Porsche 914 EV Conversion

FEBRUARY 9, 2008

Many things have passed through my mind over the past year and a half while converting this vehicle. Here goes (in no particular order): Things That Went Well During the Conversion The 914 AC kit from Electro Automotive is a good one. I even received a few posts from Mike Brown at Electro Automotive, the designer of the kit.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 12, 2024

According to Kia, how it works is that the weld-less top structures come in kit form, which can attach to the driver cab via a hybrid electromagnetic and mechanical coupling technology. The PV5 can be transformed to a passenger vehicle to van to a pickup with interchangeable modules, and even can be converted into a robotaxi.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

AUGUST 25, 2007

We chatted about the blown CCPower DC-DC converter and the engine vibrations. Since I fixed the DC-DC converter, we agreed that I would try to find out which conditions would cause it to blow again, if it does. It seems that Mike is more of a mechanical person than an electronics person.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Source: KIT. At the upcoming IAA International Motor Show in Frankfurt, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) will present a modular battery concept for the efficient operation of an electric bus; an electric city bus demonstrator will illustrate the concept. Source: KIT. Design of the modular batteries. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

This could eventually have a role comparable to that of the Volkswagen Group’s modular diesel and modular gasoline engine kits (MDB and MOB). (“Baukasten” = German for construction kit). A highlight was the new arrangement of the clutch and torque converter behind the differential, resulting in a longer wheelbase.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 5, 2022

The Escape PHEV uses regenerative braking, which converts kinetic energy into electric energy and stores it in the battery when applying the brakes or coasting. EV Later mode gives drivers the option to drive in full gas-hybrid, and conserve a certain percentage of electricity for later use. EV Charge mode charges the battery while driving.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Check out our full write up —and personally I thought it was worth it just to play Spacewar! One of the best reproductions of the Elf is Lee Hart's US $89 Membership Card kit , which compresses an Elf into two circuit boards that fit into a Altoids tin. Chris Davis makes a terrific replica kit, the Altair-Duino.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

We Promote PHEV Conversion Programs: First CalCars in 2004, then a number of aftermarket companies, have converted over 200 cars — at first most were for fleets, but more and more are going to individual owners. Drivers of converted cars have received high levels of cooperation from dealer service departments so far.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 23, 2022

highlights the small-but-growing phenomenon of people converting fossil-fueled cars to run on electricity. s electric conversions spends about 100 days moving through 20 discrete shop bays, where it undergoes about 2,200 person-hours of meticulous restoration. But [with such kits], you don’t need special high-voltage knowledge.”.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

The2001 NESEA American Tour de Sol TheWinston Solar Challenge World Solar Challenge :solar cars across Australia {Returnto top of page} EV Manufacturersand Converters ACPropulsion Inc. Battery chargers and DC/DC converters. Battery chargers and DC/DC converters. Chevrolet S-10 :Brian has a new and very nice conversion.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JANUARY 28, 2008

I lost much sleep last night obsessing about how I could fix the DC-DC converter and, as a result, I was very tired and had an irritable day. I find out this morning from Ross Cunniff (who also recently completed the 914 AC kit), that he has had ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEMS with his CCPower DC-DC converter.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 11, 2009

These are local investors who are very well capitalized and are personally known to the staff of the utility and city officials. Convert your Prius to a plug-in hybrid and rock the world. Previous Prius conversion kits have been limited by Toyota programming to a top speed of 34 mph in all-electric mode. The rate of $0.32

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

PiPrius : Open Source documentation and kits. What changes do we make to convert a gasoline-only hybrid to a Plug-In Hybrid? EVs are a smart and efficient choice for personal transportation. Our goal: Get car makers to build Bettah PHEVs than we can convert ourselves. 2008.03.20 - New rechargeit.blogspot.com about PHEVs.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JUNE 26, 2007

Here's the delivery person rolling the crate on a pallet jack to my garage. On minor disappointment is that the cable supplied in the kit is #2 gauge cable. I suppose the AC kit doesn't require as much current as the DC kit, but I'll take all the efficiency I can get at this point. I'm in business again!

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

For years now, inventors and sellers of electric car conversion kits have been blasting traditional automakers for not providing the 100 m.p.g. Adding up the savings Tapping into the commercial vehicle market with plug-in hybrids is a smart strategy for converting the entire automotive market to electric vehicles. The 100 m.p.g.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The important thing to remember is that if we are serious about reducing carbon in personal mobility, we have to be very serious about efficiency. The hybrid power control unit integrates two motor control units (traction motor and hybrid starter generator) and DC converter are all in the same package.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

The important thing to remember is that if we are serious about reducing carbon in personal mobility, we have to be very serious about efficiency. The hybrid power control unit integrates two motor control units (traction motor and hybrid starter generator) and DC converter are all in the same package.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

will be the first Volkswagen built off the Modular Electric Drive kit (MEB). MEB—Modularer Elektrifizierungsbaukasten (“Modular Electric Drive kit”)—was conceived to support the development of a family of pure electric vehicles within brands and across the Group. The compact I.D. The production version of the I.D.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 8, 2022

By the age of 12 he had moved on to electronics, building things with parts ordered from an Allied Radio Catalog, a shortwave radio kit, and surplus relays and motors salvaged from the garbage at his father’s employer, General Railway Signal Co., He started his explorations with chemistry. in Rochester, NY.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 17, 2022

Underneath, EV electrical architectures share a lot in common, and our integrations are actually very straightforward, whether it’s an aftermarket accessory as a kit or, as we’re doing with Volvo Cars, an OEM-installed solution. They’re converting to new technology. Charged : What’s involved with installing the vehicle-side system?

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 22, 2022

That’s because Worldcoin , the company behind the project, wants to create the most widely and evenly distributed cryptocurrency ever by giving every person on the planet the same small allocation of coins. What would happen if they gave every person on the planet an equal share of a new cryptocurrency? Bitcoin since they launched.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

In effect therefore, the more energy convertion stages there are the less efficient the process is. Whenever we take a source, convert it and then use it to generate electricity (usually steam generation) or use it to run an internal combustion engine it seems counter intuitive efficiency wise. The closest to that source is solar.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

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