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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. With rising gasoline prices, I believe the demand for freeway capable electric vehicles is going to increase over the next few years.

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Cummins/Peterbilt SuperTruck shows 54% improvement in fuel economy, 61% improvement in freight efficiency

Green Car Congress

The 54% increase in fuel economy would save about $25,000 annually based on today’s diesel fuel prices for a long-haul truck traveling 120,000 miles per year. Parasitic power reductions addressed cylinder kit friction and cooling pump power. Today’s long-haul trucks typically achieve between 5.5 Source: Cummins. Click to enlarge.

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Putting the “Utility” in Sport Utility Vehicle: Which Electric SUVs Perform Best Off-Road?

EV Life

Many crossovers were able to qualify as SUVs, allowing them to qualify for the EV tax credit at a higher price than their electric sedan cousins. While these classification semantics are great news from a pricing perspective, they can make it difficult to determine how a vehicle will perform in a remote off-road situation.

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5 great electric cars still eligible for the Plug-in Car Grant

Drive EV

Yesterday the UK Government announced immediate changes to the Plug-In car Grant, reducing the value to £2,500 and the number of models eligible. The value of the grant has been reduced by £500 to £2,500 and is only available on cars under £35,000. Additionally, MG has committed to topping up the grant to £3,000 until March 31, 2021.

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Promising EV Trends to Lookout For in 2023

Get Electric Vehicle

  Of course The Batteries Will Be Improved In the coming years, academic research and investment will centre on batteries due to rising EV demand to address the concerns about battery pricing, scarcity of key minerals, and weak supply networks. With better insights, you just pay for your driving behaviours, not those of other drivers.

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New EV electric car calendar

EV Central

5 million government grant was awarded in the 2020/2021 budget to help set up Adelaide-based manufacturing facilities. Audi e-Tron S – triple motor version of the regular e-Tron arrives early in 2022 priced from $165,600 (plus on-roads), delivering more performance and slicker dynamics. Expect circa-$50K pricing.

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Tesla Model 3 vs Kia EV6 vs Polestar 2 vs Hyundai Ioniq 5: Which one is the best EV in Australia?

EV Central

Model 3 vs EV6 vs Polestar 2 vs Ioniq 5: There’s a sub-$80K sweet spot in the electric car market – and it’s not relying on price alone to tempt buyers. Granted, the recently-arrived Tesla Model Y makes just as much sense, but it wasn’t available as we were pulling this test together. Our first combatant is the Tesla Model 3.

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