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SEMA sponsors ZEV conversion rebate bill in California; up to $2,000 rebate

Green Car Congress

The bill envisions a Zero-Emission Aftermarket Conversion Project (ZACP) that will allocate up to $2 million annually for the rebates. However, none of these programs assist with ZEV conversions of internal-combustion engine vehicles. ZEV conversions are a rapidly growing market, SEMA said.

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Voltabox to supply battery systems to e-troFit for conversion of diesel buses to electric

Green Car Congress

Voltabox AG secured a long-term framework contract with e-troFit GmbH as the preferred supplier of high-performance battery systems for e-troFit’s conversion solutions for diesel buses. In the past fiscal year, e-troFit nominated Voltabox AG as the supplier of the battery unit for conversion kits for buses and trucks.

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Looking to do a Ev Conversion on my Mazda B2200

DIY Electric Car

I've decided I want to take this idea and run with it. I also like the idea of keeping the manual 5 spd for a. Looking to do a Ev Conversion on my Mazda B2200. I have already been reading around on various forums and know I'm going to get alot of flak for wanting to do it this way.

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Stable boron-copper catalyst for CO2 conversion; stabilization with zinc

Green Car Congress

A new boron-copper catalyst for the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) into chemicals or fuels has been developed by researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the University of Duisburg-Essen. Researchers are pursuing the idea of converting CO 2 electrochemically with the help of renewable energies.

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German BMVI providing funding for conversion of ships to LNG fuel

Green Car Congress

Effective immediately, applications for the conversion and conversion of seagoing ships to liquefied natural gas (LNG) as marine fuel can be submitted to the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI). We look forward to many innovative project ideas.

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Elon Musk wanted to be Apple CEO, but Tim Cook dropped an F bomb on that idea [U: Musk denies]

Electrek

Now, Wall Street Journal reporter Tim Higgins is out with a new book next month called Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk and the Bet of the Century , and it recounts an expletive-ridden conversation between Cook and Musk about Apple acquiring Tesla.

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NADA nudges EV charging into the car-shopping conversation with Chargeway partnership

Green Car Reports

That starts with how dealerships introduce people to the idea of EVs. But with a few relatively minor tweaks, it could become more of an asset and express lane for EV makers and a market shift. Just as a salesperson wouldn’t.