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How To Survive the Winter Driving an EV

Clean Fleet Report

Keep an Emergency Kit in your Electric Vehicle. Arming yourself with an emergency car kit can help give you peace of mind if you happen to get stranded in the elements. It should include items such as granola bars, a reflective blanket, rope or cordage and a first aid kit.

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2023 Volvo V60 Cross Country Review – Quiet Luxury

The Truth About Cars

The clean design can’t help but make me think of stereotypes about Swedish design and minimalism. Speaking of price points, this is not a cheap car. A 20-inch-wheel kit replaced the 19s and cost $3,200. The materials are generally nice and price-point-appropriate. Handsome in a plain way.

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Tips: Tesla Model 3 Paint Issues & How to Fix Them

Clean Fleet Report

One cheap and simple way to keep your Model 3’s paint looking great is to protect it from erosion, salt and grit by installing a mudflap or splash guard around the car’s tires. However, Tesla has recently started to offer its own all-weather protection kit , which sells for $70. Keep It Clean. Install a Mudflap or Splash Guard.

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Battery Boxes Have Shipped!

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

FreeGeek sells those supplies for about $20 ($10 if you volunteer more than four hours there - cheap!). They recycle a lot of uninterruptable power supplies (UPS) which often contain high-current Anderson connectors on the dead batteries. FreeGeek also sells laptop power supplies.

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Robot Gift Guide 2022

Cars That Think

Lego Robotics Kits. Lego has decided to discontinue its classic Mindstorms robotics kits, but they’ll be supported for another couple of years and this is your last chance to buy one. Petoi’s quadrupedal robot kits are an adorable (and relatively affordable) way to get started with legged robotics. Sphero | Amazon. Mini Pupper.

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Wall Street Report

Plug In Partners

coalition led by electric utilities , sensing a way to gain market share through vehicles that derive 90% of their power from electricity and can recharge at night when power is plentiful and cheap, kicked off a national campaign in Washington yesterday to push auto makers to make plug-in hybrids.

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Main Page - EAA-PHEV

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

PiPrius : Open Source documentation and kits. They use cheap, clean, and domestic electricity for short trips and daily commutes, displacing or eliminating oil consumption and CO2 pollution. Its a coalition between the Tree-Huggers, Do-Gooders, Sod-Busters, Cheap Hawks, and the Evangelicals".

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