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A Battered Honda Civic Si Grows Into a Formidable Type R

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Handling and braking were upgraded with Annex coilovers, a K-Tuned six-piston brake kit and reinforced bushings. Step 4: Installing the Kraftwerk Supercharger The highlight of this build: the Kraftwerk supercharger kit. The kit promised up to 380whp, and we pushed it to over 384whp with a K24 bottom end. The result? Oh let's go.

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Road Test: 2025 Maserati GranCabrio Folgare EV

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Additional features include a digital rearview mirror, wireless phone charging, Wi-Fi hotspot, frameless rearview mirror with Homelink, heated power-folding side mirrors, keyless entry, tire repair kit, ambient interior lighting, power adjustable steering column and an alarm system.

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Tips for Wintertime Off-Road Travel: How to be Best Prepared

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Vehicle Recovery Gear Having a basic vehicle recovery kit while off-roading is a must, especially when traversing through snow or ice. Make sure you get the appropriately sized winch for your vehicle as well as the right mounting kit. Make sure smaller water containers are double walled, so they dont freeze.

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Electrogenic introduces plug-and-play EV conversion kit for the Classic Mini

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British EV technology company Electrogenic, known for its classic car EV conversions, has expanded its range of drop-in conversion kits with a cost-effective plug and play solution to electrify the classic Mini.Electrogenic’s kit converts the automotive icon to electric drive from just £15,000 (US$18,800) plus VAT.

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KIT team develops minimally invasive technology to mine lithium in geothermal plants

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Scientists at KIT have developed and patented a process for minimally invasive technology to mine lithium in geothermal plants. Using the minimally invasive method developed by KIT, thousands of tons of lithium could be extracted from the German and French Upper Rhine trench every year. Jens Grimmer.

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KIT team produces synthetic natural gas from waste wood; used in natural gas vehicles

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Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have successfully produced renewable methane from a biomass-based synthesis gas mixture in their pilot plant for methanation using a new honeycomb catalyst. —Felix Ortloff, Head of the Process Engineering group of the DVGW Research Centre at KIT’s Engler-Bunte Institute (EBI).

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KIT coordinating EPIC project; accelerated drying of electrodes for Li-ion batteries

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The new EPIC project coordinated by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is aimed at accelerating the drying of high-quality electrodes for lithium-ion batteries, increasing the energy efficiency of this process and, hence, reducing the cost of production. Photo: Ralf Diehm/KIT).

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