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A Practical Car Care Guide for Your College Car

Clean Fleet Report

DIY Car Maintenance Doing simple maintenance tasks on your own can save you money and help you better understand your vehicle. Emergency Kit. You could think about including things such as water in bottles, food that won’t go bad, cozy blankets and a charger for your phone that you can carry around. Learn Basic Repairs.

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How I turned a shipping container into a solar off-grid charging station with A/C

Baua Electric

Well, not really cheated, but I just went with a retail solar generator system instead of DIYing that part myself from à la carte components. All of the panels are wired for the inverter/battery/charge controller gear (which is an all-in-one unit) and the kit includes all of the adapters. To be fair, I cheated a bit.

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Solar Energy - A Way To Cut Down On High Energy Costs

DIY Electric Car

For starters you can other solar options like solar water heaters or solar cookers. There are kits available for home owners to take advantage of the sun's abundant energy. Most of these kits can be assembled over a weekend for the basic installation, but the more complex system can take a little longer.

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Why I'm not an Environmentalist

DIY Electric Car

My concern for the environment started when earth, fire, wind, water and heart combined to fight the forces of corporate greed and irresponsibility. I’ve had quite a lot of greening influences in my life, from cartoons, to a kid’s solar experimentation kit, to my friend’s parent’s weird composting toilet.

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Being a Pro Eco Recycler

DIY Electric Car

3 water heater. Have fun and wear safety shoes and always have a first aid kits. . -17 Square D 761 safety disconnects. -5 5 15 watt 12 volt solar panels. -1 1 100 watt 12 volt sharp solar panel. -36 36 feet 4/0 forklift battery cable. Glass for our greenhouse. -3 300 feet of fibreglass cloth. -3 3 toast ovens. 2000 free lumber.

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Battery {Returnto top of page} EV Plans Sources Built For Fun ElectricVehicles : DIY plans for karts and buggys Drive Electric: EV3 Tri-Electric ElectricBicycle (Slipstream) : DIY plans and parts for the Slipstream electricbike Robert Q. RileyEnterprises : Electric and hybrid DIY plans. Nice folks. Fair RadioSales Co.: