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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

Alfa Romeo Tonale – the Italian brand finally has a rechargeable car in its ranks in the form of the Tonale PHEV compact SUV. General Motor eCrate conversion kits – by late 2021 GM plans to offer battery and motor kits for classic cars, allowing an easy EV conversion. Expect to see it Down Under in 2023.

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The Reality of Fast Charging for Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Let’s consider a simple example, say an EV conversion that has a 120V pack and a range of around 30 miles. If we wanted to recharge this from 110V domestic service we would need to pull 10,800,000/110 = 96,000 amps. A vehicle with a 200 mile range like the Tesla Roadster would easily be able to do the trip with one recharge.