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Ford unveils Maverick compact hybrid pickup truck starting at less than $20K

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liter EcoBoost gas engine delivering 250 horsepower and 277 lb-ft (376 N·m) of torque with an 8-speed automatic transmission and standard front-wheel drive or available all-wheel drive. Available Ford Co-Pilot360 technology includes standard Pre-Collision Assist with Automatic Emergency Braking and Automatic High Beam Headlamps.

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Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi to provide financial assistance for EV charging infrastructure in Japan

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In order for electric vehicles to become widely adopted, the partners point out, it is imperative that charging infrastructure be made widely available as quickly as possible. Large-scale retail stores. Large-scale shopping malls, DIY stores, etc. Convenience stores. with a retail area of more than 1,000 m 2.

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A DIY Tracker Tough Enough for the Arctic

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So, I set about building an open-source ice tracker from DIY components that not only proved to be much, much cheaper but also much more capable than the commercial options. Doing in situ data processing and reduction is especially important because of the limited and expensive bandwidth available via the Iridium satellite network.

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A DIY Calorie Counter More Accurate Than a Smartphone

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We used the NumPy scientific computing library for storing data in a convenient format, and the Scikit-learn machine-learning library for analyzing motion data from the IMUs. Our Python scripts are available for download from a public repository.)

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Hacking A Car-Radio Chip Into The Ultimate SDR Receiver

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These contain a TEF6686 chip in a DIY-friendly package, suitable for through-hole soldering (the TEF6686 itself is a surface-mounted chip), and with radio-frequency shielding to help minimize interference. But Gerber files, a bill of materials, and construction tips are available on my Web site at www.pe5pvb.nl.

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Space Campers shares new look inside its Tesla Cybertruck Camper

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One company, Space Campers, developed a wedge-style camper for the Tesla Cybertruck and is expected to roll out the camper once the Cybertruck becomes available in 2023. Compatibility with the Cybertruck’s battery for accessory add-ons and DIY builds. Space Campers opened up reservations for its base model camper in June.

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Stuff We Use: Impact Wrenches

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These days, any number of home-based DIY guys and gals turn to ones powered by electricity, tools which can now provide the capability demanded by the average shadetree mechanic. It wasn’t too many years ago this writer turned up his nose at battery-powered devices, preferring to tether himself to a standard household socket for electricity.

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