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Put an Old-School BBS on Meshtastic Radio

Cars That Think

LoRa first appeared on Hands Ons radar in 2020 , when enthusiasts realized that the long-range, low-bandwidth protocol had a lot of potential beyond just machine-to-machine Internet of Things connections, such as building person-to-person text messagers.

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Fast Food, Fast Charge

Cars That Think

And since even the speediest DC chargers take roughly 30 minutes to juice up an EV, drivers and passengers have time to kill, including enough time for a bite. Subway These new networks look to backstop President Biden’s plan to build 500,000 new EV chargers by 2030, up from around 130,000 today. 90 percent of the U.S.

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Arc 1 Conversion Journal 10/1/2013 Big EV Grin

DIY Electric Car

I have never run out of juice. I tried to build the car in such a way that every component was easily accessible and visible. I like to use 1st and 2nd personally. Thanks to everybody that has offered advice, shared their experience, and inspired me with their builds. This car has continued to exceed my expectations.

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GM taps LG for Volt Battery

Revenge of the Electric Car

MIT spinoff A123 was a personal favorite, also Germany’s Continental was in the running, but it was LG Chem subsidiary and Detroit based Compact Power, Inc. Since Compact Power is based in Detroit, and GM is their first big customer, maybe that’s enough of a reason to build at least a token factory in the U.S. URL: [link].

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Andrew Leland on Assistive Tech for the Blind

Cars That Think

If you think about the blind person, you know having a mouse isn’t very useful because they can’t see where the pointer is. Everything that a sighted person can see visually, you can hear aurally with a screen reader. But I’ve listened to a couple of demos that they posted on podcast, and to a person. Leland: Yes and no.

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US electricity demand is about to surge – here’s what needs to happen

Baua Electric

A strong US economy, the shift to electric vehicles and buildings, and the rise of battery and fuel cell manufacturing, data centers, AI, and cryptocurrency mining are all pushing electricity demand to new highs, putting added pressure on the grid. When the grid needs some juice, my Powerwalls provide it. Get started here.

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Stuff We Use: Power Inverters

The Truth About Cars

As a barometer, many of the household-style outlets in modern vehicles are rated for 400 watts, a number sufficient to charge laptops or power some small electronics but not enough to juice an Instant Pot to cook some food, for example. This is where power inverters made of slightly sterner stuff can be handy.

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