Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

While it would have been nice to engineer some sort of spring-driven mechanism to control how forcefully the motor pushes against the tire, I kept things simple: I just deflated the tire somewhat, bolted the motor solidly in place, and reinflated the tire. So I bought an outrunner. In that position, it's hardly visible.

DIY 145

DIY Conversion Cheap Motor 145

Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

While it would have been nice to engineer some sort of spring-driven mechanism to control how forcefully the motor pushes against the tire, I kept things simple: I just deflated the tire somewhat, bolted the motor solidly in place, and reinflated the tire. So I bought an outrunner. In that position, it's hardly visible.

DIY 98

DIY Conversion Cheap Motor 98

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. We only drove ’normal’ ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars before but those gave me a feeling of always being in a hurry. The gasoline engine only runs in reversing to power the batteries.

2004 409

2004 Prius Cheap 2009 409

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

meter-tall Nexø II rocket was powered by a bipropellant engine designed and constructed by the Copenhagen Suborbitals team. The engine mixed ethanol and liquid oxygen together to produce a thrust of 5 kilonewtons, and the rocket soared to a height of 6,500 meters. Even more important, it came back down in one piece.

DIY 132

DIY Engine Design Exhaust 132

Electric Vehicless

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Front wheel connected conversion kit- very easy to install but less popular. Rear wheel connected conversion kit – In comparison to front wheel little but tough but most popular. Mid drive connected conversion kit – less popular & tough to install. Different connector use for connecting cable. Hub Motors.

Kits 52

Kits Conversion Batteries Battery 52

Cars That Think

MAY 7, 2022

If I could just connect the HVAC system to my iPhone, I could control it from anywhere. But the technology that I needed to make it happen—reliable low-cost communications, cheap screens and processors—didn’t exist yet. The architects and engineers on the Tahoe project heard me complaining over and over about how insane it was.

Tahoe 92

Tahoe Google Installation Building 92