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How Remote Sensing Technologies Increase Food Production

Cars That Think

That was the case for Melba Crawford , who as a teenager couldn’t wait to leave her family’s farm in Illinois to pursue an engineering career. But during her time as a freshman at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, the aerospace industry went through a period of mass layoffs.

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EV gateway

Electric Auto Association

The club started in 2006, when you couldn’t buy an electric car. Louis in Illinois that is known as a prime spot for Tesla drivers to compete against each other. “The kart demonstrates what is inside an EV since you can see all of the components.”. The GEVA go-kart at the Saint Louis Science Center.

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EV gateway

Electric Auto Association

The club started in 2006, when you couldn’t buy an electric car. Louis in Illinois that is known as a prime spot for Tesla drivers to compete against each other. “The kart demonstrates what is inside an EV since you can see all of the components.”. The GEVA go-kart at the Saint Louis Science Center.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our goal is to enable owners to enlist a local electrician/engineer to convert their cars, initially with lead-acid batteries, for under $6,000 and less than two person-weeks of time. (We CalCars converted Priuses into a PRIUS+ at the 2006 and 2007 Maker Faire s. In 2006, CalCars worked on a project with Electro Energy, Inc.

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