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Even In 2007, As VW Designed Dirty Diesels, It Said Electric Cars Were The Future

Green Car Reports

Many journalists tend to have pack-rat tendencies, but sorting out old press kits, files, and magazines can have unexpected rewards. So it was for auto writer John Rettie, who recently uncovered an interesting tidbit in an issue of Driver, the in-house magazine sent out by Volkswagen of America to owners of its cars.

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What’s the Most Environmental Thing To Do When a Car’s Engine Dies

Clean Fleet Report

However, the immediate costs for the conversion kits, accessories and installation service can range from $7,000 to $20,000, making it reasonable only if you plan to keep your car for a while. See more at E Magazine. This option is certainly more eco-friendly than buying a new car, and you’ll save on fuel costs.

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Mercedes-AMG Brings Entry-Trim SL 43 to America

The Truth About Cars

& Said to provide quick throttle response across the rpm range, the turbo is operated via the car’s 48-volt electrical system, a piece of kit which also feeds the belt-driven starter-generator. Gearheads insist this configuration was actually the one to get, despite the V8 option grabbing all the magazine headlines.

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Is it Possible to Retrofit an Old Car with an EV Drivetrain?

Clean Fleet Report

Several companies, including Electric GT , Legacy EV and EV West , now manufacture conversion kits. See more at E Magazine. Even GM and Ford are getting in on the act with the recent release of so-called crate engines (sic) that car owners (or their mechanics) can easily swap into the engine bays of corresponding models.

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The Soviet-Era, Z80-based Galaksija Dared to Be Different

Cars That Think

As a retrocomputing nerd, when I saw early last year that the Galaksija was being reissued as a complete kit through Crowd Supply , I placed an order on general principles. Figuring it was plain sailing from there, I canceled my Crowd Supply kit order and set off on my own.

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Optimistic EVs – the cure for range anxiety | Opinion

EV Central

In that time the big, stylish and reasonably spacious Mercedes did all kinds of duty, from ferrying multiple children to tipsy adults, picking up an electric drum kit and keeping it hidden in the boot until Christmas Eve and transporting unfeasible amounts of alcohol. Hyundai Kona Electric.

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Micro :Electronics, Kits, Surplus, Online Catalog Cand H Sales Co.: Home PowerMagazine : While not an EV magazine, they do have a regular EV section. Nuts& Volts Magazine : For the serious gadgeteer. Nice folks. Battery chargers and DC/DC converters. Alltronics American Science& Surplus B.G. Fair RadioSales Co.: