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Check out this guy’s awesome DIY solar-charging electric bike utility trailer

Electrek

Here at Electrek we love DIY projects. So when those three can be combined, that’s pretty much a trifecta in our books. The post Check out this guy’s awesome DIY solar-charging electric bike utility trailer appeared first on Electrek. And solar power. And electric bikes.

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Order book opens for Swindon Powertrain’s High Power Density (HPD) EV system

Green Car Congress

The reaction underlines the firm’s belief that both enthusiast DIY mechanics and niche OEMs are woefully underserved by traditional suppliers or must resort to scavenging parts from scrapped electric cars.

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Awesomely Weird Alibaba EV of the Week: Solar-powered 2-seat e-bike with infinite range

Electrek

Two of my passions are electric bicycle projects and DIY solar powered projects. In fact I’ve written the book on both topics. So to see these two fields combined in one quirky-yet-awesome product totally made my week.

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Elephant Robotics Unveils New Desktop Educational Robots for 2023

Cars That Think

Video: Elephant Robotics In addition to the upgraded AI Kit , Elephant Robotics this year released new robotics and AI education material, starting with a book called “Machine Vision and Robotics.” The book explains the topics of robotic arms and vision sensors, and includes five algorithm courses, plus tutorials on programming languages.

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Uno Minda gears up for anticipated aftermarket parts boom  | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The order book, disclosed in the company’s investor presentation, comprises Rs 200 crore for EV-specific components such as off-board chargers, motors, and controllers. The company’s investor presentation revealed even higher peak annual order expectations.

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Andrew Leland on Assistive Tech for the Blind

Cars That Think

So, who better to have written the newly released book The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight , which presents a history of blindness that touches on events and advances in social, political, artistic, and technological realms? Some blind people read entire books that way. You rely a great deal on your screen reader.

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DEED advertising pays off

Electric Auto Association

We shared ideas on how to do that; personally, I read a book about marketing.” Dave Atherton answering questions from Toyota representatives about his DIY modified 2008 Prius. They made that happen, over 500 Central Valley residents showing up to a local mall in Manteca at the chapter’s first in-person event. “We

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