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

Green Car Congress

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. Alliance’s new Engineered Conversion System, installed on a Bi-Fuel 2016 3.5-liter

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

Clean Fleet Report

Or Become a Convert Another possibility is to convert your gasoline-powered engine to electric. See more at E Magazine. However, older cars often have poor fuel efficiency, so it is good to check online databases to compare your old car’s fuel efficiency with newer models you’re considering.

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

Clean Fleet Report

For starters, older cars that rely on mechanics more than computers are often easier to convert. Another consideration to keep in mind is that it’s easier to convert a car with a manual transmission since they use less power and are a lot less complicated than automatic cars. See more at E Magazine.

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A closer look at why heat pumps are dominating EV HVAC systems

Charged EVs

If you want to heat up a space that is cold, there are a number of options, from burning a fuel to directly converting electricity into heat (i.e. If you want to heat up a space that is cold, there are a number of options, from burning a fuel to directly converting electricity into heat (i.e.

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

Fortunately, one of my fellow contributing editors at the magazine is a bundle of answers. They know it will take a little bit longer than a gasoline car because your gasoline stop. But Nissan has announced that for North America, they too are converting over to CCS. Will we have a universal standard for charging?

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Solving the Electric Vehicle Charging Conundrum

Cars That Think

Fortunately, one of my fellow contributing editors at the magazine is a bundle of answers. They know it will take a little bit longer than a gasoline car because your gasoline stop. But Nissan has announced that for North America, they too are converting over to CCS. Will we have a universal standard for charging?

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. They reality always seems to be just a few years away, the magazine complained. car when tech-savvy types can configure one in their garage by rewiring their existing hybrids. Right Now can be seen here.

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