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After I bought a $2,000 electric mini-truck from China, these DIY upgrades made it great

Electrek

As many of my regular readers will know, nearly two years ago I set out on a saga to buy an electric mini-truck from China. more… The post After I bought a $2,000 electric mini-truck from China, these DIY upgrades made it great appeared first on Electrek.

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A DIY Electric and Hybrid Car Maintenance Guide

Clean Fleet Report

A DIY Electric and Hybrid Car Maintenance Guide Essential Tools and Tips to Get You Started This article may contain affiliate links. Essential Tools for Electric and Hybrid Car Maintenance Understanding which quality mechanics tools and other essential supplies you need is the first step in DIY maintenance.

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A DIY Tracker Tough Enough for the Arctic

Cars That Think

Unfortunately, the cost of buying instruments commercially severely limited how many trackers we could deploy. So, I set about building an open-source ice tracker from DIY components that not only proved to be much, much cheaper but also much more capable than the commercial options.

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My First EV — Part 3, Home Charging

CleanTechnica EVs

If you buy a new Chevy Bolt, GM gives you two options for charging at home: $500 cash for DIY, or $1,000 towards using one of its certified installers. I did not know much about installing a charger, so I opted for the second. All was done by email: click here to accept, click there […]

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Finally switch to a battery-powered string trimmer with RYOBI’s 18V 15-inch kit at $139 in New Green Deals

Electrek

If switching from gas to electric is a bit daunting as you think of having to buy yet another battery platform, chargers, and the like, then RYOBI has you covered. As one of America’s largest DIY tool brands, there’s a real possibility you have some RYOBI 18V tools already at home.

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Polestar 2 qualifies, DIY electric Mini Cooper on a budget, VW ID.4 launch approach: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

The Polestar 2 is a Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021 finalist. The Polestar 2 is a finalist nominee for Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021 award. A YouTuber built an electric Mini Cooper. And Volkswagen's launching the ID.4. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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IoT-ize Your Old Gadgets With a Mechanical Hijacking Device

Cars That Think

Connectivity usually comes at a premium, and it also usually involves buying a brand new whatever it is, because new hardware and software and services are required. Whether or not every device you own actually. needs Internet connectivity is up for debate. But if you want it, it's there—as long as you're able to afford it, of course.

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