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eBay Find of the day: battery powered Porsche 356 Speedster replica

Over the last several years, we've seen numerous conversions of Porsches to battery electric vehicles, but this may well be the prettiest. Most of the previous Porsche EVs have been based on either the 911 or 914, but this seller of this eBay find of the day used a 356 Speedster replica is a foundation. The Beck 356 speedster used for this car has a fiberglass body on a steel tube frame, making it lighter than the original. The electric propulsion system uses a 193 hp DC motor and 23 kWh of lithium iron phosphate storage. The power ... Read more →

Want an electric Trabant? It's already here Sebastian Blanco

While we were enjoying the look of the updated and all-electric Trabant nT concept that made its debut in Frankfurt, reader Nikki made sure we knew that an electric Trabant is already here. As we ...

Can I convert an older vehicle to something more environmentally-friendly? Sebastian Blanco

Cash For Clunkers is officially over and helped put almost 700,000 new cars on the road. Now that the easy $4,500 are no longer available to buyers with low-mpg cars, we thought it'd be a good ...

Is retro-fitting older vehicles the solution to accelerating electrification? Sam Abuelsamid

Is the mass retrofitting of older vehicles the solution to a rapid transformation to an electrified vehicle fleet? Felix Kramer, founder of Cal Cars, certainly thinks so. The problem lies in the ...

Asheville, NC students wash cars to raise money to convert one to electric power Xavier Navarro

Getting to own an electric car can be expensive. The bar looks even higher if you're a group of high school students. Students at the School of Inquiry and Life Sciences at Asheville, NC decided to ...

Want to take an electric vehicle conversion class online? 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Converting a liquid-fueled vehicle to electric drive is nothing new, but, if you've never done it before, then everything can be fresh and totally overwhelming. For those of you interested in trying a conversion project, the fine folks at Electric Cars Are For Girls are here to help. The site is ...

Florida DIY: If you can't buy one, build your own electric car 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

When the market doesn't offer what you want, maybe it's time to make it yourself. At least that's what Cornelius Cronin in Oldsmar, Fla., thought when he bought an old Chevy S10 for $900 and replaced its gas engine with an electric powertrain. The DIY EV bug is contagious down in Florida, ...

eBay Find of the Day: 1973 Porsche 911 electric conversion 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for more shots of this Porsche 911 EV conversion Sometimes, we find various electric vehicle conversions on eBay to share with our readers. In many cases, the cars are in pretty sorry condition and the work which was done is highly suspect. In the case of this 1973 Porsche 911, though, ...

Homemade electric truck project exposes Achilles heel of EV conversions: weight 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

We've showcased homebuilt electric-vehicle projects in the past, and they're comfort reading for this group. Honest, hardworking people with strong environmental commitments and a focused determination to exorcise themselves of fossil-fuel dependence, even if the effort makes no economic sense to ...

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