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Ford Launches Cool Off-Road App Only for Its Owners

The Truth About Cars

Simply downloading the app onto one’s device permits the use of trail maps, waypoint system, or navigation kit. The Bronco Trail App is available in both the Apple App Store and Google Play. One needn’t have their name on the ownership papers of a Sportsman ATV or RZR side-by-side to use that app’s tools.

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How to Plan Summer Travel with an EV

Blink Charging

In a blog, Consumer Reports wrote, “Weather, hills, speed, traffic, cargo, passengers, and climate settings have an impact [on battery range],” so be sure to take this into consideration. Alternatively, add cleaner and a squeegee to your vehicle supplies kit in your EV frunk!

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Ford, GM rolling out third-party developer programs for in-vehicle apps

Green Car Congress

The Ford Developer Program for open mobile apps provides a software development kit (SDK), technical support from Ford engineers and a developer community to enable utilizing the SYNC connectivity system and AppLink application programming interface (API).

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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. The kit is designed so the batteries can be upgraded to lithium-phosphate.) 25 or more gets you a bumper sticker.

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Opinions and Rants

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

For those of you who have read my blog entries in the past, you know I've blown up the internal FETs of the DC-DC over five times and spent countless hours reverse-engineering the circuit with experts at work to see just what could possibly be wrong with the system. The 9" DC motor from ElectroAuto's kit 20 years ago provided more torque.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

To jot down those will take an entirely new blog, but here’s a sample. Followed Google Maps to hit Hosur road - and from then on the Maps was switched off. We switched on Google Maps and left for Ooty. Here is a link to the blog based on that talk: [link] Zarryl Lobo had recommended that we meet with Jayram at Conoor.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Read more in this blog post: [link] — Gregory Hancock 5. Many EV groups online for more info or google EV clubs or EV racing and follow the website’s links. Search This Blog Previous Post: The Promise of a Better Light Bulb? April 10, 2009 11:51 am Link The electric car is only part of the story in Portland.

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