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Renault Group and Phoenix Mobility launch electric retrofit of commercial vehicles; Renault Master kit first

Green Car Congress

Renault Group and Phoenix Mobility , a Grenoble-based company specializing in the conversion of commercial vehicles to electric power, have signed a letter of intent to form a strategic partnership for the development and commercial operation of a retrofit kit, the first of its kind in the French LCV market.

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Renault & Phoenix Mobility Partnering To Convert Commercial Vehicles To Electric

CleanTechnica EVs

Converting vehicles to run on electric is nothing new. For a long time, EV conversions were the only kind of electric vehicle on the road, but the expense of doing that (especially when battery prices were super high), limited power, and limited range kept most people from seriously considering it.

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Report: EV Electra aims to make Swedish-engineered Emily GT in Italy

Baua Electric

NEVS Emily GT prototype – Photo credit: Plint/Protean EV Electra has shown renderings of other body styles beyond the initial sedan, including a wagon, coupe, and convertible. Protean just this past week also showed a Land Rover Defender EV conversion taking advantage of the tech as part of weight-saving measures.

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The EV Transition Explained: Can the Grid Cope?

Cars That Think

Converting a gas appliance to a heat pump, for example, would draw 4 to 6 kW, while an L2 charger for EVs would be 12 to 14 kW. Phoenix, Ariz., For instance, Marshall stated, it is not unusual for a 37.5 How many can really support a rapid influx of thousands of new EVs?

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Flash Drive: 2022 GMC Hummer EV Pickup

Clean Fleet Report

GMC recently invited members of the automotive press to Phoenix, Arizona, where we went through a two-day crash course in what makes the Hummer tick. We tried it and it works, but needing this technology is another conversation for another day. Taking the new kid around the block.

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"Plug-in Arizona Educational Tour" Update -- "Spirit of DC's" Visit to Nogales High School with Nogales International Reporter, Tuesday, 24 Nov 2009

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

Particularly to the Plug-in Hybrids Electric Vehicle (PHEV) like the Toyota Prius before them as well as converting internal combustion engines into pure Electrics! After all, if the US Stimulus Package program could do "Cash for Clunkers," then why not "Cash for Conversions!". www.FlorenceAZ.org.

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Car Charging Group raises $6M

Green Car Congress

The offering consisted of convertible preferred securities with a conversion price of $0.70 Headquartered in Miami Beach, FL with offices in San Jose, CA; New York, NY; and Phoenix, AZ; CarCharging’s business model is designed to accelerate the adoption of public EV charging. Car Charging Group, Inc.,

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