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Volkswagen Zwickau car factory now producing only electric models

Green Car Congress

The end of production of the Golf Variant concludes the Volkswagen Zwickau plant’s 116-year history of building combustion engine vehicles. The Zwickau plant has been building cars since 1904, including Horch models, and in GDR times the Trabant came off the assembly line here. The investments for conversion amount to around €1.2

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Lunaz to begin production of electric classic Range Rovers; prices begin at £245,000 excluding local taxes

Green Car Congress

Since unveiling Jaguar, Bentley and Rolls-Royce electrified classics, Lunaz has been consistently asked by its global customer base to apply its re-engineering and restoration approach to these cars. Every car by Lunaz represents an individual customer build. This provides extraordinary scope for personalization.

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Considering a VW Kit Car Build

DIY Electric Car

I have posted here before with a different VW kit car build which was a 72v Wilderness EV kit in a Bentley kit body roadster. Pretty straight forward and easy build. Considering a VW Kit Car Build. At that time I was using Trojan 12v LA batteries.

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Researchers Demonstrate Liquid-Tin Anode SOFC Operating on Biodiesel

Green Car Congress

The LTA-SOFC developed by CellTech builds upon conventional solid oxide fuel cell materials and components. cell and stack (2005-2006) achieved a power density of 40 mW cm -2 by direct JP-8 conversion to electricity. Bentley, J.; Bentley, J. tubular cell is built from the cathode current collector (CCC) outward. .;

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Fast feline future: Jaguar’s all-electric comeback shown off testing for the first time ahead of 2026 launch

EV Central

This is the car Jaguar hopes will spearhead its global renaissance from slow-selling premium brand to an ultra-luxury all-electric marque that will rival the best EVs from the likes of Bentley, Porsche and even Rolls-Royce. It’s a far cry from the cab-forward I-PACE that pioneered Jaguar’s EV conversion. 2026 Jaguar GT.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

For this baby-blue Rover, the conversion includes a powerful electric drive unit from a. There, more than 60 employees and two production lines will have the capacity for 100 conversions a year. Around the world, specialists like E.C.D. Tesla Model S P100D, which provides 450 horsepower (331 kilowatts) in this application.

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Classic fix: Heritage cars reborn with new electric powertrains | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Among the most celebrated and revered cars in British automotive history include Range Rovers from the Classic Era (1969 to 1994), Bentley Continental S1, S2 and S3s, Jaguar XK120, 140 and 150s (in both coupe, drophead coupe and OTS body-styles), Rolls-Royce Silver Clouds, Phantoms and most recently, Aston Martin DB6s. That’s not all.