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Sun Joe’s 24V cordless blower kit makes leaf cleanup easy at $35 in New Green Deals

Electrek

No matter what camp you fall into, the Sun Joe 24V cordless jet blower kit will make cleanup a breeze. Using no gas or oil, it’s powered by a 24V battery and delivers winds up to 100 MPH and as much as 280 CFM of airflow, all for just $35. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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Turn any bike into an ebike with this pocket-sized battery

Green Authority

Swytch has come to answer every cyclist’s dreams with their new compact electric bike conversion kit. If your bike has handlebars and a front wheel, the Swytch kit will be compatible – with only a few small exceptions. The other half of the kit consists of a 250 W hub motor designed to swap onto the front wheel of any bike.

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Software Upgrade to Prius PHEV NiMH Conversion Kit Enables All-Electric Driving At Up to 70mph

Green Car Congress

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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US Army, Lockheed Martin complete 2nd autonomous convoy demo; more vehicles, higher speeds

Green Car Congress

Hood, Texas, in January 2014, where three unmanned military trucks negotiated oncoming traffic, followed rules of the road, recognized pedestrians and avoided various obstacles at speeds up to 25 mph (40 km/h) in an urban environment. The AMAS common appliqué kit consists of the bi-wire active safety kit and the autonomy kit.

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Chevrolet previews Spark EV Tech Performance concept, other performance concepts including Cruze Diesel for SEMA

Green Car Congress

The EV It can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 7.5 Features include: A Stage Kit, cold-air induction and a high-flow exhaust system allow the 1.4L Chevrolet Performance 18-inch wheel-and-tire package featuring custom gloss black with green lip. Earlier post.) Stronger axles support the greater power. turbocharged engine.

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Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupé plug-in makes its European debut; showcasing the MQB

Green Car Congress

The CrossBlue Coupé—based off the Volkswagen Group’s MQB architecture (the Group’s modular assembly kit for vehicles with transverse-mounted engines)—features a transverse-mounted turbocharged direct-injection (TSI) 220 kW (295 hp) 3.0L With acceleration from 0 to 62 mph in 5.9 Earlier post.). In boosting—i.e.,

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4 Classic Car Relaunches Transforming the EV Landscape

Clean Fleet Report

The battery-powered model reaches 62 mph in 5.5 The electric-powered version of its 1970 model features a conversion kit with a battery shaped like a cassette. ECD Land Rover Defender 110 The classic square edges and straight lines of the Land Rover Defender can join your fleet of green vehicles in the coming years.