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Lightning eMotors delivers first all-electric motorcoach to ABC Companies; order for 200 ZEVs

Green Car Congress

They have an 800-volt modular, liquid-cooled battery system with up to 640 kilowatt-hours of energy that provides roughly 200 miles of real-world range and can be charged fully in three hours via DC fast charging. a special-purpose acquisition company, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for a business combination.

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2024 Toyota bZ4X AWD review: Why driving Toyota’s first electric car on dirt is like chucking a Giraffe in a pool … Really

EV Central

While its set up for DC fast charging, it’s limited to 150kW. inch central screen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and a whole bunch of active safety kit like AEB, lane keeping and active cruise, along with seven airbags, all of which contributed to its five-star safety rating. There’s also dual-zone climate, a 12.3-inch

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Tata Ace Gold - Electric Truck Conversion

Plug In India

By Atul Gopal ​We had an opportunity to visit Nothway Motorsports to check out their new electric truck conversion kit. To rein in costs, there is no provision for No CCS or DC fast charging. So there is no need to go out of the way to visit special fast DC chargers. Takes some getting used to.

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Reflections on Converting a 914 to an EV

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

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 modified the wiring in the original 914 AC kit (as suggested by Paul Jorg) to turn on the regen when the brake lights came on instead of controlling regen by releasing the accelerator pedal.

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Two Week Commuting Report

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

Two things have definitely made the car more fun to drive. The DC-DC converter is still working fine, so the car is actually quite convenient to drive. With the motor out, I'm going to look into RPM kits for electric cars that use spinning magnets on the flywheel with a magnetic sensor to generate a signal. Stay tuned.

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We are Green for 12V Electrical!

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

In the process, the DC-DC converter turned on (indicated by red LED) and then slowly decayed to the off state. of the DC instructions, it drives the keyswitch relay coil instantaneously with 12 volts, energizing the coil. You can definitely test the green oil light, but don't short out any terminals as mentioned in step XXVI.G!!

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2000 miles and counting

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

If the 12V battery is dead, you need a small 12V battery (9V would probably work) to activate the DC-DC converter relay to bootstrap the 12V charging process. If I don't get elected co-chair next Thursday, I'm going to start an open-source EV conversion kit sub-group within the OEVA. Have a great weekend everyone.

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