Porsche 914 EV Conversion
MARCH 29, 2008
I spent over seven hours on my feet at the Portland Better Living Show displaying the 914. This is one of the prime candidates for the open-source vehicle conversion kit I'd like to work on, so there's lots of information to leverage. Yesterday was a long day.
Green Car Congress
MAY 30, 2019
On the other hand, the vehicle project will take care of the automated driving sensor kit integration (camera, lidar, radar), which—together with a very accurate map—is responsible for ensuring that the highly automated truck finds its own way on the road. More locations will follow as the test fleet is built up and deployed.
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
AUGUST 12, 2007
I took the day off to walk around Portland to the farmers market and EV awareness day with Krista. This was originally just a human powered vehicle made in Belgium, but the owner added an electric motor to power the rear third wheel to get up the hills in Portland (of which there aren't many in Belgium).
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
DECEMBER 28, 2006
The conversion process highly recommends installing a new clutch assembly, so I ordered a clutch kit from Driving Source NW in Salem, OR (part # POR055822) on December 27th. I talked with Alan over at A & P Specialities in Portland and he gave me a quote for labor to replace the suspension parts.
Open Source Civic EV Kit
APRIL 22, 2008
In the process, I've found several folks in the Portland area who are willing to help out with a variety of skills and talents. getting a '92-'95 Civic and start hacking away to get the battery boxes and other components laid out starting on documentation for the conversion kit (tool list, parts list, etc.)
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
OCTOBER 12, 2006
Since I live in Portland, Oregon, I went to a meeting with the Oregon Electric Vehicle Association and found out about several companies that provided drop-in electric conversion kits for existing cars. I'm currently working with Craig Loughlin out at Camp914 to purchase a 1976 Porsche 914 for the conversion.
Porsche 914 EV Conversion
OCTOBER 14, 2006
This is a picture of the yellow 914 that I'm going to be purchasing from Camp914 near Portland as a base platform for the electric vehicle conversion. I'm looking forward to getting the car soon since the kit from Electro Automotive should be here by mid-January.
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