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MTSU group seeking to commercialize new wheel motor plug-in hybrid retrofit kit

Green Car Congress

A prototype plug-in hybrid retrofit kit is applied to a research vehicle’s rear wheels. Charles Perry, who holds the Russell Chair of Manufacturing Excellence, has developed and demonstrated a proof-of-concept for a wheel motor plug-in hybrid retrofit kit for almost any car. Click to enlarge. —Charles Perry.

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The Jeep Wrangler Sends the V8 Off With a Bang

The Truth About Cars

I specifically remember shredding the driveshaft on at least three Tennessee backwoods trails. That said, the price tag buys not only the Jeep, but a serious tool kit, a Warn winch, and more. Under the hood, the 6.4-liter liter Hemi remains the star of the show. Jeep claims a 4.5-second Jeep claims a 4.5-second

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Video Friday: Tensegrity Wheels

Cars That Think

This video from November 24, 2017 was taken as Charlie remotely operated a prototype robot in his unoccupied Atlanta home from rural Tennessee to take care of his family’s cat. With its Plug & Play method for programming collaborative robotics applications, which is fully integrated into the iiQKA ecosystem, it convinced the jury.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Now, people are used to cellphone subscription plans and plugging the phone into the wall at night, Mr. Thesen reasoned, so a switch to electric cars would also be manageable. Analysts are sanguine about this kind of thing becoming more common — someday. In effect, cars would be acting like tiny power stations. We will own the battery.

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