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Opinion: Cars and Toxic Substances

Clean Fleet Report

Well, we know what internal combustion cars do—they burn fuel, which goes out the exhaust. It is affordable and has heat-resistant properties; that’s the reason behind using asbestos in cars. The use of PVC in many parts of a car is what makes most cars affordable. Now, we all know the dangers of CO. Cars emit CO into the air.

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Can This DIY Rocket Program Send an Astronaut to Space?

Cars That Think

That successful mission in August 2018 was a huge step toward our goal of sending an amateur astronaut to the edge of space aboard one of our DIY rockets. While our boats were in international waters , Sweden ha s oversight of the airspace above that part of the Baltic Sea.) Even more important, it came back down in one piece.

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DEED advertising pays off

Electric Auto Association

Used EVs are much more affordable,” he continued. I thought it would be internal combustion running on hydrogen, but then we found out it was electric vehicles.” Dave Atherton answering questions from Toyota representatives about his DIY modified 2008 Prius.

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iRobot Launches Create 3, with ROS 2 Built In

Cars That Think

It’s a little scary to recall that when iRobot last released an update to the Create DIY/educational robot platform, the calendar read 2014 (!). It's important for the robot to be accessible; it’s important for people to be able to afford this platform so that they can build their projects on it. I think there are two reasons.

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Is It Economical to Convert ICE Car to Electric Car Using Conversion Kit

Get Electric Vehicle

converting existing internal combustion engine (ICE) cars into electric vehicles using conversion kits. Labour and Expertise Converting a car to electric propulsion isn’t a simple DIY project for most individuals. Let us weigh the costs, benefits, and considerations associated with emerging trends.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Today youd do it to be one of the first to drive the worlds cleanest extended range vehicle; in the future, youll do it because its an obvious and affordable win! A new trend is conversion of internal combustion engine vehicles. If you want one now, know that youll spend far more than theyll cost when mass-produced.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Lotus Engineering and Harmon International, two heavyweights in their respective industries, have teamed up to create a new technology known as Electronic Sound Synthesis (ESS). Basically, the external ESS is a system that produces artificial vehicle noise. Basically, the external ESS is a system that produces artificial vehicle noise.

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