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Michelin doesn’t want you to buy as many EV tires

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And yet it acknowledges that EV drivers shouldn’t be buying as many tires as they are. If you start to think in a way that you want to limit your innovation because of the (cost) premium, it could mean we are losing a lot of opportunities,” explained Garcin as to why Michelin keeps investing in long-game technologies.

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IoT-ize Your Old Gadgets With a Mechanical Hijacking Device

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Connectivity usually comes at a premium, and it also usually involves buying a brand new whatever it is, because new hardware and software and services are required. Or, that was the idea, anyway. I'd expect it to cost at least USD $100, although perhaps it could get somewhat cheaper in volume.

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Harvard team demonstrates new metal-free organic–inorganic aqueous flow battery; potential breakthrough for low-cost grid-scale storage

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In a paper in Nature , they suggest that the use of such redox-active organic molecules instead of redox-active metals represents a new and promising direction for realizing massive electrical energy storage at greatly reduced cost. The design permits larger amounts of energy to be stored at lower cost than with traditional batteries.

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This $680 4-seater electric swan boat makes my own Chinese e-boat look luxurious

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But after buying an ultra-cheap Chinese electric boat last year , this new one makes my own lazy lake cruiser look like a luxury yacht. And hey, having foot pedals as a backup on a boat like this probably isn’t a bad idea! And that’s after my boat cost nearly twice as much! The design is certainly… intriguing.

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Ham Radio Inspired This Scranton University Student to Pursue Engineering

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Piccini now is helping to develop a low-cost, low-power system to send a signal into the ionosphere and measure the time it takes to return. If we can make them cheap enough, we could get ham radio operators to set them up and increase data points.” “I The idea behind HamSCI is getting citizens involved in science,” Piccini says.

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Alibaba’s One Wheeled Magic! Single Wheeled Electric Motor Cycle

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We have been continuously talking about the perks and advantages Electric vehicles bring to the table such as, being environment friendly, cost-effectiveness, less maintenance, etc and we all are familiar with these advantages electric vehicles have over conventional gasoline-powered vehicles. The flexibility an EV offers while designing.

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What Robotics Experts Think of Tesla’s Optimus Robot

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What excites me is the idea of cheap and accessible hardware! There’s also lots of credit going to Elon for saying that ‘it’s going to cost 20k’, which reminds me of all the 3D LIDAR companies that have been saying ‘our LIDAR will only cost $100. But it doesn’t come without adding cost and complexity to your design.

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