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Is it Possible to Retrofit an Old Car with an EV Drivetrain?

Clean Fleet Report

A new or used EV might be an easier choice If you’re undeterred and want to proceed with a conversion anyway, keep in mind that certain types of cars lend themselves to the process better than others. Likewise, lighter vehicles make better candidates for conversions given that less weight translates into greater range.

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What’s the Most Environmental Thing To Do When a Car’s Engine Dies

Clean Fleet Report

However, the immediate costs for the conversion kits, accessories and installation service can range from $7,000 to $20,000, making it reasonable only if you plan to keep your car for a while. See more at E Magazine. This option is certainly more eco-friendly than buying a new car, and you’ll save on fuel costs.

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Alliance AutoGas launches 5300-mile, 12-city Coast-to-Coast Clean Air Ride with converted F-150

Green Car Congress

Alliance’s new Engineered Conversion System, installed on a Bi-Fuel 2016 3.5-liter The converted F-150 will travel across the country from Kansas City to Seattle, WA, and back through the US, stopping along the way, to complete its journey in Jacksonville, FL, on 18 May, followed by a Homecoming event in Asheville, NC, on 23 May.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

After a decade in the solar power installation business, Bradley Bartz is tired of being Mr. Nice Guy. He’s filed suit against Torrance, the proud home of Exxon/Mobil’s refinery, for stopping him from installing solar panels in the Hillside Overlay district. solar installers. There is also. being considered.

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Punching above its weight

Electric Auto Association

If you want to have an in-depth discussion about EVs, solar installation, or anything environmental, you don’t need the usual 5-minute pre-conversation. Erb was an advisor to this team from the University of Idaho, finishing in first place with this Camaro EV conversion. We show up at a parking lot and we’ll shoot the breeze.

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IBM’s Fall From World Dominance

Cars That Think

James Cortada You know, it's interesting because while I was at IBM, we had conversations about that. Meaning that we would lose a lot of hardware, install-hardware sales, software sales. It wasn't clear at the time how to do that because the Amazon formula was, "we'll give cloud to anybody who wants it."

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

Cars That Think

In May 1971 an article in Datamation magazine mentioned the product, and the following November Intel produced its first ad for the 4004 CPU and placed it in Electronic News. We thought,” Hoff told Spectrum , “we could integrate this, the analog-to-digital conversion, on a chip, and then use these circuits as the basis for switching.”

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