Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Dahmen, KIT/IKFT. The synthesis stage of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology’s (KIT’s) multi-stage bioliq pilot plant has begun operation and has produced biogasoline. A high-pressure entrained flow gasifier converts the bioliqSynCrude to a tar-free syngas at temperatures above 1200 °C and pressures of up to 80 bar. Graphic: N.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 3, 2023

For starters, older cars that rely on mechanics more than computers are often easier to convert. Another consideration to keep in mind is that it’s easier to convert a car with a manual transmission since they use less power and are a lot less complicated than automatic cars.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

FEBRUARY 9, 2008

Many things have passed through my mind over the past year and a half while converting this vehicle. Here goes (in no particular order): Things That Went Well During the Conversion The 914 AC kit from Electro Automotive is a good one. If you do your own conversion, tap into all these resources whenever you have an issue.

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Plugs and Cars

JULY 26, 2007

Les Goldman wants you to convert (your hybrid.) So he proposed at the California Air Resources Board ZEV workshop on Tuesday. They've been converting some cars back east, working out the kinks. Hybrid drivers in California could finally actually get their hybrid converted. Let the people convert! Easy as 123.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2010

Researchers from the Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) in Germany have shown that hydrocarbon yield and energy efficiency can be increased in a Fischer-Tropsch (FT) biomass-to-liquids (BTL) process through the use of a hydrophilic membrane enabling the in situ removal of water from the catalyst bed. Credit: ACS, Unruh et al.

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DIY Electric Car

JULY 14, 2010

So I am converting a 1984 Pontiac Fiero, well you may ask your self why? So your almost there, ready to take the plunge as well to convert a car from gas to electric or maybe you dino drinker is on its last legs and is going to need to be replaced soon. Most conversion kits go for about $5000.00 - $8000.00. You deserve this.

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Conversion Cars DIY Gas-Electric 100

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

The Axial Vector Engine is an axial-type engine that uses a sinusoidal cam rather than a crankshaft to convert the linear motion of the opposed pistons into rotational motion in the drive shaft. Intake and exhaust valves open and close by a patent-pending method of rotating cam and trunions. engine and 100 kW generator—in 2009.

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Engine Sri Lanka Oil Maldives 210

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have demonstrated that noble metal atoms may assemble to form clusters under certain conditions. Graphics: Florian Maurer, KIT). To convert pollutants, they usually have to react with oxygen in the catalyst. The results are reported in Nature Catalysis.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2009

One of SDG&E’s converted PHEVs. SDG&E tested the performance of two 2007-model Prius hybrids and then converted them into plug-in hybrids, using a Hymotion 5 kWh lithium-ion battery conversion kit. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.) The same pool of drivers was used during vehicle evaluation. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

Friction-reducing measures include a variable speed water pump, a clutched air compressor, low-viscosity oil and an improved cylinder kit. To achieve the highest efficiency possible, engineers increased the compression ratio, ran extensive tests on piston and injector combinations, and pushed each engine component to its limit.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

FEBRUARY 9, 2008

One of the annoying behaviors of the motor system in my AC 914 kit is that the default DMOC445 parameters causes the acceleration and braking to have oscillations. In physics speak, the application of the positive or negative torque happens so quickly that the system is underdamped. Please contribute to the Wiki as you can.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

We Promote PHEV Conversion Programs: First CalCars in 2004, then a number of aftermarket companies, have converted over 200 cars — at first most were for fleets, but more and more are going to individual owners. Drivers of converted cars have received high levels of cooperation from dealer service departments so far.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Latest from CalCars-News: [ see all latest ] How CalCars Green-Tuned an 04 Prius into a PRIUS+ Plug-In Hybrid! See our Resources page for links to the main online discussion groups.) Were making PRIUS+ happen.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

AMEC FLU (flexible logic unit) offers the optimal resources to host the most stringent control algorithms with fast, accurate, parallel and determinist execution. A starter kit will soon be announced to complete the offer with AUTOSAR 4.2 It comes enriched with a large ecosystem of software partners and tools providers.

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Hybrid Electric Electrical DC 150

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JANUARY 28, 2008

I lost much sleep last night obsessing about how I could fix the DC-DC converter and, as a result, I was very tired and had an irritable day. I find out this morning from Ross Cunniff (who also recently completed the 914 AC kit), that he has had ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEMS with his CCPower DC-DC converter.

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Kits DC Google Convert 100

Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

3Prong Power converts existing Toyota Priuses into plug-in hybrids that can run entirely on electricity. But it now looks like the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is about to adopt some new regulations which could put it out of business quickly. Paul Guzyk and Daniel Sherwood of 3Prong Power. Photograph by Chris Duffey.

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Creative Greenius

JUNE 11, 2009

The county has tremendous resources it can bring to the table and if it has the will and commitment to make L.A. Convert your Prius to a plug-in hybrid and rock the world. Previous Prius conversion kits have been limited by Toyota programming to a top speed of 34 mph in all-electric mode. NO PURCHASE! Plug In Conversions Corp.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 28, 2009

PiPrius : Open Source documentation and kits. What changes do we make to convert a gasoline-only hybrid to a Plug-In Hybrid? Electric Vehicles not only keep our Earth cleaner, their use preserves the earths natural resources. Our goal: Get car makers to build Bettah PHEVs than we can convert ourselves.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Because of limited purpose-built PHEV availability, these vehicles are production hybrid vehicles modified with aftermarket PHEV conversion kits). The validation has so far only been possible on a single aftermarket conversion PHEV design—a Prius converted with a Hymotion pack. Resources. Brooker, R. Carlson and J.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are This is a mirror of the map at Googles RechargeIt site (including icons for YouTube videos on both PHEVs and EVs). Unless otherwise noted, all are Prius. Please send it to webmaster@calcars.org.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us How Carmakers are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity If you ask, "have major auto-makers come around on PHEVs?", Several aftermarket companies and organizations have converted hundreds of Priuses -- see Where PHEVs Are.)

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The scan is then converted into a string of numbers known as a hash via a one-way function, which makes it nearly impossible to re-create the image even if the hash is compromised. The public key is used to generate a QR code that the Orb reads before scanning users’ irises.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Aren’t we just exchanging one nonrenewable resource for another? In effect therefore, the more energy convertion stages there are the less efficient the process is. It’s the only thing we wont run out of, it’s the cleanest source we have, and we can convert it locally and immediately. — Mark - Dallas 25.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

April 10, 2009 10:06 pm Link I make, convert and drive EV’s and have for 13 yrs. How will the pressures of climate change, limited fossil fuel resources and the mainstreaming of "green" consciousness reshape society? And with EV maintenance you are less exposed to being ripped off buy the ICE car repairman. — Jeff U 6.

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