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The S-10 EV was preceded by at least two commercially marketed S-10 electric vehicle conversions performed by third parties: Solectria Corporation E-10 (introduced in May 1993 at the American Tour de Sol) [8] U.S. Electricar Pickup (introduced in 1994) [9]
Solectria Corporation offered the E-10, which was an electric vehicle conversion of the S-10 starting in 1993. [20] U.S. Electricar also offered S-10 conversions starting in 1994. [21] In 1997, General Motors introduced the Chevrolet S-10 EV, a battery-electric version of the S-10 pickup.
Electric car conversion has gone from being exclusively conducted by hobbyists and enthusiasts, to a rapidly growing industry. [1] [2] U.S. Electricar was one of the first commercial electric car conversion companies, founded in the 1970s to sell converted versions of conventional cars in the United States using lead-acid battery storage systems.
After Electricar was acquired by Solar Electric Engineering, the company adopted the U.S. Electricar name in January 1994 and launched a short-lived new line of conversions, including the Grumman LLV, Geo Prizm, and Chevrolet S-10. The company's final name change was to Enova Systems in July 2000.
DETROIT (Reuters) -U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Tuesday the department is working "as fast as we can" to finalize $1.7 billion in grants to fund the conversion of plants to ...
The DeLorean DMC-12 can be converted into an EV with a new bolt-on kit from Electrogenic.. Along with a 43.0-kWh battery, the conversion includes a 215-hp electric motor that's claimed to take the ...
Not so, this DMC-12. The engine has been replaced by a 160 kW (215 hp) motor and 43 kWh battery. Torque is up from 153 to 229 lb-ft and the 0-60 mph time is now a far more respectable 4.8 seconds.
Among these, the compressed natural gas variant was the only model in this family that was not electric, and it was a conversion of the standard two-seat EV1 platform. It featured a 1.0-liter turbocharged engine, and its advertised fuel efficiency was rated at 60 miles per US gallon (3.9 L/100 km; 72 mpg ‑imp ). [ 99 ]