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A DIY Tracker Tough Enough for the Arctic

Cars That Think

Unfortunately, the cost of buying instruments commercially severely limited how many trackers we could deploy. 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.

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A DIY Calorie Counter More Accurate Than a Smartphone

Cars That Think

The road to the calorie counter began in our lab (the Human Performance Laboratory in the Stanford University School of Engineering ), where we study things like the metabolic cost of walking. We broke out every possible sensor we had in the lab and attached them to participants.

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Tesla owner designs creative Model Y solar roof mod that adds up to 60 miles a day

Teslarati

A Tesla Model Y owner has created what is arguably one of the most useful DIY accessories ever designed for a mainstream electric car. Using some clever DIY strategies and conventional solar panels, the Model Y owner was able to design a system that allows his all-electric crossover to charge from the sun while it’s parked outside.

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DIY Car Maintenance Tasks to Try at Home

Get Electric Vehicle

Fortunately, certain maintenance tasks are DIY projects and can save you money, as the average cost of car repairs ranges between $300 to $500. This article highlights some DIY car maintenance tasks you can tackle at home.  The post DIY Car Maintenance Tasks to Try at Home first appeared on Get Electric Vehicle.

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

Green Car Congress

Installation costs. The balance of the cost of purchasing and installing chargers after the NEV Subsidy and local government subsidies provided to primary business entities are subtracted. Large-scale shopping malls, DIY stores, etc. Standard chargers. Quick Chargers. Assistance is capped at ¥400,000/charger (US$4,011).

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IoT-ize Your Old Gadgets With a Mechanical Hijacking Device

Cars That Think

KAIST/Korea Polytechnic University The paper doesn't directly address the cost of the MHD, and with three motors and some other electronics in it, it's not likely to be super cheap. I'd expect it to cost at least USD $100, although perhaps it could get somewhat cheaper in volume.

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The Further Adventures of The Solangelist

Creative Greenius

So I need to do something to cut the cost of my system even more than the rebates and tax credits are going to do. The recession isn’t due to end anytime soon and if there’s one thing most economists seem to agree on it’s that the worst is yet to come.