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IoT-ize Your Old Gadgets With a Mechanical Hijacking Device

Cars That Think

It's not hard to turn them on and off with a connected socket adapter of some sort, but as you start to go back more than a few years, things become increasingly designed for direct human interaction rather than for the Internet, with buttons and switches and dials and whatnot. Or, that was the idea, anyway.

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Advantages And Disadvantages Of Electric Cars

DIY Electric Car

Unlike our fuel powered cars, these cars work on electric motors which basically rely on electrically charged batteries to function. Quite the Quiet Car: Electric motors are quite capable of providing a quiet engine and a smooth drive with higher acceleration. This modern marvel has actually been around for quite some time.

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Road Test: 2024 Ford Maverick Lariat FWD Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Liter gasoline engine that produces 162 horsepower (hp) and a 94kW electric motor, for a total system 191 hp. is boosted by the electric motor, at peak, contributing 173 lb.-ft. It can haul An eCVT is not like a traditional CVT as it has no pulleys or belts, but a simple planetary gear set and two electric motors.

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Save $1,138 on Hover-1 Altai Pro R500 e-bike, Jackery Explorer 600 Plus $419, EV charger adapter, more

Baua Electric

Sporting a stylish motorbike design that is becoming more and more popular among e-bike enthusiasts, the Hover-1 Altai Pro R500 houses a 500W motor and a 48V/20Ah battery that hits a maximum speed of 28 MPH and can carry you up to 60 miles on a single charge.

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Road Test: 2022 Ford Maverick XL FWD EcoBoost

Clean Fleet Report

liter gasoline engine and a 94-kilowatt electric motor that produces 191 total system horsepower and 155 pound-feet of torque. The Maverick EcoBoost was not designed to be a heavy-duty work truck, but more for the weekend warrior/home owner doing DIY projects or used for active lifestyles for activities such as biking and kayaking.

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

MazdaB-2600 : a nice pickup conversion MazdaMiata : Bill Theeringer project Manx Dunebuggy : Scottsbuggy, bike, and Comutacars Maxion: Max HallsCommutamatic II leaning 3 wheeler MercuryCapri : Uve has a great EV design calculator on his page. (No Chevrolet S-10 :Brian has a new and very nice conversion. No picturesof his car yet though.)

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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! Perhaps you should have checked that before posting. as stated.