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Finally switch to a battery-powered string trimmer with RYOBI’s 18V 15-inch kit at $139 in New Green Deals

Electrek

As one of America’s largest DIY tool brands, there’s a real possibility you have some RYOBI 18V tools already at home. We also have a wide selection of Tesla and e-bike discounts in today’s New Green Deals, so you won’t want to miss that either. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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$3,000 DIY electric Mini Cooper is a fun exception among conversions

Green Car Reports

The 2020 Mini Cooper SE offers an all-electric powertrain from the factory, but YouTuber Rich Benoit took a different path to an electric Mini. Benoit's Rich Rebuilds YouTube channel gained popularity focusing on Tesla rebuilds, but recently its star has been branching out. As documented in a series of videos, he bought a non-running.

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Tesla Model 3 transformed into DIY electric pickup

Green Car Reports

Waiting and waiting for more details about the upcoming Tesla Pickup—the “cyberpunk truck”—or concerned that it’s going to be too big when it arrives? You could essentially build your own. That’s what San Francisco YouTube star Simone Giertz did, from a Tesla Model 3. In the project, which declares it’s.

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Polestar 2 qualifies, DIY electric Mini Cooper on a budget, VW ID.4 launch approach: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

The Polestar 2 is a Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021 finalist. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Polestar 2 is a finalist nominee for Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021 award. A YouTuber built an electric Mini Cooper. And Volkswagen's launching the ID.4.

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Want to help build a VW electric car?

Green Car Reports

If you like DIY projects, Volkswagen has an offer that might interest you. The automaker is letting visitors to its "glass house" factory in Dresden, Germany, help build e-Golf electric cars. As of now, visitors to the factory can get hands on at up to five stations on the e-Golf assembly line, VW said in a press release Tuesday.

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Order book opens for Swindon Powertrain’s High Power Density (HPD) EV system

Green Car Congress

The reaction underlines the firm’s belief that both enthusiast DIY mechanics and niche OEMs are woefully underserved by traditional suppliers or must resort to scavenging parts from scrapped electric cars.

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RPM Act in Congress would legalize emission defeat devices, for racing only (supposedly)

Green Car Reports

It’s being called “DIY Dieselgate,” and it could make the air people breathe a lot dirtier. An entire section of the automotive industry—racing—has been exempt from the requirements for emission-control devices found on our everyday cars and trucks.

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