Remove 2006 Remove DIY Remove Global Remove Supplies
article thumbnail

How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

CalCars converted Priuses into a PRIUS+ at the 2006 and 2007 Maker Faire s. Plug-In Conversions Corp www.pluginconversions.com of Poway, near San Diego, CA converts the Toyota Prius using NiMH batteries and the EAA-PHEV open source control system, and will provide kits to qualified DIY installers.

Plug-in 41
article thumbnail

A Smart Artificial Pancreas Could Conquer Diabetes

Cars That Think

The entire blood supply of a typical adult contains 4 or 5 grams of sugar—roughly as much as in the paper packet that restaurants offer with coffee. In 2006 the JDRF (formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) started work on a device at several centers in the U.S. Then there are the many, many DIY projects underway.

Personal 144