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Renault partners with R-FIT to launch electric retrofit kits in France

Green Car Congress

Renault is launching electric retrofit kits in France in partnership with R-FIT. These kits can be installed on the popular Renault 4, Renault 5 and first generation Twingo. The Renault 5 electric retrofit kit will go on sale in France in September 2023 while the kit for the Twingo will be made available at a later date.

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Used Car of the Day: 1987 Nissan 200SX SE

The Truth About Cars

New parts include the A/C compressor, tires, timing belt and tensioner, brakes, battery, fan belts, clutch kit, master cylinder, water pump, rack and pinion, and the ECU. The seller has all the original documentation and service records, and some extra parts to boot.

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Rivian Files Patent for Unique Spare Tire Design With Accessories

The Truth About Cars

The patent list makes mention of the space being utilized for a “first aid kit, waste can, water container, cooler, vacuum canister, compressed air system, toolbox, electrical appliance, electrical cord wound on a reel, a camera, or other types of containers.”

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Electric Supercar

DIY Electric Car

I have ordered a K1-attack kit car. I am also documenting in YouTube. I have started the assembly. My plan is to have a Tesla drive train. I am sourcing from EV-West. Hopefully that was a good company to partner with. I am waiting on batteries until the build is further along. Feel free to follow along.

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Tesla “Generation 4” Autopilot computer approved for Model S and Model X in Europe

Teslarati

The implementation of the new Autopilot computer was listed in documents from the Dutch vehicle authority RDW. The RDW documents, which were initially shared on the tff-forum , listed a number of changes to the Model S sedan and Model X SUV. ” Image Credit: tff-forum.de Image Credit: tff-forum.de ” Image Credit: tff-forum.de

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An Easy EV Conversion Kit For People

Open Source Civic EV Kit

After spending the past year and a half converting a Porsche 914 to an electric vehicle, I decided to expand my horizons by designing an open-source electric vehicle (EV) conversion kit for a commonly used car. There are already commercially available kits with excellent, detailed instructions for how to convert a vehicle.

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Thoughts on the Kit and Belktronix System

Open Source Civic EV Kit

Before I forget all the stuff I've learned, I'd like to capture some thoughts about the Open-Source kit and my experience with the Belktronix system. Good points about the open-source Civic-Kit: I really appreciate keeping the clutch. With 350 EV miles on the car, I'm ramping down on fixing things and ramping up on commuting.

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