Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Searching the interwebs, I found no shortage of leads about how to build a DIY seismometer. The problem is that the DIY seismometer designs I was seeing were large and ungainly contraptions. If I had a suitably sensitive seismometer, though, I’d be able to measure them. I recently decided that I needed to give this a try.

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Panama Puerto Rico DIY Chile 101

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

It was time to buy our first car. I started to read up on the Prius and started looking at cars to buy in a week’s time, so the paperwork would be ready for my wife to use the car from the following week. I was nervous as this was the first time that I was buying a car, so the experience was new to me. He was surprised!

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Creative Greenius

FEBRUARY 24, 2009

Obama on cars. "Revenge of the Electric Car" director, Chris Payne, in his new Tesla. For instance, when you go to Chris Payne’s fantastic Revenge of the Electric Car page, check out left side for the topics it digs into, like: Electric Cars (no surprise), Tesla , Mini E , Volt. Electric Car Blog.

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Mini E DIY Obama Climate Change 150

Electric Auto Association

JUNE 5, 2022

Larger signs were printed, too, volunteers from a local car club posting them at street corners around Manteca. In addition to securing cars from private owners and the local Audi, BMW, Mercedes, and Tesla dealerships, a used EV dealer was also engaged. Everyone loved these cars,” Beas said. DEED ride-and-drive event.

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DIY Electric Car

JULY 11, 2017

With the technology that the automotive industry has today, it is not surprising to see cars out performing records on an annual basis. Over the years, we were made to believe that petrol is the best option to run cars. However, modern engineering has been able to change this notion by introducing the fastest electric cars.

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Electric Cars Cars Electric Electrical 140

Cars That Think

APRIL 26, 2022

But feeding it to a second op amp configured as a simple comparator (one that compares the input with zero volts) squared the signal up nicely, with the output switching between the +12-volt and –12-volt supply rails every 3 milliseconds or so. to locate shipwrecks or find an old car buried under your garden— it happens !

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DIY Volt 2001 Building 98

Cars That Think

JUNE 22, 2022

So when I decided to build a cheap DIY scintillating gamma spectrometer, it was the natural choice—although I didn’t realize I’d find myself navigating around teething problems of the sort that often affect a first-generation integrated circuit. This article appears in the July 2022 print issue as “DIY Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy.”.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

November 2018 Hands On article, “DIY Pro Audio ” in IEEE Spectrum , and it convinced me it was possible, although I wanted to go beyond just a power amplifier to something more like my lamented Sansui. In commercial product development, an optimized microcontroller would be the way to go, but for my DIY project, a Pi was perfect.

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DIY Electric Car

AUGUST 21, 2011

One can turn 2001-2003 Prius as Electric Car very easily and cheaply.All one has do is to remove the EFI fuse once ign. One needed about min of 160 volt. One needed about min of 160 volt. is no and you get "READY" indication. But now it well only go about 1.7 or less unit the HV battery down to far.So

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2003 2001 Prius Electric Cars 100

Honda S2000 EV Conversion

MARCH 15, 2009

volts that would otherwise be going into the cell. I named them Volt Blocher. Here is a picture of them installed in the car. There will soon be two others using the Volt Blocher units. Dimitri and Jim have ordered their DIY kits and will hopefully have them up and running soon. LiFePo 4 cells are 3.2v

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Volt DIY Charging Cheap 40

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

volts for about 60 hours. In the future, DIY may not even be necessary. Using built-in fuel cells, the device absorbed the lactate in the sweat and combined it with atmospheric oxygen to generate water and pyruvate. Kinefox is open source, with files published on GitHub.

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Energy Solar Carbon Fiber Universal 137

Cars That Think

JULY 21, 2021

I added a DIY solder squid—a block with four flexible arms that I use to hold components in place while soldering—with a concrete base and an automatic solder fume extractor. I did just that, pulling out a strip of 12-volt nonaddressable LEDs and powering them with a simple wall power adapter. James Provost. But why stop there?

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 23, 2024

volts, and draws 400 milliamperes in steady-state operation. In the past, OCXOs were power hungry and bulky or expensive, but in the last few years miniature versions have appeared that are much cheaper and draw way less power. The Raltron OCXO I chose for my clock costs $58, operates at 3.3 The OCXO resonates at 10 megahertz.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 3, 2012

It has been about 5 months since I posted my first blog about converting my car to electricity. Winter 2011-2012: Engine Bay and Under-car: The car is now completely gas-less. I was also able to strip a good 2/3rds of the wiring from the car as they were directly related to ICE components. This is a 6.7"

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Conversion 2012 Deep Cycle Lead Acid 100

DIY Electric Car

JUNE 26, 2010

1 3000 watt 12 volt inverter with 1 blown internal fuse. -1 3 72 volt forklift motors (retail $1200). 600 amp Zappi 72 volt forklift controller with regen. 5 15 watt 12 volt solar panels. -1 1 100 watt 12 volt sharp solar panel. -36 Remember most companies have to pay to get rid of some surplus. total $14,600). -1

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Deep Cycle Volt 2000 Solar 124

DIY Electric Car

MAY 5, 2010

Our biggest personal reason is our first electric car, a swiss Solec Riva Junior. 60 volts out of 10x 6V LeadAcid (Banner 180 Ah). The reason to get an electric vehicle is surely different to everybody who get flashed by the conversion virus. Solec Riva Junior. year of manufacture: 1990 (Switzerland). Motor: DC 6kW / 8,16PS / 8.046 hp.

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Switzerland Electrical Electric Volt 113

DIY Electric Car

JULY 1, 2010

car, recycled batteries, recycled wires and recycled dreams." A couple weeks ago deer hit me on the way to work and destroyed our car, we were going to replace the car with another "beater" as a commuter car but thought this would be a perfect time to realize our dream and convert a car from gas to electric.

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Solar Volt Commuter Cars Convert 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles Written by Jerry James Stone Published on April 19th, 2009 34 Comments Posted in Electric Cars (EVs) , Plug-in hybrid EVs Just a few hours after General Motors called for a standardized EV plug , one has been created! More on Electric Cars: It’s On! Like this post?

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DIY Electric Car

APRIL 20, 2010

There just enough room to do it in the car. I found and bought a Caterpiller electric fork lift truck, the end result was that for $600 I got three 48 volt dc mortors, and a controller. My plan was to connect the two Clark forklift motors together end wise. I went looking for a more suitable motor. Plus a couple of hydraulic pumps.

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Volt DC Connect Connected 100

DIY Electric Car

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

We had the car licensed and plated the following week. and taking about 6 hours to charge @ 10amps per charger from a standard 115 volt ac plug rated at 15 amps. EV Grinning, we have just completed our conversion from gas to electric, two weeks ago the Fiero passed it's safety test with no problems. We are averaging about 25 km's (15.33

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Legal Extended Range Conversion Volt 100

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car battery technology and pave the way for ultra-fast charging electric vehicles in as little as two years. The tango (commuter cars) says they only need 50 million to become profitable. Like this post? Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date. by RSS or sign up by email.

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MIT Gas-Electric Gas Electric Cars 45

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

Comutacar : Scott HullsC-cars and upgrades DaihatsuFellow Van : Interesting Japanese conversion. No picturesof his car yet though.) PlymouthHorizon : RLewits Home Page, car was for sale but he sold it. Citicar :John Buckman has sold his Citicar but he still has some great info on Citicarparts.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

We Promote PHEV Conversion Programs: First CalCars in 2004, then a number of aftermarket companies, have converted over 200 cars — at first most were for fleets, but more and more are going to individual owners. See Conversions to Electrify Worlds 900+ Million Cars. Typically, hybrid cars have four or five separate warranties.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride 41

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

For drivers that just cant do without the sound of internal combustion, a separate system inside the car can pipe in a new soundtrack thats meant to mimic the rising and falling sounds of an engine. The rich sounds of our in-car systems will be complemented by this technology, opening new opportunities for deployment and enjoyment." "The

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Hybrid i-MiEV 2009 New York 30

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 20, 2009

German energy firm RWE has stated that a cadre of respected automakers and energy firms have all come together in agreement on a three-point, 400-volt plug that will enable electric cars the world over to be recharged anywhere, regardless of which recharging station they stop at.

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Recharge Plug Electric Vehicles 2009 75

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler , Dodge , AutoblogGreen Exclusive , SAE World Congress Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day by Sebastian Blanco on Apr 22nd 2009 at 7:48PM Two months ago we went for a ride in the Dodge Circuit EV.

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Dodge Circuit Dodge Electric Cars Chrysler 45

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

The car would have been capable of making a lasting impression given the chance, outfitted, as it was, with the motor and gear box 1.0 It is probably possible to make a 20k electric smart that outperforms most other cars on the road in everything except range and top speed. from the Tesla Roadster. and 49 mpg.

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Power Powered Dodge Circuit Tesla 49

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. Automotive.coms auto loan locator can help you get a lower new car finance rate.

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Minivan Chrysler Dodge Circuit 2009 46

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Just as we have become accustomed to plugging in our cell phones everyday, the habit of plugging in your car after returning home could easily become second nature. The only time involved is the few seconds it takes to plug in and later, unplug, your car and possibly press a button. Hey, maybe you got an email during the drive, right?

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