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2001-2003 Prius as electric Car

DIY Electric Car

One can turn 2001-2003 Prius as Electric Car very easily and cheaply.All one has do is to remove the EFI fuse once ign. One needed about min of 160 volt. One needed about min of 160 volt. is no and you get "READY" indication. But now it well only go about 1.7 or less unit the HV battery down to far.So

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Search for Buried Treasure With This DIY Magnetometer

Cars That Think

In the 1968 movie 2001: A Space Odyssey , an oddness in the moon’s magnetic field leads scientists to an alien monolith buried under Tycho crater. This article appears in the May 2022 print issue as “A DIY Magnetometer.”. This arrangement [schematic diagram below] creates a. The third sensor would thus track the total-field value.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Plug-In Conversions Corp www.pluginconversions.com of Poway, near San Diego, CA converts the Toyota Prius using NiMH batteries and the EAA-PHEV open source control system, and will provide kits to qualified DIY installers.

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