2008 Buy Concept DIY 
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 28, 2021
That successful mission in August 2018 was a huge step toward our goal of sending an amateur astronaut to the edge of space aboard one of our DIY rockets. Copenhagen Suborbitals was founded in 2008 by a self-taught engineer and a space architect who had previously worked for NASA. Even more important, it came back down in one piece.
Plugs and Cars
OCTOBER 27, 2007
Third-party and DIY converters can't muck with every system on a car. They are busy proving, despite automaker resistance, that the plug-in hybrid concept is worth pursuing. And these advocates have successfully prodded Toyota to dangle a concept PHEV before our eyes. A supplemental electric heater comes right to mind.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
At these prices, people are buying the "environmental feature" -- they want to be among the first owners of the worlds cleanest extended-range vehicles. They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0" The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid.
Cars That Think
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
In 2021, the IMU units you could buy off the shelf were pretty inexpensive and reliable. At this point it was 2008, and AMPbot was scheduled for release in early 2009, but that was not to be. Concepts for a variety of different balancing robots. On all my early attempts, about 30 Hz was enough to keep the robot stable.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 22, 2009
The vans themselves are based on the concept Town and Country EV that was unveiled last Fall by Chrysler. However, because of the duty cycle used by the Postal Service, which generally amounts to only about 18-20 miles per day on a fixed route, these vehicles are being built without the range extender seen on the concept.
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