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TEMO’s easy-to-install electric outboard motors make DIY e-boats simple

Baua Electric

The proliferation of e-bikes started with easy-to-install conversion kits that allowed riders to take their existing bicycle and convert it into an electric bike. Images provided by: @Wind4production FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. Now, electric boats are charting a similar path.

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Kia has its first customer for its funky Duplo-like EV: Uber

Baua Electric

According to Kia, how it works is that the weld-less top structures come in kit form, which can attach to the driver cab via a hybrid electromagnetic and mechanical coupling technology. Does this deal mean than Uber will help with the financing of these Kia modu-mobiles? FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Roev reveals fleet interest in 2023 electric Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger, plans SUVs as well

EV Central

That allows us to use those expressed interest allows to do debt financing and other things that will really help us to facilitate production of the vehicles.”. Roev is designing its EV conversion kit to be easily transferrable between different ladder frame vehicles. A Toyota HiLux prototype shows off Roev EV tech.

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Wall Street Report

Plug In Partners

Auto makers have tinkered with them since the early 1900s, but the cars didn't gain much attention in the U.S. But Detroit auto makers ignored him. When President Bush delivers his State of the Union address next week, he is expected to tout alternative auto fuels, like ethanol, as well as nuclear energy.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

For years now, inventors and sellers of electric car conversion kits have been blasting traditional automakers for not providing the 100 m.p.g. Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. Later, he went on to work at auto supplier Delphi Corp.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Both cars will be subject to the new CARB rules, but GM and Toyota should have no problem affording the rigorous tests or financing the warranty requirements. But the auto companies hated the CARB rules and never really wanted to sell the cars. “It’s Who Killed the Electric Car 2.0.&#.

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We visited the OLA Future Factory: Electric Scooter Manufacturing

Plug In India

I was there with lots of journalists from auto and mainstream media. Chatted with Rajeev, who covers the auto sector for ET Prime. auto finance and is now even into second hand cars. Not a very high figure by auto standards.) Each trolley is kitted out with all the components that are required for making the bike.

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