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This DIY kit lets you build your own street-legal tiniest car in the world

Electrek

And now a new kit allows handy folks to build their own replica, although this time, it’s electric! more… The post This DIY kit lets you build your own street-legal tiniest car in the world appeared first on Electrek. The Peel P50, produced in the early 1960s, was the smallest production automobile in the world.

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Build Your Own Smallest Car In The World With This Peel P50 DIY Kit

InsideEVs

The street-legal kit car is available with a variety of engine choices, including electric.

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Researchers propose using AC and ventilation systems for decentralized production of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels

Green Car Congress

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the University of Toronto have proposed a method enabling air conditioning and ventilation systems to produce synthetic fuels from CO 2 and water from the ambient air. Envisioned modular, on-site renewable hydrocarbon synthesis system based on CO 2 capture from thin air.

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Being a Pro Eco Recycler

DIY Electric Car

If you don't ask you will not receive legally, I have received free things like: -73 used power packs (retail $200 ea. When I told people at work that I was building a electric car I received 20 Deka Unigy 45 ah deep cycle batteries (retail $3000) for free as they were swapping out old ups batteries from a back up system. Do be humble.

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

Green Car Congress

Smart Mobility builds upon Ford’s Blueprint for Mobility ( earlier post ). This experiment studies a driver’s behavior over time in order to build a more personalized mobility profile. The City Dash app tells users whether they are legally parked. The data is gathered by devices plugged into the HP fleet vehicles.

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The Soviet-Era, Z80-based Galaksija Dared to Be Different

Cars That Think

As a retrocomputing nerd, when I saw early last year that the Galaksija was being reissued as a complete kit through Crowd Supply , I placed an order on general principles. Figuring it was plain sailing from there, I canceled my Crowd Supply kit order and set off on my own.

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The Tamiya Wild One Max: Big Toys for Big Boys

The Truth About Cars

If you’ve been an automotive enthusiast since childhood, there’s an extremely good chance that a portion of your early life was dedicated to building Tamiya models. For many, Tamiya kits served as a precursor to full-size vehicle projects that would be attempted in adulthood.

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