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Winter EV Conversion Workshop

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If you're in the San Diego area, and would like to attend an EV conversion workshop. The Kick Gas Car Club is offering a series of evening classes, starting in January, on converting a small pickup to electric. Class size is limited to 8 people. Follow the link for more information or to grab a seat.

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Renault 2010 Environment Workshop, Part 2: Electric Vehicles

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Renault held a “2010 Environment Workshop” last week to showcase its progress across its range of vehicles’ full lifecycle through the Renault eco² program. About 100 will be operational in 2011 and they will be compatible with Renault’s first all-electric saloon car, Fluence Z.E.

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Researchers demonstrate dielectric coupling between steel belt in tire and metal plate in roadway for EV power

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Researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology (Japan) have demonstrated the transfer of electric power from wheels to power an electric car using dielectric coupling between a steel belt in a tire and a metal plate in a roadway. The approach exploits the steel belt usually embedded in rubber tires. 35-38 doi: 10.1109/IMWS.2012.6215814.

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Rolls-Royce unveils Spectre, the brand’s first fully-electric car

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For Spectre, Rolls-Royce’s engineers have seen much of their discipline pivot from the workshop to the digital space. Spectre is the most connected Rolls-Royce in history, and in harnessing the power of the motor car’s Decentralized Intelligence processing capabilities there is more requirement than ever for expert human experience.

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Battery-switchable electric Commodore breaks 24-hour world EV distance record

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EV Engineering in Australia ( earlier post ) recently unofficially broke the distance record for a production electric car, achieving 1,886 (1,172 miles) kilometers of driving over a 24-hour period. It shows that with battery switch, the age of the electric car has truly arrived. We are very proud of the team’s efforts.

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Shenzhen targeting 35,000 EVs on road in 3 years

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Shenzhen, China is planning to have 35,000 electric vehicles on the road within 3 years, said vice-mayor Tang Jie at the C40 Hong Kong Workshop. Shenzhen aims to build an electric car base at the national level during the 12 th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) period, Tang said earlier this month.

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Volkswagen launches “Electric for All” campaign, demos rolling chassis of MEB

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Volkswagen’s electric offensive is based on the modular electric drive matrix (MEB), a technology platform developed specifically for electric vehicles. In a series of media workshops this week at the Gläserne Manufaktur in Dresden, Volkswagen will provide more insight into the technology of the ID. billion (US$1.5