CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 8, 2022

Kit Lacey of eDub Services in the UK is proud of his work converting an iconic 1977 Porsche 911. “The drive unit was put on a dyno and got to 600 BHP, then it overheated the dyno!” ” Well, then it’s probably powerful enough. Some will call it sacrilege, but hey, the customer sold the original […].

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Electric Cars Report

AUGUST 10, 2022

Never before has a series-production electric car posted a faster lap on the Nürburgring Nordschleife: Porsche development driver Lars Kern took just seven minutes and 33 seconds for a lap in the Taycan Turbo S.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Porsche will unveil the Panamera 4 E-Hybrid with controlled all-wheel drive and an electric range of 50 kilometers (31 miles) at the upcoming Paris Motor Show. The all-wheel Porsche achieves a top speed of 278 km/h (173 mph) and delivers a system torque of 700 N·m from stationary without hesitation.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2023

Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and their partners have now launched the REF4FU (“Refineries for Future”) project to determine the refuel quantities needed and what future green refineries will have to look like to supply these quantities. Only 60 percent of the fuel today is consumed by individual car traffic.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Starting with the Audi e-tron, the brand’s first all-electric SUV, the company will launch numerous electric cars in the coming years. —Bram Schot, temporary Chairman of the Board of Management of Audi AG. e-tron GT concept.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2013

Volkswagen brought the new CrossBlue Coupé plug-in hybrid sporty mid-size SUV show car, introduced in April at Auto Shanghai 2013 ( earlier post ), to a media event in Berlin for its European premiere. The Group also is using the New Small Family (NSF) kit; the MLB (Modular longitudinal kit); and the MSB (Modular standard kit).

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 18, 2024

Porsche is increasingly leaning into electrification, and the new hybrid Panamera shows that adding electricity can bring significant performance improvements. Porsche claims a 2.8-second The new cars will be available in dealer showrooms by the first quarter of 2025. Images: Porsche] Become a TTAC insider.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2014

The range includes “3-liter cars” (i.e., cars with fuel consumption in the range of 3.x l/100 km combined) as well as “3-euro cars” such as the eco up! kWh/100 km) to the Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid (3.1 We are not satisfied with just making eco-friendly cars at eco-friendly plants.

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The Driven EV News

APRIL 2, 2023

Electric vehicle conversions for classic cars keep originality, yet give them a new life fit for the 21st century. The post Reversible “plug and play” electrification kit released for iconic Porsche 911 appeared first on The Driven.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Porsche unveiled the new Panamera 4 E-Hybrid plug-in hybrid ( earlier post )—the fourth model in the Panamera line—at the Paris Motor Show. Porsche views “hybrid” as being as synonymous with performance as with sustainability, pointing to the victory of the 919 Hybrid in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 2015 and 2016.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 23 Nov 2024, 15:09 PM The Manthey Kit for the Porsche 911 GT3 RS offers significant upgrades for track use including enhanced aerodynamics and braking systems. The kit will be globally available in March 2025. These track-focused components will be distributed via Porsche Centres.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 10, 2022

Less than a year since a stock Tesla Model S Plaid set an official world speed record for a production electric vehicle at the Nurburgring with a lap time of 7:35.579 minutes, veteran sports car maker Porsche topped the America-made beast’s numbers using a Porsche Taycan Turbo S with Performance Kit. kilometer (12.94-mile)

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

OCTOBER 12, 2006

After seeing the movie Who Killed The Electric Car , I got the nutty idea earlier this year to purchase an all-electric vehicle to commute to work. After doing some research, I found Electro Automotive out of Felton, CA and put down the $13,000 for one of their latest AC motor conversion kits for the Porsche 914.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 21, 2024

Today we bring you a relatively low-mileage 2012 Porsche Cayman S with a manual transmission. Today's Porsche has the Aero Kit II and Sport Chrono Plus, and there are about 62,000 miles on it. If this kind of ride interests you, the asking price for this California-based car is $35,000.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Obama on cars. "Revenge of the Electric Car" director, Chris Payne, in his new Tesla. For instance, when you go to Chris Payne’s fantastic Revenge of the Electric Car page, check out left side for the topics it digs into, like: Electric Cars (no surprise), Tesla , Mini E , Volt. Electric Car Blog.

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EV Central

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Our International correspondent has his say It’s been a hell of a year for electric cars and it’s the sheer diversity of battery-powered vehicles I’ve driven that will be my biggest takeaway from 2024. But the car that surprised me the most in 2024 was the Xpeng G6. READ MORE: Model rush! 2025 XPeng G6 Long Range.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

EV Driven aggregates the latest content from all these electric car blogs: * Creative Greenius. * DIY Electric Car. Electric Car Blog. Electric Cars are for Girls. Green Car Congress. Open Source Civic EV Kit. Plugs and Cars. Porsche 914 EV Conversion. Revenge of the Electric Car.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

FEBRUARY 9, 2008

Here goes (in no particular order): Things That Went Well During the Conversion The 914 AC kit from Electro Automotive is a good one. The conversion car came from camp914.com This made the car much easier to drive (similar to an ICE vehicle). The critical parts needed to complete the car took eight months for delivery.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 21 Nov 2024, 06:16 AM Porsche India has teased the 911 GT3 RS Manthey Racing set to be unveiled on November 22, 2024. The upgraded model promises enhanced performance featu … Porsche India has teased the 911 GT3 RS Manthey Racing set to be unveiled on November 22, 2024. Mark your calendars!”

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JULY 28, 2007

One of my fellow 914 AC kit EV'ers is Randy Pollock. He's been extremely helpful in my understanding of how this kit works. About three weeks ago, he sent me a few pictures on his own 914 AC EV project that uses the Electro Automotive kit. It kicked up some dust under the car when I tried it out.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

Even a sportscar like the Porsche Boxster is 5.1 XL1 represents the third evolutionary stage of Volkswagen’s 1-liter car strategy, referring to the goal set by Prof. Despite its aggressive design, the XL1 can still be considered a practical car. XL1 is visually striking; 153.1 inches long, 65.6 inches wide, and only 45.4

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Teslarati

MAY 20, 2023

With their custom suspension and aero-kits, they have been pushing Tesla vehicles to their absolute limit. According to FastestLaps , the Tesla crushed its nearest competition, a highly modified Porsche 911 GT2 RS, by over a second. “It is easy to see the car has more potential left in it.”

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 4, 2021

After 1 year in its new premises, Kit Lacey of eDub Services gives a tour of his latest projects. In the video Kit talks about the 1973 VW T2 “Indie” that we followed in its making earlier, which unfortunately has had a bad scratch. He shows us the super cool Tesla-powered 1991 VW Golf Mk2 […].

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JANUARY 28, 2008

I find out this morning from Ross Cunniff (who also recently completed the 914 AC kit), that he has had ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEMS with his CCPower DC-DC converter. Since I finished the first kit, Electro Auto didn't want to replace my unit because they wanted me to find out more information before I simply blew up another one.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

California, through its powerful Air Resources Board, recently allocated $10 million in rebates for e-bike buyers, a smaller-scale version of state or federal tax breaks for EV car buyers. alone—compared to 210,000 plug-in cars. CityQ is taking pre-orders for a four-wheeled cargo "bike" that it touts as cycling "with a Tesla feeling."

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

APRIL 5, 2008

I drove the electric 914 back out to Camp914 where I originally purchased the car and drove it away as a gasoline vehicle. Overall, the car handled the freeway and hills well. Camp 914 is a fun place with many 914s as well as other Porsches and classic cars. I've mentioned before that I'm working on an open-source EV kit.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Until recently, the four main modular toolkits (modularen Baukästen) of the Group were: the MQB (transverse, driven by the Volkswagen brand); the MLB (longitudinal, driven by the Audi brand); the MSB (standard drive, driven by Porsche); and the NSF (New Small Family). We want to be the first one to produce more than 1 million electric cars.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 21, 2023

This got us thinkin’: with a time like that, what other cars did it beat? It is the latter which is standard kit on the R, though the ones used in the record are available through Honda dealers. By the way, a Porsche 919 Hybrid Evo turned the trick in 5:19.546 in June 2018 with driver Timo Bernhard behind the wheel.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

I thought briefly about purchasing a car that got better gas mileage, but it made sense first to see how much fuel economy I could eek out from the aging econobox I am now driving: a 1991 Toyota Corolla. Many newer cars show instantaneous fuel consumption on the dash. But my car was manufactured years before OBD-II became standard.

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EV Central

JULY 22, 2024

Developed from its only production EV, the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra prototype, the new concept has been created to show off the car-maker’s flagship HyperEngine V8S e-motors but is also tipped to spin-off a production version. 1139kW Xiaomi SU7 Ultra targets Porsche, Rimac and VW electric Nurburgring lap records appeared first on EV Central.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 24, 2023

When the Porsche Taycan was released, the reigning all-electric sedan champion was the Tesla Model S Performance. It was then no surprise that Porsche appears to have busied itself improving the Taycan so that it can compete on a more even footing against its direct rivals. A lot has happened since then.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

NOVEMBER 20, 2006

The motor and controller from Electro Automotive (sent from Azure Dynamics) arrived on November 20th and are now sitting in my living room awaiting the remainder of the kit parts. Due to the high demand for kits resulting from the movie Who Killed the Electric Car , Electro Auto has been completely swamped.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 26, 2024

The EV conversion experts at Electrogenic have introduced a new “plug and play” kit that can bring any sample of the original DeLorean into the future of electric mobility. While we aren’t likely to see a new DeLorean EV model on roads any time soon, Electrogenic has introduced an EV conversion kit to electrify the original.

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Open Source Civic EV Kit

APRIL 11, 2008

Well, I went back to U-Pull-It today to see if I could salvage the throttle body from car #2 that I found last time and ended up with a whole lot more than I bargained for. Here's the throttle body from the last car. I haven't been this dirty since I worked on the Porsche 914 transmission for my existing EV. Cheers, Tim.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

APRIL 13, 2007

Note: the kit instructions mention that the bolts that tie the motor mount in the kit to the front Porsche motor mount are 3 1/2 inches long; however, I think this is a typo because I had to go back and purchase 2 1/2 inch bolts because the 3 1/2 ones were almost exactly one inch too long.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

MARCH 16, 2007

Since this kit is the 914 AC kit, I have no idea how to install the controller plate. I've contacted Randy Pollock, the first person to order a 914 AC kit and he and I are working to figure this out. In addition, ElectroAuto hasn't sent any hardware (specifically the rivnuts) so I can install many of these pieces.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

SEPTEMBER 13, 2007

Two things have definitely made the car more fun to drive. I've learned some of the tricks to driving the car. The DC-DC converter is still working fine, so the car is actually quite convenient to drive. I haven't touched my gasoline car in two weeks now. The biggest trick involves starting from a dead stop. Stay tuned.

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