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Daisy, The Split Screen VW T1 Camper Electric Transformation — Part 3

July 4, 2024 admin classic cars, clean transport, edub services, electric cars, electric conversion, Electric vehicles, ev conversions, Volkswagen, vw, vw t1 camper

Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 16:50:03 +0000

In part 2 of the transformation to a new electric life for the VW T1 camper van Daisy, Kit Lacey of eDub services went through the subtle details on the dashboard, the kitchen in the back, and the relationship between total vehicle weight and possible maximum battery weight. When done, … [continued]

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Plug & Play Ozdiy Electric Ute Conversions

May 14, 2024 admin Australia, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, electric car conversions, Electric vehicles, ev conversions

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sun, 12 May 2024 13:39:49 +0000

After hearing Jo’s story about the restoration and conversion of Peppermint Pattie, I thought I would check in with Graeme Manietta at OZDIY to see what he is up to these days. He tells me that OZDIY is currently designing solutions for battery pack upgrades for the Mitsubishi Outlander, Nissan … [continued]

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Peppermint Pattie Conversion — Powered by OZDIY

May 11, 2024 admin Australia, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, electric car conversions, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev conversions

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 09 May 2024 12:34:52 +0000

Converting a classic petrol-powered car to electric is a time consuming and expensive business. CleanTechnica has published many articles about the practice. Here’s a recent one about a Mazda Bongo van conversion. Some begin the process and never finish. Peppermint Pattie is a love story, true romance told in the … [continued]

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Maggie The Electric VW Camper — What Makes Her Tick

June 5, 2023 admin cars, clean transport, edub services, electric cars, electric conversion, Electric vehicles, ev conversions, Volkswagen, vw, vw t2 campervan

Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:45:05 +0000

Remember the awesome electric VW camper from eDub services I wrote about a while back? What actually makes her tick, or tock, or whizz, or buzz? Well, what she certainly doesn’t do is chug, or splurt, or cough and splutter. Maggie is 100% electric, and has left the old world she was born into. Just […]

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Behold, The Cleanest EVs On The Road. Why Aren’t Banks Jumping On This?

May 17, 2023 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, energy efficiency, ev conversion, ev conversions, Manufacturing

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 14 May 2023 03:41:00 +0000

In a previous article series, I compared the lifetime emissions of various real EVs and PHEVs on the road, as well as several hypothetical EVs. I even compared power sources (renewables vs. dirtier grids) to see how that all stacks up. I’m not going to go through the methodology and assumptions involved, as I previously […]

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One Big Thing I Learned About The Industry By Helping Start An EV Conversion Business

May 3, 2023 admin cars, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev conversion, ev conversions, rugged ev

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 03:17:20 +0000

A few months ago, I got a surprising phone call from my dad and brother. As I’ve said here before, I grew up in a transmission shop, and I’ve had several other family members growing up who worked in the automotive industry, but most of what I grew up with were ICE (internal combustion engine) […]

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Do It In The Dirt — Electric Dirt Bikes Rock

April 25, 2023 admin bicycles, clean transport, electric bikes, electric conversions, electric dirt bikes, Electric vehicles, ev conversions

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2023 22:13:28 +0000

A visit to Francisco Shi’s workshop is always an education. This afternoon he wanted to show me his new electric dirt bike as well as update me on his Pajero conversion project. He had just got back from a ride; the bike was dirty and being charged. He tells me it was a risky buy. […]

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Will The Retrofit EV Conversion Industry All End In Tears?

April 6, 2023 admin cars, classic cars, clean transport, edub services, electric camper, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev conversions, ev west

Credit to Author: Jesper Berggreen| Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2023 15:24:41 +0000

From Ewan McGregor to Harry & Meghan, classic cars converted to electric are becoming all the rage. And why not? So many vintage vehicles are beautiful but unreliable. Remove a smelly, expensive engine and replace it with a smooth electric motor and battery pack. You give the car another 50 years of life, what’s not […]

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Want Electric School Buses? Been Waitlisted? Consider A Repower

March 26, 2023 admin clean transport, electric conversions, electric school buses, Electric vehicles, ev conversions, mass transit / public transit, Schools

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 12:27:27 +0000

By Alison Wiley and Tim Farquer

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8 Things To Know About Electric School Bus Repowers

March 1, 2023 admin clean transport, electric buses, electric school buses, Electric vehicles, ev conversions, mass transit / public transit, Schools

Credit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2023 03:09:17 +0000

Repowering existing school buses with a new electric drivetrain shows promise to provide school bus operators with a lower cost and more sustainable vehicle compared to buying a brand-new electric school bus. An electric repower — sometimes referred to as an electric conversion or retrofit — involves the removal of a vehicle’s internal combustion engine […]

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