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Show Off Your Car At the Exploratorium in San Francisco

DIY Electric Car

Hello DIY'ers, The Exploratorium in the San Francisco is looking for someone who'd like to show off their DIY Electric Car for one night on October 7th as part of our monthly After Dark series. As it turns out, the Exploratorium was born out of the DIY spirit. I'm looking forward to meeting the members of the DIY Electric Car Forum.

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DEED advertising pays off

Electric Auto Association

Central California EVA chapter gets creative in promoting ride-and-drive. Dave Atherton answering questions from Toyota representatives about his DIY modified 2008 Prius. Spanish language side of the DEED event promotional notices inserted into 23,000 Manteca utility bills.

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Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

Cars That Think

Wei Gao/Caltech California Institute of Technology’s Wei Gao developed a self-powering “electronic skin.” In the future, DIY may not even be necessary. E-skin, he says, is a sensor-embedded device applied directly to skin to read and transmit health indicators like heart rate, body temperature, blood sugar, and metabolic byproducts.

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Best speakers ever

Electric Auto Association

Much earlier in the chapter’s history, member Otmar Ebenhoech, who would go on to create the Villa DC Motor Controller, made a strong impression on the DIY community using DC motors. He was also the owner of the California Poppy Porsche 914. Eventually moving to Alameda, California, the manufacturer was later renamed REVO Powertrains.

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Looking to get in a hybrid for cheap? Used Toyota Prius 1.5 HSD 2004-2009 Review

Green Car Congress

There are also videos on Youtube where people change the pack the DIY way or the individual modules, but be aware to only buy individual modules from a trusted source. The cost of that usually starting just below $1,000 or changing the faulty modules (28 modules in a pack) individually that is much cheaper.

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The Further Adventures of The Solangelist

Creative Greenius

So that means first off I have to help all of us here in California take advantage of AB 811 which is supposed to make it possible for us to get low interest loans to pay for our solar systems from our cities and counties. And so my epiphany told me that makes me the solar everyman.

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Road Test: 2021 Mazda CX-9 Signature AWD

Clean Fleet Report

For even more space, the second row folds flat producing plenty of room for a run to the DIY store or maybe some antiquing. In 235 miles driving through Southern California, we averaged 24.1 The tires provided good grip when pushed hard on sunny and dry Southern California roads. Ready to rack up the miles.

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