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A DIY Tracker Tough Enough for the Arctic

Cars That Think

So, I set about building an open-source ice tracker from DIY components that not only proved to be much, much cheaper but also much more capable than the commercial options. Hz, and longer swells, which range from about 0.08 James Provost We tested the basic design by deploying a prototype onto the ice in February 2021.

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Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

Cars That Think

Which seems plenty attractive to a range of companies and researchers. There are, researchers have discovered, a wide range of options to harvest enough microwatts to replace wearables’ batteries. But to incorporate many different types of sensors, we need different material designs and tools. volts for about 60 hours.

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Hacking Ham Radio for Texting

Cars That Think

APRS is a store-and-forward radio network protocol developed over 25 years ago by U.S. Navy researcher Robert Bruninga and was originally designed to track tactical information in real time. APRS supports sending text messages, and if you're in range of an Internet-connected gateway node you can even. I chose a $10.

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2024 Kia Sorento Review

Baua Electric

The line-up is familiar to the outgoing range, with carry-over engines and mechanicals (a 200kW/332Nm 3.5-litre The new Sorento features multiple refreshed design elements, many drawn from the recently launched EV9. The new Sorento features multiple refreshed design elements, many drawn from the recently launched EV9.

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2024 Kia Sorento Review

Baua Electric

The line-up is familiar to the outgoing range, with carry-over engines and mechanicals (a 200kW/332Nm 3.5-litre The new Sorento features multiple refreshed design elements, many drawn from the recently launched EV9. The new Sorento features multiple refreshed design elements, many drawn from the recently launched EV9.

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Ford unveils Maverick compact hybrid pickup truck starting at less than $20K

Green Car Congress

Maverick comes as a standard five-passenger, four-door pickup, with a full-hybrid powertrain and a projected EPA-estimated rating of 40 mpg city fuel economy and 500 miles of range on a single tank of gas. It features an in-house-designed and manufactured electric traction motor. The whole bed is a DIY fan’s paradise.

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Electric Bike Conversion Kit Selection

Electric Vehicless

If you are a techie than you have to select individual parts & assemble it but if you do not know much about parts you have to go with electric bike conversion kit & in kit all parts, design & test for smooth run of bicycle. Battery is costlier parts of cycle & store power to run the cycle. Controller.

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