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Remy to Supply HVH250 Electric Motors to Advanced Mechanical Products for EV Conversions

Green Car Congress

AMP will use the Remy HVH250 electric motors in their custom electric vehicle conversions. The first two vehicles available for AMP conversions are the GM Saturn Sky and the GM Pontiac Solstice. The end product is an all-electric vehicle with a range of up to 150 miles per charge. Thermal Advantage of Bar Wound (e.g.,

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An Easy EV Conversion Kit For People

Open Source Civic EV Kit

After spending the past year and a half converting a Porsche 914 to an electric vehicle, I decided to expand my horizons by designing an open-source electric vehicle (EV) conversion kit for a commonly used car. The Saturn came up a distant second, but everyone agreed that the Civic was the best. Damn the torpedoes.

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AMP Unveils Electric Version of GM Equinox; Secret Sauce is the Drivetrain

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AMP ), a company engaged in the conversion of new vehicles to full battery-electric drive, unveiled its latest all-electric conversion platform, the GM Chevrolet Equinox. With its 37 kWh Li-ion pack, range is 150 miles (241 km). AMP will use the Remy HVH250 electric motors in their custom electric vehicle conversions.

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First steps

DIY Electric Car

It's a 2002 Saturn SL1 with 220,000 miles and a rough engine, however it still runs. I am thinking of doing a conversion like Daniel Lynn's car :-. Like the Chinese say "a journey of a thousand miles starts with the first step" well I have made my first step! I have bought my donor car.

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Conference confirms plug-in fever

Plugs and Cars

A number of startups showed off their porposals to retrofit the existing fleets of petroleum-fueled vehicles, giving some hope to Andy Grove’s ambitoious desire to create millions of plug-in conversions before the automakers deliver. Representatives of GM stoked the clamor for the Volt, and a Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid sat on the show floor.

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BrightDrop: GM’s silent push into electric commercial vehicles

Charged EVs

Thus, the restructured GM was composed of Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac, while the Hummer, Pontiac, Saab and Saturn brands died. The company has committed $800 million to that conversion. Buick, meanwhile, was vitally important for the Chinese market, where today more than four times as many Buicks are sold as in North America.

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AMP to convert 3 Saturn VUEs to battery electric powertrains for DTE Energy

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will convert three of DTE Energy’s fleet Saturn VUE SUVs to battery electric powertrains. AMP, a company engaged in the conversion of new vehicles to full battery-electric drive, unveiled its all-electric conversion of the GM Chevrolet Equinox earlier this year. AMP Holding Inc. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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