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Can This DIY Rocket Program Send an Astronaut to Space?

Cars That Think

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. While our boats were in international waters , Sweden ha s oversight of the airspace above that part of the Baltic Sea.) Even more important, it came back down in one piece.

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iRobot Launches Create 3, with ROS 2 Built In

Cars That Think

It’s a little scary to recall that when iRobot last released an update to the Create DIY/educational robot platform, the calendar read 2014 (!). What's more, Create 3 brings a variety of new functionalities to users, including compatibility with ROS 2, an industry-standard software for roboticists worldwide. The first reason is cost.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Today youd do it to be one of the first to drive the worlds cleanest extended range vehicle; in the future, youll do it because its an obvious and affordable win! A new trend is conversion of internal combustion engine vehicles. If you want one now, know that youll spend far more than theyll cost when mass-produced.

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

ultra You might also like: Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles 9 Electric Cars 100 Years Old or More The Chinese BYD F3DM, First Mass Produced Electric Car, Fails with Consumers GM Ditches Volt for Geo Metro Hybrid? What I do need is an affordable alternative to Lead Acid. About 15 amps from a 110v outlet is adequate.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Lotus Engineering and Harmon International, two heavyweights in their respective industries, have teamed up to create a new technology known as Electronic Sound Synthesis (ESS). Basically, the external ESS is a system that produces artificial vehicle noise. Basically, the external ESS is a system that produces artificial vehicle noise.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles by Darren Murph , posted Apr 19th 2009 at 4:24PM Just hours after General Motors put forth a proposal for a standardized plug for electric vehicles , in flies this. The US standard is 120V@60hz the UK standard is 240V@50Hz. let me plug this car in right here, oh wait!

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Gas War: U.S. House Suggests Ending California Emissions Authority, White House Says Nope

The Truth About Cars

House of Representatives that would prevent California from receiving federal waivers to set standards limiting the sale of gasoline-driven automobiles. The truth is that electric vehicles aren't a reliable option for everyone, nor are they affordable. People with electric vehicles couldn't charge them to evacuate or heat their homes.