Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2010

AC Propulsion and AutoPort , an automotive conversion, restyling and processing company, will partner in engineering, development and conversion to provide an Electric Vehicle conversion prototype and report for the United States Postal Service.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2018

The electric SUV starts at a pre-subsidy price of 358,000 RMB (US$52,000), and is available now for public pre-order via the NIO app, with delivery to start in June 2019. An overall torsional stiffness of 44,930 Nm/degree is the highest among production SUVs globally. seconds for the top model. PM and IM motors and a 510-km range.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

SUVs once again drove sales in the global market, proving that the boom in demand for the segment was not just a fad, but a long-lasting trend that continues to appeal to consumers around the world. million SUVs were sold in 2018, with volume up by 7% on 2017. million SUVs were sold in 2018, with volume up by 7% on 2017.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2020

The all-new 2021 Ford F-150 pickup and the soon to be delivered all-electric Mustang Mach-E SUV are the first Ford vehicles available with the technology. By taking advantage of cloud-based voice processing, SYNC 4 can understand conversational requests, such as “Find me the best Thai restaurant” and offer data-based suggestions to drivers.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

The battery-electric SUV is the first ŠKODA series production model based on the Volkswagen Group’s Modular Electrification Toolkit (MEB). This means our new SUV also places entirely different demands on manufacturing processes and production sequences than models with combustion engines. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2022

4’s start-up is on schedule, despite the global challenges during the two-year conversion phase. Six new production halls and five new conveyor bridges and logistics buildings over a total area of some 125,000 square meters have been created as part of the plant’s conversion. Following its market launch in early 2021, the ID.4

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2020

After a conversion phase lasting several weeks during the summer, the first electric vehicles will be produced there at the end of the year; alongside the ID.4, 4, an SUV from the sister brand Audi is also planned. The investments for conversion amount to around €1.2 Series production of the ID.3 4 will follow this summer.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

will convert three of DTE Energy’s fleet Saturn VUE SUVs to battery electric powertrains. AMP, a company engaged in the conversion of new vehicles to full battery-electric drive, unveiled its all-electric conversion of the GM Chevrolet Equinox earlier this year. AMP Holding Inc. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2018

At the Movin’On 2018 mobility summit in Montreal, hydrogen fuel-cell company Symbio intoduced a 40-kW fuel cell system—H2Motiv L—targeting range-extending conversion applications for heavy-duty electric vehicles. Auxiliary functions are optimized for system operation (power conversion, cooling, preheating, air compression).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2019

BYD debuted its E-SEED GT concept car and Song Pro SUV alongside its all-new e-series models at the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition. Presently, we stand at the intersection of old and new kinetic energy conversion for mobility, but also a new starting point for high-quality development. E-SEED GT concept.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

UK-based vehicle restoration specialist Everatti Automotive has shared its latest electric vehicle conversion , this time in the 1960s-era Land Rover Series IIA SUV. more… The post Everatti begins pre-orders of Land Rover Series IIA electric-conversion appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2023

The 1969 Bronco was customized from the ground up by Los Angeles-based Zero Labs Automotive , an automotive and industrial design, technology and engineering firm specializing in electric vehicle conversions.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

GKN Driveline has begun testing an SUV technology research vehicle which showcases the company’s eDrive, All-Wheel Drive (AWD) and systems integration capabilities. Conversely it can also operate in solely front-wheel drive mode. Torque vectoring by GKN’s Twinster system is available on all four wheels—a world first.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2021

Alumobility, a non-profit organization focused on solutions to advance the adoption of aluminum automotive body sheet, announced the results of its technical study demonstrating affordable lightweighting through the proposed conversion of a mass-produced C-segment SUV passenger door from steel to aluminum.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

JULY 27, 2010

I need a SUV for work, but feel guilty about the gas mileage. Thinking about buying a used Land Rover and converting it myself. I've seen on the Internet.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The company, based in Silverstone, England will create an initial run of 50 of the luxury SUVs built in the ‘classic era’ between 1970 and 1994. 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.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2021

Advocacy group Coltura has published a report that finds converting the biggest users of gasoline to EVs in the next ten years is critical to reaching climate goals and that present EV policies are poorly suited to accomplishing that conversion. The top 20% of gasoline users burn 48%.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

This Thanksgiving weekend, as families take to the highways to visit friends or family, EVs are more likely than ever to be part of the dinner conversation. With the introduction of electric trucks like the F-150 Lightning and even off-road-capable SUVs like the Rivian R1S, and affordable options like the Chevrolet.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Has anyone thought of mounting a 20hp motor on a reinforced differential cover with 2nd pinion on the ring gear facing rearward? Basically the.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Therefore, it is not surprising that in 2020, the first year of the pandemic, the annual miles driven per car or light truck (SUV, pickup truck, or van) decreased substantially. Conversely, to the extent that some non-telecommuters do drive a car, they pull the 2020 mileage of cars up.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2011

By contrast, Baum notes, sales of SUVs grew only 7.2% Conversely, SUVs and pickups trail the overall market significantly. Given these growth rates, market share for small vehicles is impressive, with share declining in SUVs and pickups. Pricing on SUVs and pickups in the used market is down over the last several months.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Volkswagen Group of America announced it will introduce a new battery-electric compact SUV in the US in 2020. The new SUV will be based on the I.D. The new SUV will offer a range of more than 200 miles. At Volkswagen this is the greatest technological conversion since the changeover from the Beetle to the Golf.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2015

Keeping pace with its announced intention to roll out 10 plug-in hybrids by 2017 ( earlier post ), Mercedes-Benz introduced the new GLE550 e 4MATIC plug-in hybrid (PHEV) along with the other members of the new GLE family of full-size SUVs. The GLE550 e is Mercedes-Benz’ first plug-in hybrid SUV. Mercedes’ new SUV nomenclature.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 7, 2021

4 electric SUV. 4 electric compact SUV, Volkswagen opted for a different strategy: coasting takes priority because conversion of energy inevitably leads to losses. 4 is Volkswagen’s first all-electric SUV and the brand’s first electric world car. In the case of the new ID.4 The limit has been set at 0.13

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EV Central

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Australian manufacturer Roev plans to do just that from 2023 by converting Toyota Hiluxes and Ford Rangers to electric, with conversions priced from $47,990. The most affordable of the EV conversions will cost $47,990 when hooked up to a two-wheel drive system. 2023 Roev electric Toyota HiLux.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Priced at $34,995 plus $975 for destination and delivery, the 2019 Crosstrek Hybrid is the most efficient version of the versatile compact SUV. Conversely, it can be powered by the engine to function as a generator for the hybrid battery. Towing capacity is up to around 1000 lbs. Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid will go on sale at U.S.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2025

The Exter EX CNG enters into a direct competition with the Tata Punch Pure iCNG, which is already a top player in the budget CNG micro-SUV market. Both cars deliver a blend of fuel economy, small size, and SUV-like design at attractive prices, and are well-suited for urban driving at low operating costs.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2021

All vehicle types are at or near record low CO 2 emissions; however, market shifts away from cars and towards sport utility vehicles (SUVs) and pickups have offset some of the fleetwide benefits.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2009

Kilometers per crop hectare for switchgrass feedstock with a small SUV. This is largely due to fact that the small SUV BEV has an electric motor that is 3.1 times as efficient as the internal combustion engine of the small SUV ICV for highway driving. Campbell et al. 2009) Click to enlarge. Campbell et al.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The tremendous ground clearance is made possible by the conversion to portal axles: unlike conventional axles, the wheels are not at the height of the axle centre, but are instead situated much lower down on the axle hubs owing to the portal gears. Or conversely, the entire vehicle moves up.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

As part of a national electric vehicle project in Iceland, AMP Holding Inc has signed a letter of intent with Northern Lights Energy to introduce all-electric SUVs into the country. Tags: Electric cars Green cars Latest news AMP AMP electric car conversions electric SUVs Iceland Northern Lights Energy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2019

Conversely, registrations were up by a huge 36% in Romania, due to the Government’s scrappage scheme in Q4-18, which led to an increase in vehicle deliveries in Q1-19. SUVs, vans and sports cars were the only segments to grow during the month, as compact and midsize cars, and MPVs recorded large drops.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 4, 2012

Over the years, we’ve seen everything from classic British sportscars through to SUVs and pickup trucks converted to run on electric power, with conversion budgets running from a few hundred to tens of. For as long as electric cars have existed, enterprising individuals around the U.S.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 18, 2012

“People told us how surprised they were that our Mercedes SUV performed every bit. Instead, the company announced on a conference-call yesterday, it aims to focus on converting medium-sized commercial vehicles to all-electric operation.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Later this year, AIWAYS will launch the battery-electric version of their SUV U5; towards the end of 2021, the U5 will also be launched in a methanol fuel cell hybrid version. The combination ensures a simple system design with high conversion efficiency and compliance with automotive design requirements.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 24, 2020

Jaguar Land Rover plans some larger electric SUVs. Volkswagen is teasing us again with a Microbus conversion—this time, one you might potentially be able to buy. And the Polestar 2 is now being made in China and mostly on schedule. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The statement came during a conversation about new design features on the Model Y that actually leveled up the vehicle’s overall aerodynamics compared to the legacy version, and Head Designer Franz von Holzhausen goes on to explain how the bumper, tires and overall shape create an air curtain that improves the vehicle’s drag coefficient.

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