Worlds Longest Range Electric Car Conversion Goes 300 Km
January 28, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Electric Cars Europe (ECE) have finished the first gas-to-electric conversion of 200 Volkswagen Golfs for the Dutch energy supplier, ENEXIS (formerly known as Essent).
The fleet is to be used in the testing of the Euro version of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) dubbed the “Mobile Smart Grid” (PDF). We don’t have any spec information about the electric Golf, but it is reported to have enough lithium ion batteries to travel 300 Km (186 miles) on one charge. That would make the longest range electric car conversion ever built. Read more
Electric Porsche 911 Faster 0-60 than Regular 911
January 4, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
A Florida based company is specialising in converting Porsches to electric power with very little loss in performance, any varying ranges depending on the weight of batteries you are willing to put up with. The company also specializes in making their electric Porsche’s resemble other cars, such as Lamborghini’s and even iconic Porsche racing cars, such as the 962 with over 2,600lb-ft (3,500Nm) of torque.
The company is EvPorsche, and it hopes to compete against companies like Tesla that are already producing their own electric sports cars, as well as Lotus, which is developing one. Read more
Neil Young Converts 1959 Lincoln Continental to run Electric
November 4, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Neil Young has created a company called Linc Volt Technology to promote the conversion of existing gas-guzzling cars into vehicles that run on alternative energy.
According to Mr. Young, “Our main focus is on developing the technology. We can tell people how to do it. Or, we can do it for you.” Marc Benioff, a friend of Young’s, is set to be the newly-created company’s first customer, getting his Ford F-150 truck converted to electric. A documentary film of the Linc Volt’s conversion is currently being filmed. Read more
