Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 5, 2009
REV, a Vancouver, Canada company that converts Ford fleet vehicles into highway capable battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles ( earlier post ), has become the first Hymotion plug-in conversion kit dealer in Canada. The Hymotion L5 installation adds a 5 kWh lithium-ion battery pack and charging system to the original Prius.
The Truth About Cars
AUGUST 24, 2023
A new TRD 3-inch suspension lift kit can now be installed at the factory. Newly available for 2024, the Tundra can be fitted with a 3-inch suspension lift, branded by TRD and installed right at the factory. Of greater interest to this author?
The Truth About Cars
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
An Alabama Ford dealer has a solution , however, in the form of a base F-150 XL with a Roush supercharger and other upgrades. The looks on Mustang owners’ faces when they get gapped by what looks like a general contractor’s work truck is worth the money, and the kit even comes with a three-year/36,000-mile warranty.
The Truth About Cars
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Volkswagen is taking a different tack, choosing to offer a raft of accessories instead of installing items on the assembly line. Available individually or as a complete Basecamp kit (would you like fries with that, sir?) Reaching into our basic math class, this means all the kit – including tires – will cost approximately five grand.
The Truth About Cars
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
If you’d rather off-road in a pickup truck with an honest-to-Henry open cargo bed, Ford has you covered with a similar kit for the Ranger. Promised for 2024 Ranger XLT and Lariat models optioned with four-wheel drive, this package adds an ARB suspension kit plus new front and rear bumpers with additional recovery points from the same brand.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 30, 2020
The new K5 Blazer-E retains as much of the stock Blazer as possible; approximately 90% of the new parts installed for the eCrate package are factory components from the Chevrolet Bolt EV. Power is supplied by a 400-volt Bolt EV battery pack with 60 kWh of usable energy installed in the cargo area. 200-horsepower electric motor.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 10, 2009
kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. Some previous Prius plug-in conversion kits allowed motorists to go as fast as 52 miles per hour using a “forced stealth” mode.
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