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Taking a Break

Open Source Civic EV Kit

In the process, I've found several folks in the Portland area who are willing to help out with a variety of skills and talents. In focusing on all these tasks, I've neglected preparing for my upcoming vacation to Italy with my wonderful girlfriend.

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Formula E season 10 starts Saturday – new tracks and 600kW mid-race charging

Baua Electric

Last year at Portland (another purpose-built race track, which the series returns to this year), the race ended up taking on similar strategy to a bicycle race, with cars saving energy in a peloton-like pack until later in the race where the true sprint began.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

“A car must be able to be recharged in Italy in exactly the same way as in Denmark, Germany or France,&# she was quoted saying in an edition of Die Welt to appear Monday. Some of the automakers include in that agreement are Volkswagen, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Fiat, Toyota and Mitsubishi. by RSS or sign up by email. About Gas 2.0

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Video Friday: Autonomous Car Drifting, Aerial-Aquatic Drone, and Jet-Powered Robot

Cars That Think

Daltorio from Case Western Reserve University, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, and University of Portland, in Portland, Oregon, USA. Leonardo Labs, Rome, Italy. Abstract: The current state of robotics technology lacks a platform that can combine manipulation, aerial locomotion, and bipedal terrestrial locomotion.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Mauro Rampini, 2004 Prius by Rampini Mauro, using EAA-PHEV method with components from Plugin Supply , May 10, 2008 (Arluno, Italy, EU), contact solare. Tom, Prius by 3Prong Power , converted April 2008 (Berkeley, CA) Raja Cherukuri, 2007 Prius by Luscious Garage , May 8, 2008 (Elk Grove, CA), contact raja.

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