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Learn the latest on Electric Porsche 944’s electric 914.

Found on CarBuildIndex (a great site, btw) …

Here’s a look at Van Svenson’s semi-stock NA engine used in his racer.

Electric 944 recently posted a very informative post about experiences so far with converting a 944 to electrical power (recall our previous posts?), particularly in terms of AC vs. DC.  Read about it here: http://electricporsche.rwaudio.com/2015/05/the-ultimate-ev-question-ac-or-dc/

From the Electric Porsche 944 blog, which we have previously visited, comes this story on the conversion to electric of a Porsche 914: http://electricporsche.rwaudio.com/2015/04/the-reconversion-of-a-porsche-914/ No further word on the development of the electric 944.

That’s how Dan Neil, writing in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, describes his experience with the new Cayman GT4. Read on. And thanks to Herman for pointing this one out.

A number of years ago, my brother (himself formerly a university creative writing instructor) told me about his favorite contemporary automotive writer, Dan Neil, then working for the Los Angeles Times.  At some point, Neil was drafted by the Wall … Continue reading →

As a Christmas gesture, let’s check out a TEDTalk from several years ago from BMW’s Chris Bangle:

Pop the hood of a 944 and you might not be expecting this: Or an instrument array like this: These pics come from the fascinating website of an enterprising Canadian who is converting a 944 from gas to electic power. … Continue reading →

Ethanol-free gas, definitely preferred for a 944,  isn’t so easy to find these days.  Here is a site that accumulates information on locations where you can get the stuff; well over 7,000 stations are in its database now.  http://pure-gas.org/ You … Continue reading →