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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

Thanks to a few recent technical and commercial developments, I was able to come up with an e-bike conversion that cost me less than US $200 and yet functions impressively. He'd been selling kits for his mount in small numbers. Consider the two e-bikes described in. this month's Gizmo column , which each cost thousands of dollars.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

Thanks to a few recent technical and commercial developments, I was able to come up with an e-bike conversion that cost me less than US $200 and yet functions impressively. He'd been selling kits for his mount in small numbers. Consider the two e-bikes described in. this month's Gizmo column , which each cost thousands of dollars.

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

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During its brief heyday, thousands were built, leading to commercially assembled Galaksijas finding their way into homes and schools across the country. 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.

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Portable Analyzer Brings Blood Testing to Rural Areas

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The researchers began by using commercially available reagent kit for analyzing glucose levels. This prototype offers a cheap way to analyze blood samples remotely. The system can be adapted to analyze any biochemical substances in the blood by simply modifying the reagent and spectral wavelength that's used.

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GM demos its new Energy products by running a mansion off a Silverado EV

Baua Electric

Infographic detailing GM Energy’s Home and Commercial ecosystem. That’s important, because the system isn’t cheap. GM invited us to a swanky house in Beverly Hills to demonstrate its new home energy products, including vehicle-to-home (V2H) backup power that allows you to power your house off of your EV battery.

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LDV eT60 electric ute, eDeliver 9 van and MIFA 9 people mover have big EV price premiums

EV Central

LDV has announced the prices of its trio of new electric models – and they’re not cheap. . The battery pack underneath means there’s also no room for a spare tyre, with a repair kit in its place. We’re in this lucky situation where we can offer commercial EVs to begin the transition.”.

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Is Worldcoin a Crypto-currency for the Masses or Your Digital ID?

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Toward the end of last year, Sada says, Worldcoin started work on a new product called World ID—a software-development kit that lets third parties accept ZKPs of “unique humanness” from Worldcoin users. “A Anna Stone , who leads commercial strategy for a nonprofit called Good Dollar.