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August 16, 2022

It’s Electric! The BetsyMobile® Bday Gift

We recycle existing cars when designing and building the JillMobile®, BidenMobile®, and other one-off ICE to EV conversions. Yet for TV host Betsy Rosenberg’s B-Day, we went to Gregor Hembrough for help!1979; In the Betsy Movie, Angelo Perino, a young auto racer has been secretly commissioned to develop a groundbreaking fuel-efficient car with hopes for a return to profitability on a new model named for the great-granddaughter of the firm’s founder.2022, on the GreenTV show, we film the making o

August 15, 2022

It’s Electric! And IRA Helped!

The recent news that the United States Postal Service has the Green light of $3B to go all electric, we got tons asking what happened to our conversions.With the passing of the I.R.A., (Inflation Reduction Act) we too got the Green light and monetary incentives needed for converting ICE to EV’s (or BEV’s) as the DC folks call them.And pay no mind or very little to the flack about the IRA and EV incentives because the wrinkles are still being worked out and the potholes being paved. All of this t

August 14, 2022

It’s Electric! EV Tire Deflation

It’s time to talk tires and why EV tires wear faster than ICE. Our friends at Motor Biscuit say EVs are heavier than than ICE and EVs get instant torque that burn rubber. Good EV tire video!In the video, Tyre Review looks at the differences between a regular road tire, and a tyre designed specifically for EVs, comparing them in safety tests such as braking, range tests and internal noise levels in the vehicle. Electric vehicles, otherwise known as EVs are quickly establishing themselves as a tr

August 12, 2022

It’s Electric! E-Vacation Time

Chief Market Officer Sarah Hardwick and the anniversary of my Father passing reminded me that all of our team need a break from the 24/7 we have clocked for 27-years. Thanks e-RV Winnebago!We and the team are taking a break, be back before you know it! Enjoy the video of today’s e-RV! Thanks Edmund Franklin Lake, Auto Archives research expert and Minds Eye Design!And remember; only you can help clean up our transportation…

August 11, 2022

It’s Electric! Tribute to Bruce Meyers

It’s Electric and what began decades ago has evolved is the famous Meyers Manx EV. We reached out with CNET and Jay Leno supplying the sneak-peek videos. R.I.P. Bruce Meyers and William Vincent Lake.And an oldie but a goodie from Jay Leno’s garage!Thanks for supporting our work and be well. JL

August 10, 2022

It’s Electric! Near-Zero Range Anxiety

The questions were asked for help with EV anxiety to present to Biden team. Joshua Aviv stepped up. In tribute to William Vincent Lake who was also a fast-charging fan, thank you to all our Solutionaries like Joshua!Thanks to Tamara L. Diamond at GreenTV and Erik Johnson at L.A.C.I., we saw the work of many come to fruition on the White House lawn. According to a post by Erik, “People like Josh…who dream to make the impossible possible. This law is for them.” – President Joseph R. Biden. What a

August 10, 2022

It’s Electric! USPS EV’s 100% Funded

“USA Senate calls USPS’s bluff The USPS claimed it would cost $3.3 billion more in upfront costs to convert the fleet to 100% BEV instead of 90% ICE – which almost perfectly matches the $3 billion allocated by the new Senate bill.”The allocation is split into two legs, with $1.29 billion for purchasing electric trucks and $1.71 billion for upgrading BEV support infrastructure at USPS offices.USPS: “As announced in our statement, based on improvements in operational, technology and financial circ

August 8, 2022

It’s Electric! Converting from ICE to EV

Many fossil fuels advocates are a dying breed much like the senseless vehicle shown. A true Green convert is donating this beast for a conversion as are millions in-process you will see with Grace and Mitchell Yow! in the video!Take a look at this image of vehicles loaded with embodied energy when built and many still have that energy in the resources used to build them. Their only demise is the ICE drivetrains that fail emissions. Enter electric conversions.Filmed several years ago, Torque Tren

August 7, 2022

It’s Electric! Green Light for EV’s!

Biden Compound, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. 8.7.22: 5PM EST; It’s close enough to taste the win for electric vehicle owners all over the USA and the electric video that began in Delaware.The not so perfect Green Bill passed today is at least a win for Green advocates and the electric conversions of existing ICE to EV’s with incentives way beyond what is (currently) reported. And TV host Betsy Rosenberg will bring it here from inside the “Beach House”! And the video today is a salvaged version of t

August 5, 2022

It’s Electric! E-Willy

This is an all electric Willys Jeep with 5 Tesla batteries. The Jeep was featured in Matt Farah’s new Hagerty Insurance Show called Modified. Enjoy the specs and video!Both the Rs4 Avant and the Willys were driven up at Monticello Motor Club during a very raining and muddy afternoon…so they are absolutely filthy with mud. The body is stainless steel, the seats are covered Calvin Klein leather, and the motor is started by an RFID card. The back jerry can was converted into an Energizer Battery

August 4, 2022

It’s Electric! Greener App for You?

Greener way to charge your vehicle at a charging station near you! We tried it and it works. Less guilt with the ease of an App. And no, it’s not for everyone, just EV efficient-ado’s!This is not an ad as we are all volunteers here yet the questions beg. How is the consumption of your electric car? How energy efficient are you driving? How much energy does your electric car consume when parked (vampire drain)? This app provides you with the complete evaluation of all raw data of your electric ca

August 3, 2022

It’s Electric! E – F 75

While on the way to film the new USA EV plant, we were sent owners Andre Pessoa Barbosa’s e-Vehicle built in a tiny flat. Unlike mass-production, this is a 1972 Ford F-75 Willy’s pick up, a unique one-off!These are the specs and words directly from his site. We apologize for typo’s or spelling not picked up in the translation;Motor: ME1616 PMAC Water-cooled 96V, 250 AMP Continuous M Brushless DCMotenergy motor, 30hp, 77hp peak Drivetrain Manual 4 speed Clarck with clutch controller. Kelly KLS966