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Renault partners with R-FIT to launch electric retrofit kits in France

Green Car Congress

Having passed the various certification tests at UTAC (the French car, motorcycle, and bicycle technical union), this conversion offers a level of safety that meets market standards. kWh 5 kWp/48 kWp engine Two-year guarantee

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CV conversion from ICE to EV is pivot of Kalyani Group’s 4-pronged green growth strategy – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The ICE to EV conversion, or the Repowering business at Kalyani Powertrain, is pivotal. They plan to ramp up the Group’s three business verticals – electric motorcycles (Tork Motors), power electronics, and ICE to EV conversion of commercial vehicles, and to kick off a new traction drives business vertical.

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EVolution Announces Major sponsorship of the Geelong Revival Motoring Festival

EVolution

BESPOKE EV CONVERSIONS RIGHT HERE IN GEELONG. Maybe the engine is clapped out or you’ve been thinking of selling up as servicing costs continue to eat a hole in your pocket. Our team specialise in bespoke, one-off conversions of classic & specialist vehicles. Ev Conversions - Find out more. Purchase Tickets Now!

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E-Core Inventor Wants To Replace World’s Millions Of 50cc Engines With Electric Motors

CleanTechnica EVs

The E-Core electric powertrain is a direct swap for the 50 cc engines in millions of scooters and mopeds in the world.

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NC State team develops new Si/C inverter; 12.1 kW/L & greater efficiency in a smaller, lighter package

Green Car Congress

Further, says Iqbal Husain, ABB Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NC State and director of the FREEDM Center, the silicon carbide prototype inverter can transfer 99% of energy to the motor—about two percent higher than the best silicon-based inverters under normal conditions. kW/L by 2020.

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CA Energy Commission awarding Wrightspeed $5.789M grant for retrofit range-extended electric powertrain for medium-duty commercial vehicles

Green Car Congress

CEC also awarded $1,815,123 to Zero Motorcycles; $10 million to Tesla Motors; and $2,230,595 to Quallion LLC out of the same program. The engineering team has particular strengths in control systems, high-reliability software, and high-power analog electronics. Wrightspeed made its first conversion kit for the Isuzu NPR.

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Alaska EV company seeking crowd-funding for low-volume production AWD electric roadster

Green Car Congress

Ethos Electric Vehicles, a small, Alaska-based company building custom electric motorcycles and automobiles, has launched a $100,000 crowd-funding campaign for reworking an existing internal combustion engine kit car—the Graber Cars’ La Bala —into a low-volume production, all-wheel drive (AWD) electric roadster.

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