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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

At the time, e-bikes were still rather exotic, at least in the United States, so it seemed worth the expense and effort to build my own. Bluetooth module plugged into the ESC. In 2009, I wrote in these pages about my efforts to. Fast forward a dozen years. One thing that hasn't really changed, though, is the expense.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

At the time, e-bikes were still rather exotic, at least in the United States, so it seemed worth the expense and effort to build my own. Bluetooth module plugged into the ESC. In 2009, I wrote in these pages about my efforts to. Fast forward a dozen years. One thing that hasn't really changed, though, is the expense.

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Detect Quakes With “Raspberry Shakes”

Cars That Think

Searching the interwebs, I found no shortage of leads about how to build a DIY seismometer. The problem is that the DIY seismometer designs I was seeing were large and ungainly contraptions. This consists of a geophone and a sensor board that plugs into a Raspberry Pi. was, in fact, a small earthquake.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. Apr 22, 2009 - Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago.

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Gas War: U.S. House Suggests Ending California Emissions Authority, White House Says Nope

The Truth About Cars

California is abusing their waiver authority and its status as the largest market in the United States to force this change on all Americans. House of Representatives that would prevent California from receiving federal waivers to set standards limiting the sale of gasoline-driven automobiles. said Congressman LaMalfa.