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An Easy EV Conversion Kit For People

Open Source Civic EV Kit

After spending the past year and a half converting a Porsche 914 to an electric vehicle, I decided to expand my horizons by designing an open-source electric vehicle (EV) conversion kit for a commonly used car. The Saturn came up a distant second, but everyone agreed that the Civic was the best.

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Cheap Electric Car Conversion Possible?

Electric Cars are for Girls

What would it take to convert a Saturn SC2 to electric? for a kit while another The information on web sites is all over the place. Some want $5,000.00

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Wall Street Report

Plug In Partners

Saturn and a 200-horsepower electric motor. Bill Kwong, a spokesman for Toyota, says the company doesn't encourage buyers of its hybrids to use kits, made by some companies, that convert them into plug-ins, since "it cycles the batteries down way too deeply and shortens the life of the batteries."

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2024 Chery Omoda E5 Review

Baua Electric

Five exterior colours are offered, including Lunar White, Martian Red, Saturn Silver, Space Black, and Titan Green. Still, with sharp pricing, a generous kit list and surprisingly spacious interior, we think there are few who’ll mind the Omoda E5’s on-road aberrations.

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2024 Toyota Camry Review

Baua Electric

Across the range we also find the latest safety kit applied with the new Camry boasting the full suite of Toyota’s Safety Sense active safety technologies. Driving Impressions Sedan buyers seem to face a shrinking market with each passing year; and with SUV sales towering over those of the humble four-door it’s hardly surprising.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Plans Saturn Vue PHEV-10. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal. Lutz said GM is pushing to have Saturn Vue plug-in hybrid on the road by 2009. -- ( Autoweek ). "I 4/06/07 GM spokesman Jeff Holland said Friday that its Saturn Vue sport-utility vehicle will be available as a plug-in by the end of 2009. (

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Saturn :Ken Norwicks online conversion diary Saturn: conversiondiary Solectria E-10 : Tom Husons new project SolectriaForce : Tom Hudson doesnt let cold weather stop him. Micro :Electronics, Kits, Surplus, Online Catalog Cand H Sales Co.: Nice folks. Battery chargers and DC/DC converters. Fair RadioSales Co.: