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Old Toyota Truck meets 2013 Leaf

DIY Electric Car

Posting my progress to put a EM57 leaf motor and pdm and 24 amp hr battery w/ bms into a 1980 rear wheel Toyota truck using Resolve controller and BRAT motor coupler

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1962 Mercury Comet + 2013 Nissan Leaf

DIY Electric Car

1962 Mercury Comet + 2013 Nissan Leaf Table of Contents: planning: pages 1-3 pulling the leaf motor, battery, etc.: page 3 building the wiring harness: page 4 de-icing the Mercury Comet.

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2013 Vantage International EV1000

DIY Electric Car

As the title suggests, I'm getting my feet wet with a 2013 Vantage EV1000. 2013 Vantage International EV1000 Hi all, I'm new to this forum and new to the world of electric vehicles. I purchased this truck on a bit of a whim off of a government auction website.

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2013 Vantage International EV1000 Truck Battery Programmer

DIY Electric Car

Hello, So I have a 2013 Vantage Truck and I have it all ready and street legal. 2013 Vantage International EV1000 Truck Battery Programmer Registered and insured for street legal usage of course on roads under 35MPH. Any suggestions on battery and instruction on reprogramming controller "how? Can i just plug programmer onto.

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How I Caught a Shady Seller Using a Free VIN Check

DIY Electric Car

I was looking at a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee last week looked great, low miles, clean title (according to the seller). Hey all, Just wanted to share a quick story and maybe help someone else avoid a mistake. I asked for the VIN and did a free check using NICB. Boom it was flagged as a salvage title from Florida.

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EV fans urge Tesla to acquire Unplugged Performance for edge in fleet and security industry

Teslarati

We love working with Tesla and are grateful for the community’s support since 2013! — Ben Schaffer (@BenSchafferUP) July 10, 2025 Unplugged Performance, founded in 2013, shares not just a product vision with Tesla, but also geography. We love working with Tesla and are grateful for the community’s support since 2013!”

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Does the manual gearbox have a future in an EV world?

Baua Electric

in 2012-2013, to 20% in 2023-2024. The move towards BEVs is probably one reason why the proportion of automatic-only new driving licences in the UK has increased substantially over the last 12 years. This went from 5.1% There are now over 1.3 million BEVs on UK roads, up 38.9% year on year.

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