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35 Years Ago, Researchers Used Brain Waves to Control a Robot

Cars That Think

The three researchers used a Movit Line Tracer II robot they built from a kit from Japanese appliance shop Elehobby, now called Elekit. The frequency increases when a person is relaxed and not moving. The computer then sent a 5-volt logic pulse through the D/A converter—which the transistor amplifier magnified and sent to the robot.

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Volt Blocher

Honda S2000 EV Conversion

volts that would otherwise be going into the cell. I named them Volt Blocher. This looks much cooler in person but thought I'd add a shot with most of the cells now shunting. There will soon be two others using the Volt Blocher units. LiFePo 4 cells are 3.2v The cell balancer is designed to start shunting energy at 3.6

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Road Trips: How to Plan an Accessible Getaway

Baua Electric

As a disabled, chronically ill, neurodivergent person, I take road trips every year and have learned some tips and tricks along the way. The hotels have been reviewed in person by trained assessors; only those that meet the criteria are listed. This keeps everything cold for a couple of days at a time.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

Technicians revamp the car’s electrical wiring, including the notoriously unreliable 12-volt circuits. s electric conversions spends about 100 days moving through 20 discrete shop bays, where it undergoes about 2,200 person-hours of meticulous restoration. But [with such kits], you don’t need special high-voltage knowledge.”.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Our goal is to enable owners to enlist a local electrician/engineer to convert their cars, initially with lead-acid batteries, for under $6,000 and less than two person-weeks of time. (We The kit is designed so the batteries can be upgraded to lithium-phosphate.) They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0"

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smart, MINI Unveiling Electric Scooter Concepts at Paris Show; Central Role for Smartphones

Green Car Congress

The traction current is supplied by a 48-volt lithium-ion battery pack. The new, further developed smart drive kit app allows the rider to use online services when making stops on the road. Tags: Electric (Battery) Personal Transit. As the motor does not take up any space in the chassis, more stowage space is available there.

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Micro :Electronics, Kits, Surplus, Online Catalog Cand H Sales Co.: Nuts& Volts Magazine : For the serious gadgeteer. Chevrolet S-10 :Brian has a new and very nice conversion. EV conversions in Canada CommuterCars: Builders of the "Tango" tandem EV Currie Technologies: Homeof US ProDrive Electric Scooters and Electric Bicycles.