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ALTe Developing Series Plug-in Hybrid Powertrains for Conversion and OEM Applications

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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. ALTe already has Gen 1 proof-of-concept systems running in a Crown Vic taxi equipped with a 20 kWh Li-ion battery pack. Click to enlarge.

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Electric Car Watch #12: The sad state of Electric Car conversions in India

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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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Hillcrest Energy and Hercules Electric partner on electric powertrains

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Hillcrest Energy Technologies, a developer of power conversion technologies and control system solutions for next-generation electrical systems, and Hercules Electric Mobility, a company bringing electric propulsion systems to market for recreational boating and marine applications, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU).

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Tesla Giga Berlin targets 5k cars per week by Q1 2023

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It also provided information on the factory’s road and rail infrastructure, forest conversion, battery cell production, and training/studies at Giga Berlin. Its water consumption already accounts for Tesla’s planned in-house battery production line in Germany. Currently, Giga Berlin consumes about 2.2 since 2006.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000. That helped us become the world’s greatest industrial power. It helps that the auto industry will be building more efficient new vehicles. Cash for Conversions” will start by fixing many of our 100 million trucks, vans, and buses. We just had to do it.

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Elon Musk considers South Korea for next Tesla Gigafactory location: report

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South Korea’s presidential office revealed that President Yoon Suk-Yeol and Elon Musk conversed about Tesla in a video call on Wednesday, November 23. Canada proposes financial plan for more EV battery plants . Canada has been working on becoming the global auto industry’s “supplier of choice.”

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Argonne white paper outlines battery and R&D requirements for electric aviation

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A new white paper published by the Argonne National Laboratory Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) outlines a clear set of battery requirements and research and development needs to accelerate the commercialization of electric propulsion for aviation—from air taxis in the near term to 737 class aircraft in the long term.

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