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Ham Radio Inspired This Scranton University Student to Pursue Engineering

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The junior is president of the university’s W3USR amateur radio club. He’s also a member of Scranton’s IEEE student branch, the IEEE Club. Ham radio researcher Piccini joined Scranton’s amateur radio club when he was a freshman. Scranton’s IEEE Club offers presentations by engineering companies and technical talks.

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Citroën ë-Berlingo Van now available to order

Green Car Congress

To educate business owners in how to transfer their fleets and encourage them to buy electric vehicles, a number of aids have been introduced. The Club version, available in sizes M and XL, is the most versatile. There are tax incentives in most European countries. The high position of the seat allows the driver to overlook the road.

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Electric Auto Association

The club started in 2006, when you couldn’t buy an electric car. I had to build a controller from a kit,” continued Garver, who was a member of the Electric Auto Association at that time. “It The GEVA go-kart at the Saint Louis Science Center. Wayne Garver with his 1971 VW conversion. “I

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Reflections on Converting a 914 to an EV

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

Here goes (in no particular order): Things That Went Well During the Conversion The 914 AC kit from Electro Automotive is a good one. I modified the wiring in the original 914 AC kit (as suggested by Paul Jorg) to turn on the regen when the brake lights came on instead of controlling regen by releasing the accelerator pedal.

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EV gateway

Electric Auto Association

The club started in 2006, when you couldn’t buy an electric car. I had to build a controller from a kit,” continued Garver, who was a member of the Electric Auto Association at that time. “It The GEVA go-kart at the Saint Louis Science Center. Wayne Garver with his 1971 VW conversion. “I

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Road Test: 2021 Lexus NX 300h F Sport Black Line Special Edition

Clean Fleet Report

This excellent fuel economy is a prime reason to consider buying a NX 300h. Access to the cargo area, with tie downs, lights, a first aid kit and under-floor compartments, is through a power lift gate. Your numbers may differ. Lexus earned our praise by having volume and channel knobs for the 10-speaker Lexus Premium Sound System.

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Xerox Parc’s Engineers on How They Invented the Future—and How Xerox Lost It

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a small mainframe computer company that Taylor had tried to convince Xerox to buy as a way of starring up PARC. The first personal computer developed in the United States is commonly thought to be the MITS Altair, which sold as a hobbyist’s kit in 1976. At nearly the same time the Apple I became available, also in kit form.

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