Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2020

At SEMA360, Chevrolet will showcase a 1977 K5 Blazer converted to all-electric propulsion. To convert the 1977 K5 Blazer, the team first removed from the Blazer the original 175-horsepower, 400 cubic-inch (6.55-liter) Power is supplied by a 400-volt Bolt EV battery pack with 60 kWh of usable energy installed in the cargo area.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2023

The flight, conducted under an FAA Special Airworthiness Certificate, was the first in a two-year flight test campaign expected to culminate in 2025 with entry into passenger service of ATR 72 regional aircraft converted to run on hydrogen. The other remained a conventional engine for safety of flight. Deliveries will start in 2025.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2020

To convert an historic Bulli over to a drive system producing zero emissions, VWCV engineers and designers formed a team along with drive system experts from Volkswagen Group Components and the eClassics company, which specialises in electric car conversions. The company is also offering qualified dealers a ready-to-fit parts kit.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2009

REV, a Vancouver, Canada company that converts Ford fleet vehicles into highway capable battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles ( earlier post ), has become the first Hymotion plug-in conversion kit dealer in Canada. It is now offering the Hymotion L5 plug-in conversion system for Toyota Prius owners in BC.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2010

Researchers from BASF, Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW), Heidelberg University and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are seeking to develop a process for the photocatalytic conversion of CO 2 into methanol for use in fuel cells or internal combustion engines. million) over two years. million) over two years. Dr. Henning Bockhorn.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2019

Partners of the P2X Kopernikus project on the premises of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany have demonstrated the production of fuel from air-captured CO2 using—for the first time—a container-based test facility integrating all four chemical process steps needed to implement a continuous process.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Dahmen, KIT/IKFT. The synthesis stage of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology’s (KIT’s) multi-stage bioliq pilot plant has begun operation and has produced biogasoline. As soon as all stages of the bioliq process will have been linked, the pilot plant will supply high-quality fuel from straw, probably in mid-2014. Graphic: N.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2017

ams AG , a leading provider of high performance sensor solutions and analog ICs, has launched a new version of its market-leading time-to-digital converter (TDC) offering improved speed and precision together with low power consumption.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2021

Vienna-based R&D specialist STARD has an extensive line-up of entirely in-house developed systems and services for the high performance EV environment, including, but not limited to: FIA-certified turnkey powertrain kits. STARDxBRUSA electric motors. FIA-certified HV battery packs. VCU (Vehicle Control Unit) software incl.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2013

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 The DQ 400 E hybrid transmission is also being applied in the upcoming Audi A3 plug-in hybrid.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Put another way, the fuel cell technology is being developed so as to work as components in the MQB (transverse) kit, the development of which is led by the Volkswagen brand, and the MLB (longitudinal) kit being driven by Audi. In a PEM fuel cell, hydrogen is supplied to the anode, where it is broken down into protons and electrons.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

QEV is a Spanish technology and engineering company that develops and manufactures electric drive components for Formula-E race cars, and electric drivetrain assemblies (‘e-kits’) for minibuses. In the Philippines, QEV recently equipped 10 new GET electric minibuses and converted numerous Jeepneys to use its fully-electric technology.

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Transportation Emissions Kits Climate Change 150

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

FEBRUARY 9, 2008

Many things have passed through my mind over the past year and a half while converting this vehicle. 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 even received a few posts from Mike Brown at Electro Automotive, the designer of the kit.

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Convert Kits Conversion DC 100

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

To guarantee optimal quality, the engine is converted to LPG use at the factory. The 32-liter LPG tank replaces the spare wheel beneath the trunk (tire inflation kit supplied). LPG/gasoline versions of Duster come with Dacia’s usual three-year or 100,000 km (62,137 miles) warranty.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2012

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) recently introduced the industry’s most highly integrated automotive-qualified, 16-bit delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter (ADC). Low power extends battery life: Consumes only 150 uA of supply current at 2 V while running at up to 860 SPS.

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Market Extended Range Kits Texas 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Family and the modular electric drive kit (MEB). Here, the direct current (DC) stored in the battery is converted into alternating current (AC). A DC/DC converter supplies the on-board electronics with 12 volts. The electric motor is supplied with electricity from a 37.3 One highlight is the I.D.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2013

We also produce a huge amount of waste and we are looking at schemes that convert biomass into hydrogen. —Kit Malthouse, London Deputy Mayor for Business and Enterprise and Chairman of the London Hydrogen Partnership. So as well as producing a clean fuel we would be reducing the amount of waste we put into landfill.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

To mark the pledgee, United will operate flight 44 today from its hub in San Francisco to Zurich with the carrier’s most fuel-efficient aircraft—the Boeing 787—via a blend of sustainable aviation fuel supplied by World Energy’s California-based AltAir Fuels.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The partner in the project is ABT eLine GmbH, which designed and converted the vehicles together with Bosch Engineering GmbH. Bosch has equipped two vans with hydrogen fuel cell technology and started test operation on the road. The fuel cell enables long ranges and short refueling times, which makes long journeys more economical.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2010

The transmission kit covers a broad torque range from 300 to 1,000 N·m (221 to 738 lb-ft) and can be adapted to fit hybrid or all-wheel drive applications. For full hybrid applications, ZF also supplies the electric motor as a hybrid module with an integrated separating clutch for decoupling the electric motor and the combustion engine.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

I let out a major sigh of relief today when the new Iota DC-DC converter showed up today along with the synthetic transmission fluid that ElectroAuto said they would send me. Here's the Iota DLS-45 12V power supply. EVParts.com sells it as a DC-DC converter for many of their electric vehicle conversion kits.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2016

The three-year old startup developed an aftermarket kit allowing buyers to convert certain cars into autonomous vehicles for highway driving. —Mark Reuss, GM executive vice president, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2019

The power electronics convert direct current (DC) stored in the battery into alternating current (AC). The on-board electronics are supplied with 12V via a DC/DC converter. Regardless of rear drive or four-wheel drive, power electronics control the high-voltage energy flow between the engine and battery.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

The XL1 is not a product of any of Volkswagen’s modular Baukästen (assembly kits such as the MQB, MLB or MSB, earlier post ). Nonetheless, some of the learnings from the XL1 will flow back to inform the evolution of the different kits, such as to the MQB which has its own plug-in hybrid powertrain, to make its debut in the A3.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 29, 2024

But you may have the opportunity to convert one for yourself soon. Stellantis teases electric Plymouth GTX Electromod Mopar supplies Dodge, Jeep, Chrysler, Ram, and other Stellantis-owned brands with parts and accessories. Mopar’s E-Crate powertrain kit brings the 1967 Plymouth GTX Electromod to life. Not exactly.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JUNE 26, 2007

On minor disappointment is that the cable supplied in the kit is #2 gauge cable. I suppose the AC kit doesn't require as much current as the DC kit, but I'll take all the efficiency I can get at this point. He converted his 914 with the Electro Auto DC kit and challenged me to a duel at NEDRA.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

FEBRUARY 7, 2008

In was eager to get the new DC-DC converter installed so I left work a bit early and got to work so I could still drive the car to breakfast with my girlfriend tomorrow morning. The DC-DC converter fits rather nicely in the old space. Here's a closer view of the top of the Iota DLS-45 converter. The new converter is dead silent.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JUNE 22, 2007

I ran out to United Welding Supply today in Portland (on NE MLK) and picked up 20 feet of 2/0 welding cable. They recycle a lot of uninterruptable power supplies (UPS) which often contain high-current Anderson connectors on the dead batteries. FreeGeek also sells laptop power supplies. Parkrose hardware had it for $7.00/foot

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Cars That Think

JULY 27, 2023

As a retrocomputing nerd, when I saw early last year that the Galaksija was being reissued as a complete kit through Crowd Supply , I placed an order on general principles. Figuring it was plain sailing from there, I canceled my Crowd Supply kit order and set off on my own.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

JULY 15, 2007

Here is the 9-in-1 wire for the AC kit pulled through the grommet between the passenger compartment and the fuel compartment. The instructions call for a "Y" connector which ElectroAuto didn't supply. I finally got to work on the electric car again today. The next major task is wiring up the front compartment.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

This could eventually have a role comparable to that of the Volkswagen Group’s modular diesel and modular gasoline engine kits (MDB and MOB). (“Baukasten” = German for construction kit). A highlight was the new arrangement of the clutch and torque converter behind the differential, resulting in a longer wheelbase.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

I scoured eBay for relay-based controls but realized that they still have potentiometers: An analog-to-digital converter reads the voltage coming out of the pot and energizes the corresponding relays—even a new pot could be noisy. The remaining components are a collection of power supplies. After some reading, I settled on buying a.

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EV Central

MAY 16, 2023

Australian EV start-up Roev is set to supply west coast campervan supplier RedSands with all-electric vehicles. It will include a four-wheel drive system for serious off-roading but get a bigger battery than those initially planned for the converted electric utes. EVs are set to transform the camp ground – and here’s the proof.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Porsche sees this new type of “E-Performance”—more power, more driving fun, lower fuel consumption—as the performance kit of the future. This transmission replaces the eight-speed automatic torque converter transmission on the predecessor model. New hybrid module and fast-shifting eight-speed PDK.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2016

Porsche sees this new type of “E-Performance” as the performance kit of the future. This transmission replaces the eight-speed automatic torque converter transmission on the predecessor model. The electric motor is supplied with power via a liquid-cooled lithium-ion battery. kWh, its weight has remained the same.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 3, 2024

The impact of premiumisation across vehicle segments is evident from the significant increase in the company’s kit value , which reflects the value of parts supplied for a vehicle. In the premium bike segment, the kit value rose to INR 15,798 in FY24 compared with INR 9,231 in FY20.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 22, 2009

3Prong Power converts existing Toyota Priuses into plug-in hybrids that can run entirely on electricity. They convert Toyota Prius hybrids into mostly electric vehicles that get 100 to 150 miles per gallon. It takes 3Prong Power a little more than a day to convert a Prius to a plug-in, and costs customers about $6,700.

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