Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Some aftermarket CNG-conversion kit manufacturers conduct only a barrier test. The Bi-fuel Impala—a 2015 “Green Car of the Year” finalist—is the auto-industry’s only manufacturer-produced full-size sedan in North America that runs on both CNG and gasoline. They shouldn’t even think about it.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 6, 2025

Green Car Reports has reached out to Wallbox and Kia for clarity about availability, as both companies had previously confirmed an earlier timeline for deliveries. General Motors in late 2024 announced complete home energy kits , with external battery packs plus chargers and the necessary hardware for home backup power.

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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. Green Gearhead. * My Green Wheels. Open Source Civic EV Kit. Plugs and Cars. Plug In Partners.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 30, 2021

This and more, here at Green Car Reports. On its Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid, Jeep has introduced the first OEM off-road lift kit offered on a plug-in. Jeep rolls out some cool aftermarket pieces for its plug-in hybrid Wrangler. And EV charging apps are cause for confusion.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

Vauxhall expects to sell more green cars than any other brand in the UK next year, the carmaker has announced. With the revision of its Corsa range, the Vauxhall hopes the supermini will sell more sub-125g CO2 cars than any other model range in the UK. Tags: Vauxhall 125g/km Corsa Fiesta Ford Green cars sell.

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Green Cars News

APRIL 12, 2014

The British spirit for kit-car building is inspiring a new generation of small electric vehicles which are expected to go on sale in the Far East and Europe in less than a year’s time. Electric cars Editor Pick' Japanese firm Neues plans to sell licences for its chassis design so that the vehicles can then be bodied however[.].

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

Note the position of the battery pack on the passenger side, which also helps with weight distribution in the car (with one driver). The XL1 is not a product of any of Volkswagen’s modular Baukästen (assembly kits such as the MQB, MLB or MSB, earlier post ). Volkswagen hosted Green Car Congress at the Wolfsburg event.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 8, 2010

Tags: Fuel Cells Green cars Hydrogen fuel Latest news fuel cell black cab fuel cell cars fuel cell hybrid London taxi fuel cell hybrid taxi fuel cell taxis Intelligent Energy Kit Malthouse lotus engineering Mayor of London Boris Johnson.

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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). The resulting two-motor system could become part of the MLB evo kit, said Prof.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

The company is offering a hybrid drive retrofit kit for panel vans – a proprietary system that can be fitted in less than four [.]. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news Ashwoods Automotive hybrid panel vans hybrid van conversions hybrid vans.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2016

These four main kits are now joined by the all-new Modularer Elektrifizierungsbaukasten (“Modular Electric Drive kit”, or MEB), being developed by the Volkswagen brand. Volkswagen hosted Green Car Congress for background briefings in Wolfsburg and Berlin, and at the Paris Motor Show. Earlier post.) —Michael Mauer.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The Audi Q2 has been given a facelift for 2020, with the updated crossover featuring a refreshed look, a raft of interior upgrades and some new safety kit.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Add this to the exhibition of the eCorolla electric car conversion project (an electric version of Toyota’s old Corolla model, see video here ) brought by the eCars Now! It represents the first step in the manufacture of conversion kits that can be replicated in large numbers. Global Community movement.

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Green Cars News

JANUARY 27, 2014

Lexus’ popular CT 200h hybrid has been updated and now costs less yet boasts improvements in styling, handling and equipment levels. Available to order now, prices for the new model start from £20,995 for the entry-level S model—a £1,000 less than the previous model. Styling improvements include a[.]. Lexus CT'

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2016

The Route powertrain kit, complete with the Fulcrum turbine generator and Wrightspeed GTD reduces fuel consumption, emissions, and noise pollution. The company has a $40-million order backlog, running through the end of next year, Dummer said in an interview with Green Car Congress.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 1, 2013

If you’ve ever fancied building a kit car, then the launch of the world’s first electric race car kit, might be just what you’ve always dreamed of. Developed by Birmingham City University in association with Westfield Sportscars Ltd, the new iRacer home-build race car costs from £13,999 (excluding drivetrain).

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Baua Electric

MAY 1, 2024

Kenworth and Peterbilt trucks with Toyota hydrogen fuel-cell modules Toyota’s fuel-cell development team helped develop the Toyota Mirai, which in its latest iteration Green Car Reports has called Toyota’s best-driving sedan. That kit and the fuel-cell modules themselves are coming from Toyota’s Kentucky plant.

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Green Cars News

JULY 21, 2009

The South Korean market has already shown its willingness to embrace green car technologies so it comes as no surprise that GM Daewoo Auto & Technology is considering producing a hybrid vehicle in the country in two years time. Tags: Green cars Latest news general motors GM GM Daewoo Hybrid cars South Korea.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 10, 2009

If that’s your theory then you may have to re-evaluate after Ponway, California-based Plug-In Conversions Corp (PICC) completed a software upgrade conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at up to 70mph in a converted Prius. The software upgrade will retail for $2,000-$2,500 and be made available for sale later this month.

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

The car retains its 2.4litre, four-cylinder engine with hybrid synergy drive and delivers a projected range in excess of 250 miles. The Camry Hybrid was further modified for the show by Street Image with the exterior given a sportier look thanks to an aggressive body kit with custom front grill and a unique rear bumper.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 27, 2009

The new car is also fitted with a sports styling kit that improves aerodynamics and helps to boost efficiency. The kit includes sports bumpers, side skirts, an enlarged rear roof spoiler, alloy wheels, cherry red rear lights, chrome grille louvres and BlueMotion badges.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

GM and Shanghai GM have formalised an agreement to buy complete vehicles, vehicle kits, equipment and machinery from their parent company – with Buick, Cadillac and Chevrolet vehicles all included as part of the deal. Tags: Green cars Latest news general motors.

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Dashcams are useful bits of kit that are slowly creeping (pun intended) into everyday motoring

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

The two companies have worked together already on the CODA Sedan, with EnergyCS having earlier developed one of the first commercial plug-in hybrid conversion kits for the Toyota Prius. [.].

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Green Cars News

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Hyundai’s innovative Fuel Cell Farm project-designed to demonstrate the benefit of fuel cell technology-has been unveiled today in London by Deputy Mayor of London, Kit Malthouse. Aquaponics is a sustainable farming solution which allows fish farms to recycle fish waste to grow crops. The world’s [.].

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

The new 2014 Honda Fit Hybrid (known as the Jazz Hybrid over here) has been crowned Japan Car of the Year. Benefitting from better kit as standard and increased interior space, the third-generation model also features a new one motor Sport Hybrid i-DCD system which achieves fuel economy of around [.]. Hybrid cars Mitsubishi Honda'

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Green Cars News

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Its one small step for Ford, but one giant leap for vehicle technology as Ford starts shipping beta test kits of its open source connectivity research platform, known as OpenXC. If you haven’t heard of OpenXC, it’s an open source hardware and software platform that features a CAN translation module and a host device. The [.].

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Green Cars News

JUNE 20, 2014

Georges’ crosses soar, and there’s a rush on the English team kit for the World Cup. Green credentials Weekly Column Editor Pick' So it’s that time again. The time when our national media gets excited about 1966, sales of St.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

The polyhedra aid the eye in seeing the ions grouped as (green) Fe/Mg-enclosing octahedra and (yellow) phosphate tetrahedra. Green Car Congress had the opportunity recently to have a discussion with Mark Donaghy, the Global Marketing Manager for Valence Technology, Inc., Click to enlarge.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The first Honda FCX Clarity to come to the UK found itself driven by Kit Malthouse, Deputy Mayor for Policing in London and Chair of the London Hydrogen Partnership yesterday. The Japanese car maker has been leasing the FCX Clarity to customers in the US and Japan but it is the first time that the [.].

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 5, 2011

Electric car owners in the US can now ‘drive on sunshine’ as solar power firm SolarCity makes electric car charging kits available for installation for the first time.

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Green Cars News

MARCH 27, 2012

The new city car model also offers an improved level of standard kit even from the entry-level VT trim. [.]. A special launch price of £6995 is available through the Citroen Rewards scheme that deducts as much as £1,000 off the list price.

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Green Cars News

MAY 25, 2011

Leading LPG experts, MintLPG are holding a a couple of open days to give motorists the chance to learn all about the economic and environmental benefits of running their cars on LPG. The South Wales firm, formerly known as Autogas Worldwide will offer visitors the chance to test-drive state of the art LPG conversion kits [.].

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Green Cars News

MARCH 26, 2012

The soon-to-launch Vauxhall Ampera range-extended electric car will now be available with a fast-charge kit that enables the car to achieve a full charge in just four hours, thanks to a new agreement between Vauxhall and British Gas.

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Green Cars News

JULY 16, 2009

It tested the performance of two 2007 model Prius hybrids and then converted them into plug-in hybrids using a Hymotion 5kWh lithium-ion battery conversion kit. Tags: Green cars Hybrid cars Latest news plug-in hybrid cars plug-in hybrid electric cars San Diego SDG&E.

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Green Cars News

MAY 12, 2017

You have to hand it to Ford, it really is getting maximum exposure from every element of the new GT supercar. From various motor show appearances to

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Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

in future updates,” said spokesperson Sanaz Marbley to Green Car Reports. The other necessary piece, the V2H Enablement Kit, costs $5,600 and includes an inverter, a grid disconnect switch, and the 12-volt dark-start battery necessary to move the contactors in the case of a power outage. It’s good for charging at 19.2

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