The Driven EV News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

A super rate classic Bentley has been given an all-electric makeover by EV conversion specialist Lunaz. The post 1961 Bentley S2 Continental becomes “rarest” car to be converted to fully electric appeared first on The Driven.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

In the United States, coal’s share of electricity generation has plummeted since its early 2000s peak; 28 percent of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a report suggesting that, in theory, over 300 former and present coal power plants could be converted to nuclear. Not all of these remaining coal plants are perfect fits, however.

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Plug In India

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

By Abhishek & Kamlesh ​ In this episode of Electric Car Watch, we will talk about the challenges facing electric car conversions and what the industry and agencies can do better to make it easier. One was the conversion kit by Hyderabad based e-Trio, and the other was Pune based Northway Motorsports.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Electric vehicle conversion specialist Everrati is at it again with another BEV version of a combustion-era classic. The post Everrati adds Wide Body Cabriolet to its range of electric Porsche 911 conversions appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 4, 2023

From Ewan McGregor to Harry & Meghan, classic cars converted to electric are becoming all the rage. Remove a smelly, expensive engine and replace it with a smooth electric motor and battery pack. You give the car another 50 years of life, what’s not […] And why not?

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EVolution

APRIL 30, 2021

Converting a traditional ICE vehicle into an Electric Car is a very appealing prospect for many who want to drive in style while still staying green. Imagine the power of an old ford muscle car or the utility of a Volkswagen camper van but entirely electric.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

But while the idea to produce a climate-friendly car is admirable, the vehicle Germany used for the project was quite questionable. Simply put, Germany took a perfectly working battery-electric vehicle, modified it with a synthetic methanol engine, and dubbed it as a work of true innovation. CO2 will continue to be produced.

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EV Central

MAY 16, 2023

Australian EV start-up Roev is set to supply west coast campervan supplier RedSands with all-electric vehicles. It will include a four-wheel drive system for serious off-roading but get a bigger battery than those initially planned for the converted electric utes. It brings about so many possibilities.”

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 26, 2023

Renault is launching electric retrofit kits in France in partnership with R-FIT. 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. These kits can be installed on the popular Renault 4, Renault 5 and first generation Twingo.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2020

Equipped with the drive system components of the latest Volkswagen electric vehicles, the concept vehicle is based on a T1 Samba Bus produced in 1966 and comprehensively restored. The combination of the high-end classic and high-tech electric vehicle will be available to buy for real.

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EV Central

JULY 4, 2022

A beautiful electric converted 1969 Volkswagen Beetle rolls silently out into the sunshine, while an immaculate VW Kombi is in the final stages of receiving its new electric heart. This Australian Defence Force ute has been stripped of its Isuzu diesel engine and gifted a NetGain electric motor and Tesla batteries.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 14, 2023

4 Classic Car Relaunches Transforming the EV Landscape Automotive History Reimagined as Electric Classic cars have special appeal. That’s all about to change. Recent relaunches are transforming the electric vehicle landscape. Those who convert their internal combustion engines won’t miss a beat, either.

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Plug In India

APRIL 16, 2021

By Atul Gopal We had an opportunity to visit Nothway Motorsports to check out their new electric car conversion kit. The Nexon EV electric car has proved that familiarity sells in India. For a kitted car to handle well, you also need to understand suspensions. Spent his younger days in drag racing.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

3 electric vehicle will start at the Zwickau vehicle plant in November. At Zwickau, Volkswagen is converting an entire vehicle plant from 100% internal combustion engines to 100% electric vehicles for the first time. 3, Volkswagen is launching the largest electric offensive in the automotive industry worldwide.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

Poway, California-based Plug In Conversions Corp. kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. The car is no longer limited to 34 miles per hour, all-electric.

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Teslarati

JUNE 25, 2022

The “Bay to Birdwood Run” has announced that starting this year, electric conversion vehicles will be allowed to participate in the rally. Specifically, Neal wants to attract over 1,500 classic cars , and hopes to attract ~120,000 people to the City of Adelaide to come to the event. .”

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Baua Electric

MAY 13, 2023

Heritage Customs Valiance Convertible according to the Land Rover Defender 90 A Dutch coachbuilder through the title of Heritage Customs this date introduced a convertible conversion for the Land Rover Defender. 7 hatchback however a unutilized frame taste for the electrical automotive is already out trying out.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

From a heavily updated Toyota Yaris to lease deals on the BMW i3 electric car, today seems to be small-car day--although a convertible conversion of the big luxury Tesla Model S offsets all of that. Plus, we dig into what makes a new French compressed-air hybrid concept car work.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2022

Sandia National Laboratories researchers recently delivered electricity produced by a new power-generating system to the Sandia-Kirtland Air Force Base electrical grid. The system uses heated supercritical carbon dioxide instead of steam to generate electricity and is based on a closed-loop Brayton cycle.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2021

The US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has licensed its high-power wireless charging technology for electric vehicles to HEVO. The system provides the world’s highest power levels in the smallest package and could one day enable electric vehicles to be charged as they are driven at highway speeds.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 3, 2023

Is it Possible to Retrofit an Old Car with an EV Drivetrain? Questions & Answers from our friends at Earth Talk Is it possible to retrofit an old car with an Electric Vehicle drivetrain? In fact, it may be cheaper when all is said and done—not to mention easier and quicker—to just buy an EV. — Jerry M.,

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Cars That Think

MARCH 14, 2022

The California-based Hyperlight Energy will be piloting an installation where they plan to use existing oil wells as solar thermal wellsprings, with the stored energy being converted back to clean electricity when required. The Tectonic Sun and Hylux system combines concentrated solar power with underground thermal storage.

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Teslarati

MARCH 28, 2023

Nissan has teased an all-new electric conversion of an R32 Nissan Skyline GTR in a video posted on their YouTube channel. 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. “R32 Skyline GT-R.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

MIT researchers have developed a new system that could potentially be used for converting power plant emissions of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, and thence into useful fuels for cars, trucks, and planes, as well as into chemical feedstocks for a wide variety of products.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 9, 2023

Far from a backyard Sawzall job, this conversion involves a semi-electric soft top, roll cage which conforms to FIA standards, snazzy new wheels, different upholstery (water resistant, perhaps), and the expected scattershot blast of badges and emblems. Depending on spec, it can take upwards of 3 months to create one of these machines.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2022

A team from Washington State University (WSU) and the Gas Technology Institute have used an ethanol and water mixture and a small amount of electricity in an electrochemical conversion system to produce pure compressed hydrogen. We don’t need to worry about hydrogen storage or transportation at all.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2022

The BMW M Hybrid V8 is powered by the P66/3 eight-cylinder turbo engine with supplementary electric drive. Converting the normally-aspirated P66/1 engine into a bi-turbo and then working with the electric drivetrain colleagues to turn it into a hybrid drive system was very complex. BMW M Hybrid V8 engine. —Ulrich Schulz.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2011

XL Hybrids , a startup that offers a hybrid conversion system for large fleet vehicles such as vans or Lincoln Town Cars, has raised $2 million in new funding and signed an agreement with Ashwoods Automotive in the UK, the producers of the retrofit kit. million in convertible debt from angel investors. Boston Globe.

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 5, 2023

Which are the alternative fuels for cars that could replace gasoline in vehicle? It’s estimated that, if the utilization continues as fast as what we do now would cause to deplete all fossil fuels in another 20 years. We can have a look at alternative fuels for cars here in this post. You can guess it easily.

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DIY Electric Car

JULY 14, 2010

Picking Your Dream Car for Conversion. So I am converting a 1984 Pontiac Fiero, well you may ask your self why? Well I have always wanted three cars, A Fiero, DeLorean and Lamborghini. A junky gas car will make a junky electric car. Try to do a gas to electric conversion not restoration unless it?s

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Electric Cars are for Girls

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

What would it take to convert a Saturn SC2 to electric? The information on web sites is all over the place. Some want $5,000.00 for a kit while another

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2021

4 electric SUV. Regenerative braking can significantly boost the range of any electric vehicle. However, Volkswagen says, what should happen when drivers of electric vehicles take their foot off the right-most pedal is a nuanced design question. 4 is Volkswagen’s first all-electric SUV and the brand’s first electric world car.

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EVolution

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The Team at Evolution are very excited to be a part of the over 300 modern and historic vehicles coming to Showcase their vehicles and for the first time a dedicated Electric Vehicle ! We’re proud to be a major sponsor of this years event with a focus on electric vehicles. BESPOKE EV CONVERSIONS RIGHT HERE IN GEELONG.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

In Germany, all Mercedes-Benz plants will be supplied with CO 2 -neutral energy. The preparations for exclusively green electricity for a climate-friendly production in Europe are already well advanced. Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2022

IDTechEx’s latest master electric vehicle report “ Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042 ” finds 35.7 million electric vehicles (EV) were sold in 2021 and predicts this will rise to more than 74 million by 2030. Source: IDTechEx - “Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042”. Electric Trucks - 4.3

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2022

When a car battery reaches the end of its service life, it is collected, dismantled and shredded. Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have turned to a process called capacitive deionization that uses the electric charges of nickel, manganese and cobalt to select them out from the waste stream.

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Electric Auto Association

JANUARY 5, 2023

Kia, Acura, Audi, Hyundai, EV conversions, and more. Hyundai Sleek car for the next generation The company unveiled the futuristic design of its 2024 Kona. Audi The cusp of all-electric Audi is converting all factories to produce all electric vehicles (EVs) as it phases out gas cars.

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