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A DIY Tracker Tough Enough for the Arctic

Cars That Think

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. With no guarantees on how long any given instrument might last, you have to deploy a lot of them to get the data you need.

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The First Digital Camera Was The Size of a Toaster

Cars That Think

Although the CCDs could capture an image, they couldn’t store it. In a 2016 interview with DIY Photography , he said cassettes were the only permanent form of “digital storage” available to him at the time. He designed it so each tape would store 30 images. The image was then transferred to the cassette.

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

Green Car Congress

Available Ford Co-Pilot360 technology includes standard Pre-Collision Assist with Automatic Emergency Braking and Automatic High Beam Headlamps. Available options include Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop & Go, Blind Spot Information System with Cross-Traffic Alert, Lane Centering and Evasive Steering Assist.

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The Further Adventures of The Solangelist

Creative Greenius

Not only isn’t the money flowing yet, neither is the basic information. Linda Cessna, Deputy Community Development Director in the Community Development Department was kind enough to email me back to thank me for turning them on to the program and sending them some background information on it. The county of L.A.

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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz Limited AWD

Clean Fleet Report

inch multi-information digital instrument display features tachometer and speedometer gauges that change colors depending which drive mode is selected; the Sport display of red and black is pretty sharp. In addition, we are often invited to manufacturer events highlighting new vehicles or technology.

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Soot and Spin: Two Plug-in Paradoxes

Plugs and Cars

Third-party and DIY converters can't muck with every system on a car. UPDATE: Felix Kramer of Calcars informs me that the vacuum bottle is standard on 2004-2008 Prius.) CARB ought to tap into some of its bottomless reservoir of technological optimism applied to hydrogen and fuel cells when considering obstacles to plug-ins.

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

EV conversions in Canada CommuterCars: Builders of the "Tango" tandem EV Currie Technologies: Homeof US ProDrive Electric Scooters and Electric Bicycles. RileyEnterprises : Electric and hybrid DIY plans. PowerBrakes/Vacuum Pumps : A nice website with information on the GM12 volt vacuum pump Why Wait for Detroit?