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Our Hands-On Citizen-Scientist

Cars That Think

As he prepares to leave Spectrum to pursue more writing and assorted other projects, I asked Schneider to survey his DIY oeuvre and choose some highlights. He notes that his exoplanet detector , which he made back in 2014, still impresses him almost a decade on.

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Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life

Cars That Think

But no matter where we went, we could not escape one thing: the goddamn thermostat. This needed to be an easy DIY project, a quick upgrade. A startup was not the plan. The plan was a break. A long one. We traveled all over the globe and worked hard not to think about work. Soon our testers reported in: Installation went fine.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. We Promote PHEV Conversion Programs: First CalCars in 2004, then a number of aftermarket companies, have converted over 200 cars — at first most were for fleets, but more and more are going to individual owners.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Maverick XL FWD EcoBoost

Clean Fleet Report

After the uncertainty of the pandemic slowed things for nearly a year, new car introductions in the past year have picked up at a rapid pace. It didn’t rain in Southern California during our test week, but our history with front-wheel drive cars is they track well in the wet. Your first truck. Back To the Future Success Story.

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Flash Drive: 2022 Ford Maverick

Clean Fleet Report

The Maverick was not intended to be a heavy-duty work truck, but more for the weekend warrior home owner doing DIY projects, or used for active lifestyles such as biking and kayaking. inch screen with Bluetooth, Apple Car Play and Android Auto to utilize the AM/FM stereo and its six speakers. Best seats are up front.

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler , Dodge , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , SAE World Congress Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day by Sebastian Blanco on Apr 22nd 2009 at 7:48PM Two months ago we went for a ride in the Dodge Circuit EV.