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Charge like you Volt-to: DIY J1772

DIY Electric Car

If you want all the benefits of this great and robust power standard, google other projects, I skipped all those subtleties and got'r'done! I took the car to the nearest charging station and tested it at full power today. I didn't realize this and spent 10 minutes unsoldering/resoldering. This all went together in about an hour.

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Tony Fadell: The Nest Thermostat Disrupted My Life

Cars That Think

This needed to be an easy DIY project, a quick upgrade. Nest Gets Googled. In 2014, Google bought Nest for $3.2 In 2016 Google decided to sell Nest, so I left the company. Months after I left, Google changed its mind. Abandon the project halfway through because it was too complicated? People loved it.

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The Plan for the Waiheke EV

DIY Electric Car

A 144v motor set up could get my car to 130km/h, but when will I need that? So when EV secrets tells me that a 48v motor can get my car to 50km/h, I think that would be less on a hilly island. The donor car. Once I have the donor car sitting in front of my house, then I'll feel like I'm truly on my way. yet lighter.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! More on Electric Cars: It’s On! Like this post?

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car battery technology and pave the way for ultra-fast charging electric vehicles in as little as two years. The tango (commuter cars) says they only need 50 million to become profitable. Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date. by RSS or sign up by email.

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From Home Brew to Hasbro

Cars That Think

We were able to get a one-off project to build some little balancing Android Robots for Google, and tour them around to events like Google IO, Google Sandbox, and Google Zeitgeist in London. Balancing Android robots built for Google. Concepts for a variety of different balancing robots.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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. See Conversions to Electrify Worlds 900+ Million Cars. Typically, hybrid cars have four or five separate warranties.

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