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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

EV conversions here and elsewhere are seizing both imaginations and wallets, as classic-car fans focus on improved performance, reliability, and ease of maintenance, with the environmental benefits a green icing on the cake. Nostalgic 4x4 trucks, including Toyota Land Cruisers and Jeeps, have never been more popular or prized.

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Jeep: Nick Vieras Cherokee conversion project. Micro :Electronics, Kits, Surplus, Online Catalog Cand H Sales Co.: HondaCRX : Chris sold his CRX and got an EV-1. Honda EV+ :Life with the new Honda EV. Hyundai Excel : a verycreative conversion Kawasaki :V4 Ken Norwicks conversion Diary Killa-Cycle : Bill Dubeslatest project. Nice folks.

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Calligraphy 2.5T AWD

Clean Fleet Report

Maintenance – Three years/36,000 mile. Road Test: 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Road Test: 2017 Jeep Cherokee. One very cool feature is when using the right or left turn signal, a camera comes on, automatically, that shows the sides of the Santa Fe, depending on which direction is being turned. Story by John Faulkner.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

Throw in costs of the driver, electricity and maintenance, that would mean a minimum revenue required of Rs. Vikram took us around his garage, where he has his Merc and a few jeeps. The womenfolk created some sewing kits and embroidery frames. The price point is such that the cab operator would have to be charge at least Rs.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Felix and I might differ on that -- Felix and I were talking the other day -- but we dont expect the battery and the battery maintenance to be part of the ownership cost of your car. Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. Its not in todays Prius and we wouldnt expect that in the future.

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