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Renault partners with conversion business to create fully electric classics

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Renault offers EV retrofit kits to upgrade come classic models to all-electric. The post Renault partners with conversion business to create fully electric classics appeared first on The Driven.

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Voltabox to supply Li-ion batteries for the automotive sector, starting with a fully electric van

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In the current fiscal year, Voltabox is increasingly benefiting from its recently optimized battery module kit for intralogistics systems. The first batteries are scheduled to be delivered in the fourth quarter.

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Lightning eMotors creates electric motor coaches at lower cost and CO2 impact

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A Colorado-based company is giving old diesel buses an all-electric upgrade. While companies like BYD and ProTerra specialize in new fully-electric buses, Lightning eMotors appears to be the first to widely market a kit that upfits existing buses with electric powertrains.

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EIB awards €17M to QEV to advance zero emissions transport in developing countries

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QEV is a Spanish technology and engineering company that develops and manufactures electric drive components for Formula-E race cars, and electric drivetrain assemblies (‘e-kits’) for minibuses. To achieve the same annual benefit as one Jeepney converted to electric power, it would be necessary to plant 300 trees each year.

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Trane bringing electric E-200 refrigeration unit for small trucks to US

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Trane Technologies is bringing Thermo King’s fully electric E-200 refrigeration unit for small trucks to the United States. The E-200’s plug-and-play solution requires no road compressor or drive kit to function.

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Nissan teases electric Skyline GTR ‘Godzilla’

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Now, the Japanese automaker has teased a potential EV conversion kit for the R32 Skyline GTR, which garnered the brand a following in the first place. It showed off an all-electric version of the Toyota AE86 , hinting at the possibility of an all-electric conversion kit for enthusiasts.

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Volkswagen focuses motorsport strategy on e-mobility; farewell to ICE; new MEB-based motorsports concepts coming

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Volkswagen is focusing its motorsport strategy on electric mobility. A clear emphasis on fully electric racing cars will be backed up by the farewell to factory-backed commitments using internal combustion engines. and with its records around the world it demonstrated the enormous potential of electric drive.

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