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Jeep builds a DIY-style Wrangler EV

DIY Electric Car

The 2021 Easter Jeep Safari concept trucks are here, and they start with Magneto: A Wrangler Rubicon with an electric drivetrain. ​ Jeep builds a DIY-style Wrangler EV. From Road&Track: Jeep Builds an Electric Wrangler With a Stick Shift for Easter Jeep Safari.

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Moog modular battery concept for heavy equipment is too smart to ignore

Baua Electric

First shown as a proof-of-concept model built on a Caterpillar CAT 308 8-ton excavator, the ZQuip battery-electric conversion turned the conventional machine into a quiet, 140 kW, zero-emissions excavator ready to go to work on urban projects with strict noise regulation challenges or on environmentally sensitive zero drip job sites.

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Tesla owner designs creative Model Y solar roof mod that adds up to 60 miles a day

Teslarati

A Tesla Model Y owner has created what is arguably one of the most useful DIY accessories ever designed for a mainstream electric car. Using some clever DIY strategies and conventional solar panels, the Model Y owner was able to design a system that allows his all-electric crossover to charge from the sun while it’s parked outside.

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Order book opens for Swindon Powertrain’s High Power Density (HPD) EV system

Green Car Congress

The 80kW production unit is smaller and lighter than the concept, making it suited for sports, recreation and light commercial applications as well as classic car conversions. Customers can now order Swindon Powertrain’s High Power Density (HPD) EV system with deliveries starting in August.

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New Electric Car Concept

DIY Electric Car

We at Orlando M concepts are very excited that we can share this with our fans and become a network of people who can share different ideas about green technology, futuristic motorcycles, three wheelers and car designs. There you can become part of our project by voting and helping us choose the top three designs.

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Can This DIY Rocket Program Send an Astronaut to Space?

Cars That Think

That successful mission in August 2018 was a huge step toward our goal of sending an amateur astronaut to the edge of space aboard one of our DIY rockets. This controlled water landing—our first under a fully inflated parachute—was an important proof of concept for us, since a soft landing is an absolute imperative for any crewed mission.

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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. In this spirit, we feel that a do-it-yourself electric car would do a much better job at capturing the spirit of the concept of "what can I do?"