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Build Long-Range IoT Applications Fast With Meshtastic

Cars That Think

For me, it’s mesh radio systems, which first captivated me while I was zipping around downtown Las Vegas back in 2004. My original plan was to coerce a couple of my fellow IEEE Spectrum editors to spread out around Manhattan to get a sense of the range of the handhelds in a dense urban environment. megabits per second in a moving car.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

CalCars PRIUS+/Ron Gremban, Fall 2004 Ron Gremban, CalCars team; initially with EnergyCS technology (not used in redesigned conversion) Marin County, CA info@calcars.org 2. Progress Energy Corporation by Advanced Vehicle Research Center , with Hymotion kit, July 2007 (Raleigh, NC), contact Mike.Ligett@. Contact LMirisola@.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Next week, the California Air Resources Board is expected to adopt strict new regulations based on the theory that the innovative technology sold by 3Prong Power and other companies may be bad for the environment. 3Prong Power only works on Prius model years 2004 to 2009. The length of the warranty depends on how old the car is.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Several dozen prototypes on 15-passenger van since 2004; now in second generation development; no production plans. Cischke, Ford senior vice president for sustainability, environment and safety engineering. "By Does it make good business sense, and how does it affect the environment?" By partnering with these two industries.

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