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0Official: These kits turn your Prius into an emergency generator 1359592800
Homeowners up and down the East Coast have bought a lot of hybrid converters, devices that turn their Toyota Prius into an emergency generator. In fact, ConVerdant Vehicles, LLC, which offers so-called Plug-Out Kits, sold out after Hurricane Sandy caused blackouts in upper Northeast, said owner ...
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Video: MindDrive goes cross-country with at-risk youth in all-electric Lotus Esprit 1357950660
MindDrive is asking for crowdfunding to get a film produced about at-risk youth driving a converted electric car coast to coast. MindDrive, a nonprofit organization based in Kansas City, MO, works with at-risk high school students in an experiential hands-on way – through building an ...
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Smith Electric Vehicles will build big electric trucks in Chicago 1354655460
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Smith Electric Vehicles are working together to create an electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Chicago. Smith Electric Vehicles was drawn to the city by the mayor's voucher system designed to accelerate conversion from diesel to zero-emission electric ...
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Electric vehicle converters petitioning White House for federal tax incentives 1347285120
Why is it that you can get a $7,500 federal tax credit on your electric vehicle manufactured by a major automaker, but not on your converted EV or plug-in hybrid? EV conversion activists are wondering the same thing, and are looking for supporters to add their names to a petition that asks to ...
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Official: Amp delivers first all-electric heavy-duty truck conversion to Navistar 1346075580
Earlier this summer, Amp Motors delivered an electric delivery truck to FedEx, but that's not the only large vehicle that the Cincinnati-based conversion company has been working on. Today, Amp said it has delivered its first heavy-duty step van to Navistar, as part of a previously announced ...
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Report: Ford GT40 replica gets juiced with electric conversion 1338465300
Hey, it certainly looks cooler than a Mitsubishi i. Once destined for the scrap heap, a 1968 Fiberfab Valkyrie fiberglass replica of an old Ford GT40 was purchased off of eBay by Andrew McClary. He then spent the past two years updating the kit with an electric powertrain. McClary stuffed the ...
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Report: Carnegie Mellon project offers EV conversions ... for $24,000 1338379140
Let's just say this one's for both the environmentally conscious and the nostalgic. That's apparently the target audience for the ChargeCar project launched by Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University, which helps convert old Honda Civics to electric vehicles, according to the Mother Nature ...
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New kit makes converting your Miata to electric power easier than ever 1317232920
If you want a drop-top electric two seater and you have $100,000 burning a hole in your very high quality wallet, you can stop at on your local Tesla dealer to find satisfaction (if you hurry). However, finding an inexpensive convertible EV can be an issue – unless your plans include a ...
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Geek Group to electrify Lotus Esprit, you can help [w/VIDEO] 1307055300
The Geek Group – a self-described non-profit organization focused on science, technology, engineering, math, and arts education – has decided to take on the task of making a Lotus Esprit, vintage 1997, run on electricity instead of gasoline. Those familiar with the group, perhaps ...
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Video: Finnish politician converts 1987 El Camino to run on wood gas 1303430040
A Finnish politician by the name of Juha Sipila has converted his U.S.-built 1987 Chevrolet El Camino to run on wood gas, and we have an El Camino to rival Daryl Hannah's old biodiesel ride. Sipila's El Camino, dubbed El Kamina (The Stove), features a wood gas setup – similar to the ones ...

