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Tips: Tesla Model 3 Paint Issues & How to Fix Them

Clean Fleet Report

This is because the ceramic coating bonds with the paint on a molecular level that helps make the finish hydrophobic —or water repellent. One cheap and simple way to keep your Model 3’s paint looking great is to protect it from erosion, salt and grit by installing a mudflap or splash guard around the car’s tires. Keep It Clean.

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How I turned a shipping container into a solar off-grid charging station with A/C

Baua Electric

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. All of the panels are wired for the inverter/battery/charge controller gear (which is an all-in-one unit) and the kit includes all of the adapters. To be fair, I cheated a bit.

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Robot Gift Guide 2022

Cars That Think

Lego Robotics Kits. Lego has decided to discontinue its classic Mindstorms robotics kits, but they’ll be supported for another couple of years and this is your last chance to buy one. Petoi’s quadrupedal robot kits are an adorable (and relatively affordable) way to get started with legged robotics. Sphero | Amazon. Mini Pupper.

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ONR developing offensive autonomous swarming capability for unmanned surface vehicles; adapting JPL’s CARACaS

Green Car Congress

The technology under development—based on the Control Architecture for Robotic Agent Command and Sensing ( CARACaS ) developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)—can be put into a transportable kit and installed on almost any boat. —Adm. Jonathan Greenert, chief of naval operations.

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Tesla Model 3 vs Kia EV6 vs Polestar 2 vs Hyundai Ioniq 5: Which one is the best EV in Australia?

EV Central

None of this quartet is cheap, but all are towards the value end of the EV market. But even within our four contenders there’s a split, the Kia and Hyundai taking the higher ground as part of the strategy to position each as premium products with premium price tags. Sure, there are cheaper options. These EVs are the real deal.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Instead, the focus over the coming years will apparently be on including the vehicle’s battery as part of a local home or office area network. The best part? So, the used batteries are almost arbitrarily cheap since an arbitrarily large fraction of their cost of production can be loaded on their use in transportation.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Furthermore, changing the battery pack on say a Toyota Prius often costs a fortune, at least in most European countries, so such cars better be VERY cheap, but they’re not. April 10, 2009 11:51 am Link The electric car is only part of the story in Portland. — Larry 4. Powered by Blogrunner Latest From Green Inc.

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