. Chevrolet S-10 :Jim Coates very clean conversion Chevrolet S-10 :Mark Brueggemanns neat project, and more. Comutacar : Scott HullsC-cars and upgrades DaihatsuFellow Van : Interesting Japanese conversion. FordExpress : Svein Medhus has the first EV conversion in Norway.

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Conversion Midget Motors Taylor-Dunn Frazer-Nash 28

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

PHEV conversions are emerging at a frenzied rate (see the frequency of CalCars-News postings), to the point where its no longer feasible to track every instance of a PHEV. Andy Frank ) has converted nine sedans and SUVs into PHEVs that have repeatedly won prizes in US Energy Department-sponsored "FutureTruck" competitions.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.)

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