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The “Fusla”: The 5-tonne Fuso truck converted to electric, powered by Tesla motor and battery

The Driven EV News

A five-tonne Fuso truck is being converted to electric, with the help of a Tesla Model S motor, a Tesla EV battery, and a lot of innovation. The post The “Fusla”: The 5-tonne Fuso truck converted to electric, powered by Tesla motor and battery appeared first on The Driven.

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Converting This 1977 Porsche 911 To Electric Yields 600 BHP From Tesla Motor

CleanTechnica EVs

Kit Lacey of eDub Services in the UK is proud of his work converting an iconic 1977 Porsche 911. “The drive unit was put on a dyno and got to 600 BHP, then it overheated the dyno!” ” Well, then it’s probably powerful enough. Some will call it sacrilege, but hey, the customer sold the original […].

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We visited ECD Automotive’s new facility where it’s building electric Jaguar E-Types with Tesla motors

Electrek

After visiting ECD Automotive Design’s original footprint in Florida earlier this year, the custom EV conversion specialists invited us back for a tour of its its new 100,000 square-foot facility up the street.

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EV conversion business profile: British Off Road, QLD

EV Central

A beautiful electric converted 1969 Volkswagen Beetle rolls silently out into the sunshine, while an immaculate VW Kombi is in the final stages of receiving its new electric heart. This Australian Defence Force ute has been stripped of its Isuzu diesel engine and gifted a NetGain electric motor and Tesla batteries.

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Boutique Porsche 911 EV conversion company Sacrilege Motors partners with UK’s Fellten

Green Car Congress

Sacrilege Motors, a bespoke performance, restoration and electric-conversion studio, is partnering with UK-based powertrain supplier Fellten , a designer and manufacturer of systems used in converting classic cars into electric vehicles. 370 kW Tesla motor, single-speed gearbox with 0-60 in 4.5 CCS fast recharging.

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Tesla outlines scheme for $4-5B battery Gigafactory; announces $1.6B offering

Green Car Congress

The planned cell output of the Gigafactory in 2020 exceeds 2013 global production by current manufacturers, Tesla said. Tesla envisions beginning construction on the Gigafactory this year. Separately, Tesla announced an offering of $1.6 The interest rate, conversion rate and other terms of the notes are to be determined.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

highlights the small-but-growing phenomenon of people converting fossil-fueled cars to run on electricity. For this baby-blue Rover, the conversion includes a powerful electric drive unit from a. Tesla Model S P100D, which provides 450 horsepower (331 kilowatts) in this application. Around the world, specialists like E.C.D.