Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

British firm Swindon Powertrain has developed an electric conversion kit for the classic Mini. Available to order now and scheduled to ship in December, the kit includes one of Swindon's own electric motors (with peak output of 160 horsepower), mounted to a Mini front subframe with purpose-designed brackets.

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Electric Vehicless

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

If you want to convert your bicycle into an electric bike than you are on the right track. It is easy to convert your bicycle into an electric bike, but if you consider some technical things during selection of an electric bike kit than it will ease your journey to convert the bicycle into an electric bike & running it.

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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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Electrek

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

For anyone who thinks the worst part of stand up paddleboards is the paddling, you’re going to love this week’s Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week entry. Apparently all it takes to ditch the paddle is a $300 SUP conversion kit that turns a paddleboard into an electric surfboard.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The company also released video footage of successful first taxi tests of the aircraft, designed to evaluate ground handling qualities and the performance of the fuel-cell electric powertrain at low power settings and airspeeds. The Dash 8-300 flying testbed has a megawatt-class hydrogen fuel cell powertrain installed in one of its nacelles.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 22, 2021

So I bought a Sterling kit car and what I want to do, eventually, is turn it to electric. It had been sitting for the past decade so I'm going to replace the full brake system (going all disc) as well as switching it from a swing axle to IRS (pan is a 1966.). Sterling Kit Car to EV. Plus a set of axles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2021

Lightning eMotors, a leading provider of commercial electric vehicles for fleets, announced a $45-million order for its zero-emission powertrain systems from Faribault, Minnesota-based motorcoach supplier ABC Companies. The T2145e electric motor coach undergoing final testing in Colorado.

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The Driven EV News

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

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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Baua Electric

JANUARY 13, 2024

It’s a situation we’ve probably all experienced before: you’re riding your e-bike and thinking to yourself, “This is nice, but you know what could make this bike even better? I do know that the kit includes a 1,000W motor designed to run on 48V, though they also describe it as 2,000W in some areas. Tank tracks!”

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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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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 will be the new age of remote camping,” says Adam Sands.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2020

ABC Companies, a leading provider to the motorcoach, transit and specialty passenger transportation market in the United States and Canada, will soon be the first to offer a motorcoach-diesel-to-electric-repower program for North American operators. The repower kits are engineered by Lightning eMotors and will be installed by ABC technicians.

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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. Unlike CNG kits, EV kits dont eat up the boot space.

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Open Source Civic EV Kit

APRIL 7, 2008

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. This project started about a month ago when I became co-chair of the Oregon Electric Vehicles Association.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2022

The objective of this agreement is to develop a project to repower and put into service 400 switcher and line-haul freight locomotives, all 100% powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) and/or renewable natural gas (RNG) with low or zero emissions, in line with the Argentina’s decarbonization goals.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

add an electric motor to a bicycle —a project that involved a considerable outlay of money and many hours in a machine shop behind a lathe. Purpose-built electric bikes and e-bike conversions using hub-motors are now commonplace. It uses an "outrunner" motor designed for electric skateboards. Fast forward a dozen years.

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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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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 Reports

JULY 30, 2019

The all-electric Ford F-150 teased for the first time last week is something to get excited about—especially as an electric version of the top-selling vehicle in America. And there are electric F-150 pickups already in use today. About a dozen.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 30, 2019

The all-electric Ford F-150 teased for the first time last week is something to get excited about—especially as an electric version of the top-selling vehicle in America. And there are electric F-150 pickups already in use today. About a dozen.

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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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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2009

A Bloomfield, Michigan startup is developing light- and medium-duty series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain systems—initially as conversions, but ultimately extending to an OEM basis. In the Crown Victoria, the proof of concept powertrain conversion systems improve fuel economy from 80%-200% from the base 4.6L

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

UK-based Ashwoods Automotive , a provider of hybrid-electric vans and hybrid drive systems, is offering a hybrid drive retrofit kit for panel vans. The Ashwoods Hybrid Drive consists of two main components: an electric motor/ generator that drives the rear axle and the Intelligent Power Pack Module (IPPM). Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2012

A prototype plug-in hybrid retrofit kit is applied to a research vehicle’s rear wheels. A group at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), led by Dr. Charles Perry, who holds the Russell Chair of Manufacturing Excellence, has developed and demonstrated a proof-of-concept for a wheel motor plug-in hybrid retrofit kit for almost any car.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 30, 2024

The ICE to EV conversion, or the Repowering business at Kalyani Powertrain, is pivotal. But Bharat Forge knows that it has to tailor a sizeable business to suit the predicted era of electric vehicles (EV). All of them have come under the Group inorganically. He wants to make it easy with the Kalyani repowering kits.

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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. Boston Globe. Earlier post.). XL had previously raised $1.8

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

add an electric motor to a bicycle —a project that involved a considerable outlay of money and many hours in a machine shop behind a lathe. Purpose-built electric bikes and e-bike conversions using hub-motors are now commonplace. It uses an "outrunner" motor designed for electric skateboards. Fast forward a dozen years.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2022

ecovolta has equipped the utility terrain vehicle (UTV) with an electric powertrain and a 30 kWh lithium-ion traction battery. A central factor in the development of the electric transport vehicle was the usability in all seasons. The electric version only resembles its predecessor with internal combustion engine externally.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

UPS and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced that new technology will be developed to convert UPS package delivery vehicles from diesel to electric. UPS and Unique Electric Solutions LLC (UES LLC) will design, build, test and make the conversions. Click to enlarge.

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Electrek

AUGUST 23, 2021

Welcome one and all back to the Electric Vehicle Spotlight (EVS) , where we at Electrek shine a light on specific companies bringing exciting new innovations and strategies to the world of electrified transport. more… The post Electric Vehicle Spotlight (EVS): Opibus is helping electrify Africa appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2020

At SEMA360, Chevrolet will showcase a 1977 K5 Blazer converted to all-electric propulsion. The K5 Blazer-E is a functional proof of concept of the upcoming Electric Connect and Cruise package Chevrolet Performance plans to sell in the second half of 2021. —Jim Campbell, GM US vice president of Performance and Motorsports.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2019

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the University of Toronto have proposed a method enabling air conditioning and ventilation systems to produce synthetic fuels from CO 2 and water from the ambient air. This electricity must be CO 2 -free, i.e. it must not come from fossil sources.

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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. They’re attractive, unique, imbued with history. But very rarely are they eco-conscious.

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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. for a kit while another Some want $5,000.00

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Moog subsidiary ZQuip says it can convert diesel-powered heavy equipment to EVs at a lower cost than buying all-new machines. The company sells a conversion kit that includes a battery harness, electric motor and thermal management, along with 70 and 140 kWh Energy Modules (battery packs), which are interchangeable across machines.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The UK’s railway accounts for approximately 1% of all domestic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Government’s ambition is to remove all diesel-only trains—both passenger and freight—from the network by 2040 and achieve a net zero rail network by 2050.

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Green Authority

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Electric bicycles are getting more popular, and if there’s something in you that wants to turn your conventional bike into an ebike, don’t worry because all it takes is to find the best electric bicycle conversion kit. Why you should consider ebike conversion kits.

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