The Uruguayan company teaching people how to turn regular cars into EVs. - eviltoast
  • bassad@jlai.lu
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    2 months ago

    A company in my city created an EV conversion kit for any cars years ago. As they could not get certification for all models, they made a partnership with the constructor and managed to have certification for only 1 model (Renault Master, a utility truck) and now the company is controlled by Renault (the constructor).

    They indeed killed the competition…

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      2 months ago

      It’s almost like they should be open sourcing the method, so it can be accessible to anyone.

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        2 months ago

        Unfortunately open sourcing is not an option without certification, cause vehucles will not be allowed to go on roads.

        At least here in europe

        • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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          2 months ago

          As long as the car is inspected and passed after the fact I don’t see why you would need certification for the actual conversion. Of course that’s a big risk on the owner, but if you’re pretty sure you know what you’re doing it’s not that much of a risk