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Getting the personal story `

Electric Auto Association

Matching owners with shoppers has gone so far as in-person meet-ups, especially when local dealerships do not have the particular vehicle in stock. “If Far-flung and growing… Before the pandemic, the NBEAA met in person at Thunderstruck Motors , an EV parts and conversion shop in Santa Rosa with a decades-long association with the chapter.

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Converted hydrogen fuel cell refuse vehicle on trial in Ruhr region as part of HECTOR

Green Car Congress

Before the demo vehicle—a DAF CF 340 front loader with a Millennium XXL 40 body from Terberg HS—could be used to collect commercial waste, a conversion from standard diesel propulsion to hydrogen was required. In addition to the new hydrogen-powered refuse collection vehicle, 15 hydrogen cars are already in use at AGR.

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This company just launched red solar panels to match terracotta tiled roofs

Baua Electric

Photo: Sonnenkraft Austrian solar manufacturer Sonnenkraft has debuted its new “Terracotta” solar panel that matches red-tiled roofs and is historic-building compliant. The 400W double-glass solar panels have red frames, and have general building approval from the German Institute for Building Technology (DIBt).

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Government of Québec launches $6.7B 2030 Green Economy Plan; emphasis on transportation electrification

Green Car Congress

The government is launching a major electrification project, mainly in the transport sector, but also in those of building heating and industrial activities. Additional investments that will support the development of green sectors, such as batteries and green hydrogen, will enhance these benefits. Over the next five years, $3.6

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Electra raises $85M to advance Low-Temperature Iron process; electrochemical refining at 60?C

Green Car Congress

Conversion of iron ore into iron accounts for 90% of steelmaking emissions that may be eliminated using Electra’s process. Electra will complete the build-out of a green-iron refining pilot plant in 2023 at its headquarters in Boulder, CO, and plans to have a commercial-scale demonstration plant qualified by the second half of this decade.

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Retro Styling Kit Appears for the Toyota Tacoma

The Truth About Cars

An outfit called Flex has apparently been slinging these types of conversions for some spell but is now expanding its presence into America through a location in San Diego. & Arguments have raged for eons about the effectiveness of these types of conversions in which an older car’s visage is pasted onto a modern machine.

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

Green Car Congress

Every car by Lunaz goes through a full bare metal restoration and re-engineering process ahead of conversion to the company’s proprietary electric powertrain. Every car by Lunaz represents an individual customer build. This provides extraordinary scope for personalization. It starts with an exhaustive inspection.

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