Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2021
Terrafirma Technology , a company started by an engineer named Michael House who has gone into business supplying 3D-printed adapters to people who want to repurpose lithium-ion power-tool batteries. So I poured on the juice and blew past him, thereafter maintaining Tour de France speed. As I raced ahead, I chuckled to myself. "OK
Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2021
Terrafirma Technology , a company started by an engineer named Michael House who has gone into business supplying 3D-printed adapters to people who want to repurpose lithium-ion power-tool batteries. So I poured on the juice and blew past him, thereafter maintaining Tour de France speed. As I raced ahead, I chuckled to myself. "OK
The Truth About Cars
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Before digging into some external or Bluetooth speakers, it’s worth surveying the landscape and mentioning a few vehicle brands which bake this technology right into some of their new models. At roughly $300 it’s not the cheapest option – but at least there’s nothing even remotely cheap-feeling about this cool-looking beast of a speaker.
Cars That Think
MARCH 24, 2023
The Big Picture features technology through the lens of photographers. Every month, IEEE Spectrum selects the most stunning technology images recently captured by photographers around the world. JUICE BOX For many years, environmentalists have looked forward to the coming of net-zero-energy buildings.
Cars That Think
MAY 10, 2022
We’ve gotten very, very good at making things that are cheap and durable. That copper coil you see in the video isn’t backyard-degradable, but it’s a stand-in for a coil printed with silver ink, which is an existing technology that the researchers just weren’t focusing on for the purposes of this project. Katherine W. Song et al.
Plugs and Cars
APRIL 11, 2011
The units I found quite accidentally are Free Juice Bar dual-connector units. Free Juice Bar, as the name implies, dispenses electricity to cars without networks to join, credit cards to wave, or phone calls to release the precious, if not dear, electrons. And probably not cheap. Good for them. And one on Google's map.
Baua Electric
MARCH 20, 2024
As I found in a recent drive of the RX 450h+, this translates to a luxurious crossover SUV with usable electric-only range, comfortable ride, and competitive technology. But it’s not cheap; it’s not elegant; and Lexus’ tech foibles carry over from the standard RX and other models.
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