The Driven EV News

APRIL 2, 2023

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

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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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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2018

With “bioliq” ( earlier post ) and the “Energy Lab 2.0”, KIT already has two platforms for the production of reFuels. Porsche AG; Robert Bosch GmbH; Rolls-Royce Powersystems AG (MTU) as well as ENBW AG and MiRO GmbH & Co. Above all, the project partners want to create acceptance among society and consumers for the novel fuels.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 22, 2021

I have posted here before with a different VW kit car build which was a 72v Wilderness EV kit in a Bentley kit body roadster. Recently I purchased another VW kit car that has from what I can tell a pretty complete set up. The body and chassis are trashed but I have another VW kit car that I'm thinking about using it in.

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InsideEVs

AUGUST 28, 2021

RevoZport charges $15,000 for the extreme GTZ kit and $12,000 for the less aggressive Revoluzione.

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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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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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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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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. The MiRO refinery, Porsche, and ASG are associated project partners.

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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

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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 Images: Porsche] Become a TTAC insider. The GTS is expected to get a 4.0-liter liter V8, making 493 horsepower and 457 pound-feet of torque.

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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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InsideEVs

AUGUST 15, 2024

Whether turning an old air-cooled 911 into an EV is the right thing to do is up to you, though.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2018

To this end, Audi is working with Porsche to develop the “premium architecture electrification (PPE)” for large electric cars, while the “modular electric drive kit (MEB)” is being realized together with Volkswagen.

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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. The kit will be globally available in March 2025.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2018

In February, Porsche announced its collaboration with XAIN in testing blockchain applications directly in vehicles—making Porsche the first automobile manufacturer to implement and successfully test blockchain in a car. The goal of our collaboration with Infineon is to advance the use of XAIN’s AI technology in cars.

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InsideEVs

APRIL 6, 2023

It's a plug-and-play affair, but it's not cheap.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2014

kWh/100 km) to the Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid (3.1 the use of the modular Baukästen (assembly kits such as the MQB, MLB or MSB, earlier post )—means that it will be possible to electrify more than 40 models over the next few years, Winterkorn said. He said that the plug-in hybrids Golf GTE (1.5 —Prof.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

OCTOBER 12, 2006

Since I live in Portland, Oregon, I went to a meeting with the Oregon Electric Vehicle Association and found out about several companies that provided drop-in electric conversion kits for existing cars. I'm currently working with Craig Loughlin out at Camp914 to purchase a 1976 Porsche 914 for the conversion.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 25, 2021

Back in April, Kit Lacey of eDub services took us on a little tour of his oldtimer EV conversions business, and on this tour among the VW Golf Mk2 and Porsche 911 projects we got a sneak peak of a little gem: the electric Vespa T5. And now it is officially ready for order under […].

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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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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. First, a note of housekeeping -- if you've been missing the UCOTD and QOTD, I was on vacation.

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Open Source Civic EV Kit. Porsche 914 EV Conversion. In addition to Creative Greenius you’ll find these great EV Driven blogs: DIY Electric Car. Electric Car Blog. Electric Cars are for Girls. Green Car Congress. Green Gearhead. My Green Wheels. Plug In Partners. Plugs and Cars. Revenge of the Electric Car. Robs RAVolt.

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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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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

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. 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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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Open Source Civic EV Kit. Porsche 914 EV Conversion. . * DIY Electric Car. Electric Car Blog. Electric Cars are for Girls. Green Car Congress. Green Gearhead. * My Green Wheels. Plug In Partners. Plugs and Cars. Revenge of the Electric Car. Robs RAVolt. EV Driven is the brainchild of Dr. Tony Karrer.

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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. Here are his pictures and text (verbatim) from his e-mail: (Thanks Randy!)

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Teslarati

JUNE 3, 2023

It is also over 8 seconds faster than the 7:33.350 record that was set by a Porsche Taycan Turbo S with Performance Kit last August. With the Model S Plaid with Track Pack’s new record, the gauntlet has been thrown once more, and it would be interesting to see how other automakers such as Porsche would respond.

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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

DECEMBER 28, 2006

The conversion process highly recommends installing a new clutch assembly, so I ordered a clutch kit from Driving Source NW in Salem, OR (part # POR055822) on December 27th. I enjoyed talking about the conversion project with him and hearing about his own experiences with Porsches.

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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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Open Source Civic EV Kit

APRIL 18, 2008

These are modeled after the boxes from the Porsche 914 EV I converted awhile ago with a kit from Electro Automotive. Here is the tentative firewall battery box that holds five batteries And finally the rear trunk battery box that holds nine batteries. All the boxes above are made of 3/16" polypropylene sheet.

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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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EV Central

JULY 22, 2024

To ensure it stands a chance of humbling the Rimac Nevera (7min 5sec) or the wildly quick Porsche Taycan Turbo GT (7min 7sec), the Xiaomi SU7 Ultra prototype packages two of its all-new e-motors with one HyperEngine V6S e-motor. The post Red Hell!

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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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Porsche 914 EV Conversion

FEBRUARY 18, 2007

I'll have to modify the circuit with a voltage doubler in the final stage to work with 8-volt golf-cart batteries for the 914 EV kit. Any feedback on how to improve the circuit would be welcome. Big thanks to Max at and all the other supportive engineers at HP for designing this circuit.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 21, 2023

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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