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Driving electric in an oil capital

Electric Auto Association

The gentleman who started the project lives in Sweden,” Hanson continued.” The first year we were invited, we planned to show a few conversions, including a VW bus and a VW Bug,” Douglass explained. a Volt, and a BMWi3 on display in the main area.” Jason contacted him and has been very involved since then. Chapter meetings.

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GM Releases New Viability Plan, Launches Bond Exchange; Phasing Out Pontiac

Green Car Congress

In total, the US Treasury debt conversion, VEBA modification and bond exchange could result in at least $44 billion in debt reduction. Saab Automobile AB filed for protection under the reorganization laws of Sweden in order to reorganize itself into a stand-alone entity. Fritz Henderson. billion from 2010 to 2014.

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How NI plans to innovate in the EV test and measurement industry and unlock the power of data

Charged EVs

I supported our customers here in the US and Sweden for a while, and then went into product management and built up some of our early set of products. Eric Starkloff: Yes, I’m an electrical engineer by education and background, and came to NI 25 years ago as a support engineer. And then, increasingly, we’re focused on data analytics.

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Renault-Nissan Alliance and Electromotive to Collaborate on Charging Infrastructure

Green Car Congress

The Brighton-based company also exports Elektrobays to Sweden, Holland, Germany and Ireland. The Elektrobay supports power output of 240 volts AC and 13 amps in the UK, or 230 volts AC and 16 amps in Europe. To date, it has installed more than 40 charging bays in London and a further 40 in other major UK cities.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.) General Motors Chevy Volt series PHEV, which it calls "extended range electric vehicle" (EREV), part of "E-Flex" multi-fuel platform. Newsweek ).

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