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This slightly shady $500 kit turns your e-bike into an electric snowmobile

Baua Electric

Well now there’s an easy way to do it in the form of a conversion kit that takes an e-bike and turns it into something of a snowmobile with the inclusion of a snow track kit. I’m not saying this is a good idea. In fact, it’s probably a terrible idea for several reasons that we’re going to cover. Tank tracks!”

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Germany’s AgiloBat project seeks flexible battery production in terms of format, material, quantities

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Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), together with partners at the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) are developing an agile production system for batteries. —KIT President, Professor Holger Hanselka.

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KIT, Tongji cooperating on distributed validation of fuel cell vehicle electric drive systems

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The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Tongji University in Shanghai are researching standardizable methods for joint technology development in dispersed locations. —Professor Albert Albers, director of IPEK’s Institute for Product Development at KIT. However, development work tends to take place at one location.

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IEEE STEM Activity Kits Are In Demand at 150 U.S. Public Libraries

Cars That Think

More than 150 public libraries throughout the central United States now lend out activity kits that let children explore just about any aspect of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The kits teach youngsters what engineers do, as well as how to code, build robots, design video games, and create animations.

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Mattel creates the perfect Tesla Cybertruck LEGO kit that never was

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Tesla Cybertruck Hot Wheels models enter ‘production hell’ with delivery delays. Hopefully, the set’s production does not run into the same challenges as the Hot Wheels Cybertruck models. The Hot Wheels Cybertruck entered its own production hell, leading to delivery delays, similar to the Tesla’s Model 3 production hell in 2018.

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ecovolta electrifies a Traxter for the Swiss Alps

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Since there was no suitable offer at the Canadian Traxter manufacturer Bombardier Recreational Products or in its own market area, the idea for retrofitting the Traxter to electric operation arose. ecovolta has already electrified numerous other vehicle types with the drive kit used for the Traxter.

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Lucid has built almost 800 Lucid Air sedans in its Saudi facility: exec

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Lucid opened its Saudi Arabia plant in September, with a target production rate of 5,000 vehicles per year. Sultan highlighted this idea in a comment. The construction for Lucid’s CBU has already started, and the company is aiming to start vehicle production in the facility in 2026.