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The Further Adventures of The Solangelist

Creative Greenius

As we move into the final month of the year 2008 I keep looking up at my rooftop longingly. People like Sascha Deri of the Alternative Energy Store in Hudson, Massachusetts. But there are people out there who have already done it, so I’ll talk to them first.

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Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

Plugs and Cars

Third-party and DIY converters can't muck with every system on a car. UPDATE: Felix Kramer of Calcars informs me that the vacuum bottle is standard on 2004-2008 Prius.) Third party converters have spent time and resources tweaking their plug-in hybrids to meet ARB testing written with gasoline-only hybrids in mind.

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Battery {Returnto top of page} EV Plans Sources Built For Fun ElectricVehicles : DIY plans for karts and buggys Drive Electric: EV3 Tri-Electric ElectricBicycle (Slipstream) : DIY plans and parts for the Slipstream electricbike Robert Q. RileyEnterprises : Electric and hybrid DIY plans. Discover the potential!

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From Home Brew to Hasbro

Cars That Think

They were not widely used, but for some reason the surplus store had a big box of them. At this point it was 2008, and AMPbot was scheduled for release in early 2009, but that was not to be. Then, I found some gyros at a surplus electronics warehouse—single axis piezoelectric devices originally made for camcorders and computer mice.

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A Smart Artificial Pancreas Could Conquer Diabetes

Cars That Think

A normally functioning pancreas recognizes the incoming sugar rush and secretes insulin to allow the body's cells to absorb it so that it can be used as energy or stored for such use later on. In January 2008, the U.S. and across Europe; in 2008 the U.S. Then there are the many, many DIY projects underway. Beta Bionics.

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