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Citroën ë-Berlingo Van now available to order

Green Car Congress

The Control version offers enhanced equipment: manual air conditioning, automatic headlights, hill start assist, remote central locking with Plip system, Citroën Connect Box with SOS & Assistance Pack included, digital DAB MP3 sound system, 5" monochrome touch screen, Bluetooth hands-free kit, 12V socket and a USB port.

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Ford, GM rolling out third-party developer programs for in-vehicle apps

Green Car Congress

The Ford Developer Program for open mobile apps provides a software development kit (SDK), technical support from Ford engineers and a developer community to enable utilizing the SYNC connectivity system and AppLink application programming interface (API). —Doug VanDagens, global director of Ford Connected Services.

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EV Solutions WarP-Drive Installation

DIY Electric Car

Well I'm finally going to get around to installing a WarP-Drive 160/1000 motor controller package in our 97 S10 EV conversion. Outfitted with (18) Trojan T-875 batteries (144V pack) and a Curtis 1231C controller, the truck served as our rolling test bed as we developed and tested components for our S10 conversion kits.

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Reflections on Converting a 914 to an EV

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

Here goes (in no particular order): Things That Went Well During the Conversion The 914 AC kit from Electro Automotive is a good one. I modified the wiring in the original 914 AC kit (as suggested by Paul Jorg) to turn on the regen when the brake lights came on instead of controlling regen by releasing the accelerator pedal.

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Spaghetti Wiring

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

After studying the AC kit diagrams and reading the motor controller documentation from Azure Dynamics, I think I understand a little better what all these relays and terminal strips are for. To allow enough room for wire connections and put the pieces in roughly the right place, I had to angle some of them.

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An E-mail from Azure Dynamics about the DMOC445

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

I recently sent off an e-mail to Azure Dynamics, the maker of the DMOC445 AC motor controller in the 914 kit. I asked how I could tap into the motor encoder signals to create an RPM signal for the tachometer on the dashboard. If so, do you sell a device that I can connect to them? pdf file, I didn't think it was active.

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Tips for Optimizing an EV Road Trip

Clean Fleet Report

This same issue impacts combustion engine motors, too, as gas-powered cars also become less efficient over time. Car Wi-Fi also connects to your personal devices, meaning your passengers can stream their favorite movies, read e-books and play all the games they want while on the road.

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