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Electronically Assisted Astronomy on the Cheap

Cars That Think

Electronically-assisted-astronomy photographs captured with my rig: the moon [top], the sun [middle], and the Orion Nebula [bottom] David Schneider First, I purchased a used Canon T6 DSLR on eBay. My next purchase was a modified gun sight to make it easier to aim the camera. That required a solar filter, of course.

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I just bought a super-cheap electric bike from China. It was a bad idea

Electrek

And that’s exactly the story of my latest weird little e-bike purchase. more… The post I just bought a super-cheap electric bike from China. But not the ones with the price tags that make you go, “Honey, how can we afford not to?!” Say hello to the Mihogo Mini, an ultra-low-cost electric bike direct from China.

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Battery revolution! Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE?

EV Central

The global auto giant Stellantis has done a deal with a French battery-maker to secure fresh sodium-ion battery technology for its future EVs that could see electric cars finally undercut petrol cars on purchase price. Has Stellantis cracked the code for super-cheap EVs that will undercut ICE? The post Battery revolution!

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GM, Ford stocks are so reasonable they’re significance purchasing, analyst says

Baua Electric

historically cheap,” making a purchasing alternative for traders, in line with Barclays. The post GM, Ford stocks are so reasonable they’re significance purchasing, analyst says appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. Hard work moves and alternative auto business demanding situations have made stocks of Common Motors Co.

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Comment on Nio allows Chinese owners of cars purchased on its BaaS model to buy out battery by Kuba

CN EV Post

I live in China 10 years, in Shenyang and now Foshan:) Gas is super cheap in China around 7-8rmb per liter. @DORAMAS In reply to DORAMAS. I have Toyota and it never breaks down, it depreciated 30k rmb in 5 years. If you check second hand EV like hiphi depreciated 200k in 2 years, nio et5 is selling for 170k with just 20k km.

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Tesla maintains an Outperform rating by Wedbush as Q1 2024 ends

Teslarati

Economist says cheap Chinese EVs should be kept out of U.S. According to Harvard Business Review , EV sales in China made up 82% in 2022, accounting for almost 60% of electric vehicles purchased worldwide. China has started exporting cheap electric vehicles to other countries, making it difficult for local automakers to compete.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

But I was in a hurry and simply mounted on the handlebars a Drok meter , which I had purchased for an earlier bicycle-based battery-charging project. It would have been possible to have such information displayed on a smartphone, using a. Bluetooth module plugged into the ESC.

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