Cars That Think
OCTOBER 3, 2023
With a doctorate in geophysics, Schneider has been helping to make the invisible visible for scientists and engineers for almost three decades at Scientific American , American Scientist , and for the last 15 years, IEEE Spectrum. He notes that his exoplanet detector , which he made back in 2014, still impresses him almost a decade on.
Cars That Think
MAY 7, 2022
The architects and engineers on the Tahoe project heard me complaining over and over about how insane it was. But no matter where we went, we could not escape one thing: the goddamn thermostat. This needed to be an easy DIY project, a quick upgrade. The iPhone, meanwhile, was selling for $499. A startup was not the plan.
DIY Electric Car
NOVEMBER 28, 2010
The thing that escaped my planning was in planning for the holes in the iron to match up with the hold downs for the batteries. If I were a better engineer, or designer I could have planned for a standard length of these connectors. I alternated the rows of angle iron (20g garage mounting material that is perforated at 1? in the end.
Clean Fleet Report
MARCH 12, 2022
Ford not only brought back its compact pickup, which some thought was a gamble, but the Maverick comes standard with a hybrid engine. EcoBoost engine and the 8-speed automatic transmission. All-wheel drive (AWD) is an option with this engine, but not so with the base hybrid engine. You can take it with you.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. The easiest conversions are for 2004-2008 Prius (not 2001-2003 Prius) and the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Both Toyota and Ford are now producing a few prototype conversions of their own Priuses and Escapes for research purposes.)
Clean Fleet Report
OCTOBER 6, 2021
liter gas engine, 94 kilowatt electric motor. liter turbocharged gasoline engine. liter gas engine, 94 kilowatt electric motor. liter turbocharged gasoline engine. liter gas engine, 94 kilowatt electric motor. liter turbocharged gasoline engine. Front wheel Drive (FWD). 191 total system horsepower (hp).
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
Chrysler isnt the first to realize that building an EV off of a Lotus platform makes for an incredibly fast and fun experience (see also: Tesla Roadster ) We escaped from the dark confines of Cobo Hall onto a decently sunny day and cruised along the river and past the Ren Cen, gunning the Circuit whenever possible.
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