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$55,000 Kit To Build Electric Camaro Offered By GM
Home-converting a car to electric power would be so easy were it not for all those inconvenient drivetrain parts you have to remove. It's like carmakers didn't think of what people might want to do with their cars--engine, gearbox, exhaust, filters, fuel tanks--they're all just lumps of metal...
Convert Your Car To A Plug-in Hybrid? All You Need Is $3,000
Not everyone can afford a new hybrid, plug-in hybrid or electric car, but those who still wish to drive such a vehicle can still take the conversion route. Electric car... August 3, 2012 by Antony Ingram 11
Electric-Car Conversions: Do They Really Stand A Chance?
One of the first experiences many of today's electric car drivers had with EVs may well have been with a home-built conversion. With comparatively few factory-built electric... May 23, 2012 by Antony Ingram 17
Karabag, Linde Make Electric Fiat 500, Reduces Running Costs
With only a 1.4-liter engine and a relatively low purchase price, the regular 2012 Fiat 500 isn't what you might call an expensive car. German electric vehicle maker Karabag... May 8, 2012 by Antony Ingram 1
Converting A Car To Electric? How About A ’39 Pontiac Silver Streak?
For as long as electric cars have existed, enterprising individuals around the U.S. have sought to convert gasoline cars to electric power. Over the years, we’ve seen... May 4, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 4
Azure Dynamics Bankrupt, Built Ford Transit Connect Electric
Well, that's not particularly good news: Azure Dynamics, the company that converted a handful of Ford Transit Connect small commercial vans to electric power, filed for... March 28, 2012 by John Voelcker 3
Ford F-750 Plug-In Hybrid Work Truck: Not Your Little Leaf, Sonny
Retail car buyers have to juggle a lot of factors in choosing a car, including image, family approval, and maybe-one-day-I'll-drive-across-the-country dreams. That may... March 7, 2012 by John Voelcker
Electric-Car Tax Credit Safe For Now, But Others Expiring Now
For now, the electric-car purchase Federal income-tax credit remains safe. As we've written before, though, December 31 is the last day in which you can install an... December 29, 2011 by John Voelcker
AMP To Bring All-Electric Jeep Grand Cherokee To Detroit
The venerable Jeep Grand Cherokee, one of the longest-running SUV brands on the market, will be coming to the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit as an... December 22, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Want a Retro Electric Car? Firm Plans All-Electric VW Beetle
When El Rey -- the final Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle to ever be made -- rolled off the Mexican production line on July 30, 2003, many Volkswagen fans around the world mourned... September 9, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 11
Five Things You Shouldn't Do To A Toyota Prius...Ever
The venerable Toyota Prius has been around for over a decade now, first as an awkward but fuel-efficient sedan, then a geeky hatchback and soon a platform in its own right... August 12, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 6
ALTe To Test Extended-Range Electric Retrofit In Ford F-150 Pickup Truck
Electric vehicles of various sorts are just now showing up in dealer showrooms. But that leaves a quarter of a billion gasoline vehicles running around U.S. roads. What to do... August 5, 2011 by John Voelcker 8
Mini E Driver Study: Some Caveats On Electric-Car Happy News
The 450 lucky U.S. drivers who were picked to test the BMW Mini E between June 2009 and June 2010 are one happy bunch. They love their cars, they like electric driving in... June 15, 2011 by John Voelcker 2
Tesla Fun For THINK Prices? The EV Mazda Miata Conversion
If we said you could own an electric car that offered four-fifths the fun of a 2012 Tesla Roadster 2.5 for less than a fifth the price, you might think we'd been illicitly... May 16, 2011 by Antony Ingram 4
Land Rover Greens Up Savannah Safaris With All-Electric Defender
Going on safari to one of the many game parks found in Africa is a once in a lifetime experience for most. But trundling around in a gas-guzzling SUV to shoot some memorable... May 9, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 3
EPA Changes Its Rules To Make Alt-Fuel Conversions Easier
The EPA has announced changes in the way it certifies systems that convert vehicles to run on alternate fuels, including natural gas, propane, alcohol, and electricity. The... April 12, 2011 by John DeCostanza
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