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Re:A $5,600 Electric Makeover for Old Diesel Cars by agumonkey on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @03:39AM (#20572371)
Some guys on France have picked a set of cars using the same frame to design a single kit.
Re:A $5,600 Electric Makeover for Old Diesel Cars by iagovar on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @07:02AM (#20573263)
Name or link please?
Re:A $5,600 Electric Makeover for Old Diesel Cars by agumonkey on Thursday August 01, 2019 @02:52AM (#20581555)
edit: apparently AIRE is more a federation of EV related clubs, the kit designing one is https://transition-one.fr/

association-aire.org

IIRC they were targeting small city cars like 107 (and the other models sharing the frame).

- https://www.challenges.fr/automobile/dossiers/il-sera-biento... [in french obv.]

- https://www.caradisiac.com/se-convertir-a-l-electrique-mais-...

Here are some more articles where they explain their desires

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=association%2Daire%20k...

Re:A $5,600 Electric Makeover for Old Diesel Cars by Phenomenit on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @06:03AM (#20572954)
It's easier because all of the French car brands are basically the same with the same frame with a different badge and bodywork.
Re:A $5,600 Electric Makeover for Old Diesel Cars by hawski on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @07:24AM (#20573401)
I thought that Renault has it different than Peugeot/Citroen. The former has common parts with Nissan and the latter with Opel (also part of PSA) and Fiat. Am I wrong?
Re:A $5,600 Electric Makeover for Old Diesel Cars by aeyes on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @11:00AM (#20574915)
Opel still shares no platforms with the french cars, it is all GM. The first car based on the PSA platform is planned to come out next year.
Re:A $5,600 Electric Makeover for Old Diesel Cars by joking on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @01:28PM (#20576386)
The grandland shares platform, it's actually built in the same factory than the 3008. It comes from an accord previous to the acquisition of Opel from psa
Re:A $5,600 Electric Makeover for Old Diesel Cars by agumonkey on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @06:10AM (#20572988)
Other manufacturers don't do shared designs ?
Re:A $5,600 Electric Makeover for Old Diesel Cars by Phenomenit on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @09:05AM (#20574081)
Definitely, I didn't have a snarky intention with my comment.
Re:A $5,600 Electric Makeover for Old Diesel Cars by agumonkey on Wednesday July 31, 2019 @12:05PM (#20575530)
I'm just honestly surprised