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A DIY Electric and Hybrid Car Maintenance Guide

Clean Fleet Report

A DIY Electric and Hybrid Car Maintenance Guide Essential Tools and Tips to Get You Started This article may contain affiliate links. Hybrids and electrics need maintenance, too Electric and hybrid vehicles are not just a trend; they’re the future of automotive technology. It pays to know how to make some changes and repairs.

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Uno Minda gears up for anticipated aftermarket parts boom  | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Uno Minda, a leading auto parts supplier, acknowledges the recent surge in electric vehicle (EV) demand but anticipates a delayed need for corresponding aftermarket parts. While the company expects EV products to drive demand within the next 2-3 years, it has already identified these parts and is prepared for a near-future launch.

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A Web-Enabled, High Quality, DIY Audio Amp

Cars That Think

November 2018 Hands On article, “DIY Pro Audio ” in IEEE Spectrum , and it convinced me it was possible, although I wanted to go beyond just a power amplifier to something more like my lamented Sansui. In commercial product development, an optimized microcontroller would be the way to go, but for my DIY project, a Pi was perfect.

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A DIY Tracker Tough Enough for the Arctic

Cars That Think

Gaining that understanding is part of my job at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute , and trackers placed directly onto ice floes are some of our best tools for getting data. A better understanding of this zone is crucial to both improving short-term weather and navigation forecasts as well as long-term climate models.

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Elephant Robotics Unveils New Desktop Educational Robots for 2023

Cars That Think

The products’ portability, ease of use, and cost-effectiveness have helped schools integrate robotics as part of their programs and courses. There are two kits in the DIY series: the Drawing Kit and Laser Engraving Kit. To help users quickly achieve DIY production, Elephant Robotics created software called Elephant Luban.

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IoT-ize Your Old Gadgets With a Mechanical Hijacking Device

Cars That Think

Part of the project involved putting some prototypes in the homes of potential users. But for the vast majority of people, a DIY approach isn't practical, and buying something that works out of the box and comes with a friendly app seems like it would be worth a cost premium. Or, that was the idea, anyway.

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Don’t stop the EV music

Electric Auto Association

His goal was to get 100,000 or more DIY conversion projects going,” agreed GEVA member Daniel Howard. According to Howard, Rickard’s YouTube channel EVTV Motor Werks has received over 3 million hits, a majority on 507 DIY electric vehicle (EV) and other EV-related videos that Rickard produced over the 12 years he ran the company. “He