The Truth About Cars

APRIL 4, 2025

What began as a neglected Honda Civic Si sedan quickly turned into an ambitious JDM Type R clone build. The TTAC Creators Series tells stories and amplifies creators from all corners of the car world, including culture, dealerships, collections, modified builds and more. Peter Tarach and Dave Pratte are the forces behind Speed Academy.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 21, 2021

I was hoping someone would give my an idea of the cost of going electric. If I was to build my spit for here with top speed of 50mph and say 25 to 50 mile range. I'm trying to decide if I was to go with another gas engine or turn it into a electric car. If I go gas it will probably cost me $2000 or so. Could someone give me.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 20, 2025

How a DIY radio kit launched Henry Samuelis career Samuelis path toward becoming one of todays key players in digital communications started 33 years ago, when he was a seventh grader. During the term, each student was expected to build a crystal radio from a kit, using a single crystal and an antenna wound on a toilet paper tube.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 22, 2021

I’d be grateful for anyone’s ideas who might share them as to the attached architecture for my 1946 Dodge Sedan conversion. Some things are set: motor, controller, number of leaf battery modules. I’m trying to be extra scrappy in my approach, without being cheesy.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 6, 2022

It was a photographic system to demonstrate the idea of an all-electronic camera that didn’t use any consumables in the capturing and display of still photographic images.”. In a 2016 interview with DIY Photography , he said cassettes were the only permanent form of “digital storage” available to him at the time.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 13, 2024

I’m not saying this is a good idea. In fact, it’s probably a terrible idea for several reasons that we’re going to cover. For power, I guess you run your throttle back to the new controller, though that’s another reason just to start this build from scratch. For just $520, this Bad Idea On Ice can be yours!

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DIY Electric Car

DECEMBER 15, 2010

So after much resistance to this idea, they decided to go outside normal channels and they contacted us. We chose these transmissions because of the availability of a Low Gear Planetary set and the fact that we can custom build them to handle 1000+HP if necessary. The result has been their complete satisfaction in achieving their ?bottom

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

I started indulging in my hobby of building robots, and subsequently met up with other like-minded people at the Silicon Valley Home Brew Robotics Club. You’re going to destroy your house if you build it with that stuff!” Bob and I wondered if we could build something similar. His first comment was, “are you crazy?

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 3, 2012

But in the theme of remaining true to my build philosophy, it is fully capable of handling my actual driving conditions, but doesn't exceed it by far. I am not building a dragster. I am building a commuter car for a city with 45MPH speed limits. This is a 6.7" " motor that is typically used in smaller cars.

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Electric Vehicless

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

As the cost of an electric bike conversion kit in comparison to a new electric cycle is half approx & not too tough to assemble, if you have time & little bit of idea about installation you have to go with an e bike conversion kit.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

That seemed like a great idea to put to use for all of my electric “toys”. Well, not really cheated, but I just went with a retail solar generator system instead of DIYing that part myself from à la carte components. I used pressure-treated 2x4s to build a pair of mounts for the solar panels, each of which would hold three 200W panels.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 1, 2023

But if you had asked me that question in the 1960s or 70s, my answer would be completely different because then I might have had to write the book longhand with a really big magic marker and fill up hundreds of notebooks with giant print—basically making my own DIY 30-point font instead of having it on my computer. Leland: Yes and no.

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Electric Vehicless

JANUARY 14, 2021

If you want to make you own DIY lithium ion cell & less idea about that than you may read following book for that or check Best book for electric vehicle. After reading the book below, you are capable enough to build your own battery pack. . Lithium ion 18650 battery pack. 18650 Battery cautions.

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Electric Vehicless

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

As the cost of an electric bike conversion kit in comparison to a new electric cycle is half approx & not too tough to assemble, if you have time & little bit of idea about installation you have to go with an e bike conversion kit.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 20, 2009

Caroline Reichert, an RWE spokeswoman, noted that the idea here is to ensure that "a car can be recharged in Italy in exactly the same way as in Denmark, Germany or France." The "normal plug" idea doesnt neccessarily work dude. I imagine there will be tax incentives to build green generators when were at that stage. Neutral ????

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Wallbox

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Unless you’re an experienced electrician or DIY wizard, the idea of installing your own electric vehicle (EV) charger might be daunting. Your charger mediates a high quantity of electricity from your house or apartment building into your car. Where do you begin if this is the first EV charger you ever bought?

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Wallbox

JANUARY 4, 2021

Unless you’re an experienced electrician or DIY wizard, the idea of installing your own electric vehicle (EV) charger might be daunting. Your charger mediates a high quantity of electricity from your house or apartment building into your car. Where do you begin if this is the first EV charger you ever bought?

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Installation Charging Cheap Future 52

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

i would like to see maybe Smith America build a conversion of their current cars, maybe have a retrofit model so you dont have to get rid of the trucks at all, just upgrade! lots of stops and starts so plenty of options for regen braking too. Reply ↓ ↑ report Add your comments Email Confirm Autoblog Green AOL First time?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Chrysler isnt the first to realize that building an EV off of a Lotus platform makes for an incredibly fast and fun experience (see also: Tesla Roadster ) We escaped from the dark confines of Cobo Hall onto a decently sunny day and cruised along the river and past the Ren Cen, gunning the Circuit whenever possible.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

And I’d already built my own speakers, so why not build it myself? November 2018 Hands On article, “DIY Pro Audio ” in IEEE Spectrum , and it convinced me it was possible, although I wanted to go beyond just a power amplifier to something more like my lamented Sansui. Researching home-brew audio sites, I came across Glenn Zorpette’s.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 19, 2009

Reply ↓ ↑ report 2 Snoopy 3:47PM (4/17/2009) Its funny, because I was thinking about this over the past couple of days, while walking the streets of my relatively quiet neighbourhood. 61) REPORT: Buyer perception holding back U.S.

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Cars That Think

MAY 7, 2022

If you’ve got an idea for a business or a new product, you usually don’t have to wait a decade to make sure it’s worth doing. For most of the 10 years that I idly thought about thermostats, I had no intention of building one. Adapted from the book BUILD: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making by Tony Fadell.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 5, 2021

IEEE Day celebrates the first time in history when engineers worldwide and IEEE members gathered to share their technical ideas in 1884. Worldwide celebrations demonstrate the ways thousands of IEEE members in local communities join together to collaborate on ideas that leverage technology for a better tomorrow. Featured Article.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The idea is that when your car needs more energy, you can drive your car into a station and, like an automated car wash, your depleted battery is replaced robotically by one that has a full charge. Maybe you should ask some engineers at the local power utility before you go shooting your mouth off, decrying how the idea will never fly.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The premise of the investigation itself is enough to whet the appetite of every Tesla skeptic since the idea of Autopilot crashing consistently into parked emergency vehicles makes for a compelling narrative. If you ask the biggest danger to a firefighter, most envision being trapped in a burning or collapsing building. A DIY Solution.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

JANUARY 15, 2009

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