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A DIY Tracker Tough Enough for the Arctic

Cars That Think

So, I set about building an open-source ice tracker from DIY components that not only proved to be much, much cheaper but also much more capable than the commercial options. This consumed around 350 milliamperes while running at 5 volts for about 1.7 watts, but the Apollo3 uses just 500 microamperes at 3.3 microwatts.

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Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

Cars That Think

The best-known wearable energy-harvesting tech today is, of course, solar, which pulls down electrons from sunlight or ambient light. But solar is just the opening gambit. A backpack with a giant solar panel might work technically, but not in reality. volts for about 60 hours. Leveraging watch tech for…bisons?

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Creative Greenius is EV Driven

Creative Greenius

So you can see that Climate Change , Environment , Standards , Solar and other such terms all relate heavily to Obama according to what people talk about. * In addition to Creative Greenius you’ll find these great EV Driven blogs: DIY Electric Car. The top of the page has the latest posts. Electric Car Blog. Green Car Congress.

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Being a Pro Eco Recycler

DIY Electric Car

1 3000 watt 12 volt inverter with 1 blown internal fuse. -1 3 72 volt forklift motors (retail $1200). 600 amp Zappi 72 volt forklift controller with regen. 600 amp Zappi 72 volt forklift controller with regen. Large satellite dish to make into a parabolic solar cooker. -43 5 15 watt 12 volt solar panels. -1

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You Can't Do That!!! (the day the dreamers "grow up")

DIY Electric Car

Adding solar panels on the roof unfortunately will not add much generating capacity (except maybe to charge the 12 volt operating system. But I think a couple of peel and stick solar panels as racing strips up the hood, across the roof and down the tails might be a nice touch.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The three-point, 400-volt plug, which will allow electric cars to be recharged anywhere in a matter of minutes , will be unveiled Monday at the world’s biggest industrial technology fair in Hanover, northern Germany. At the time of the press release, I could not find a definitive picture. Sorry for any confusion. About Gas 2.0

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Pontiac Fiero : rechargedwith solar array. The2001 NESEA American Tour de Sol TheWinston Solar Challenge World Solar Challenge :solar cars across Australia {Returnto top of page} EV Manufacturersand Converters ACPropulsion Inc. RileyEnterprises : Electric and hybrid DIY plans. Porsche911T : D.