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Non-bike bike gear tested: Foldylock Forever is the most secure folding lock, period.

Baua Electric

And so when I find something new that I incorporate into my everyday kit, that means that it has proven itself as both effective and worth it in the long haul. We’re talking about expensive transportation machines, and everyone seems to think they know the best lock that is better than anyone else’s.

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Portable Analyzer Brings Blood Testing to Rural Areas

Cars That Think

Seeing the need for a more transportable system that can analyze blood samples in rural and remote areas, two researchers in India have developed a new design that is simple, affordable, and easily deployed anywhere where a source of electricity is available. This prototype offers a cheap way to analyze blood samples remotely.

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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

Good-bye, floppy disk Before the invention of the thumb drive, computer users stored and transported their files using floppy disks. Computer users badly needed a cheap, high-capacity, reliable, portable storage device. Flash memory became cheap and robust enough for consumer use by 1995. The thumb drive was all that—and more.

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review: Plug-in SUV saves money, comes at a cost

EV Central

Safety kit also runs deep. Use it as family transport in town and on the highway and it’s very fit for purpose. The digital screens look flash, but otherwise it’s a bit devoid of flair and when you dig deeper some of the interior plastics feel cheap. inch digital instrument cluster, 10.8-inch Is it good to drive?

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Wall Street Report

Plug In Partners

coalition led by electric utilities , sensing a way to gain market share through vehicles that derive 90% of their power from electricity and can recharge at night when power is plentiful and cheap, kicked off a national campaign in Washington yesterday to push auto makers to make plug-in hybrids.

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ONR developing offensive autonomous swarming capability for unmanned surface vehicles; adapting JPL’s CARACaS

Green Car Congress

The technology under development—based on the Control Architecture for Robotic Agent Command and Sensing ( CARACaS ) developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)—can be put into a transportable kit and installed on almost any boat. —Adm. Jonathan Greenert, chief of naval operations.

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Main Page - EAA-PHEV

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

PiPrius : Open Source documentation and kits. They use cheap, clean, and domestic electricity for short trips and daily commutes, displacing or eliminating oil consumption and CO2 pollution. EVs are a smart and efficient choice for personal transportation. 2008.03.20 - New rechargeit.blogspot.com about PHEVs.

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