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An Easy EV Conversion Kit For People

Open Source Civic EV Kit

After spending the past year and a half converting a Porsche 914 to an electric vehicle, I decided to expand my horizons by designing an open-source electric vehicle (EV) conversion kit for a commonly used car. There are already commercially available kits with excellent, detailed instructions for how to convert a vehicle.

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Used Car Purchase Warning

Clean Fleet Report

They often exude a unique personality and style that sets them apart from stock vehicles. These modifications can include custom paint jobs, aftermarket wheels and body kits that enhance the car’s aesthetic appeal. The post Used Car Purchase Warning first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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Car modifications in India: What is legal and what’s not

Baua Electric

Legal car modifications in India Body kit installation: Body kit installation on a car is legal as long as it is fitted as a bolt-on and doesn’t interfere with the structure of the vehicle. Usually, these kits like body cladding, side panels, front splitter etc are often fitted to cars to enhance the looks of the vehicles.

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Tips for Optimizing an EV Road Trip

Clean Fleet Report

Car Wi-Fi also connects to your personal devices, meaning your passengers can stream their favorite movies, read e-books and play all the games they want while on the road. Many modern EVs come with optional in-car internet. This level of connectivity can be a real boon if you’re a parent and have had your fill of “I-spy.”

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10 Gifts For Retrocomputing Fans

Cars That Think

Thus, some of the fascination of retrocomputing lies in its detective element, with systems reverse engineered with modern tools, sometimes down to the silicon level, and old design documents unearthed from retiree's attics. Check out our full write up —and personally I thought it was worth it just to play Spacewar!

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Road Trips: How to Plan an Accessible Getaway

Baua Electric

As a disabled, chronically ill, neurodivergent person, I take road trips every year and have learned some tips and tricks along the way. The hotels have been reviewed in person by trained assessors; only those that meet the criteria are listed. This keeps everything cold for a couple of days at a time.

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Ford OpenXC platform out of beta; open-source hardware and software platform

Green Car Congress

The OpenXC kit includes a vehicle interface module based on the popular Arduino platform developers can use to read data from the vehicle’s internal communications network. OpenXC gives developers and researchers the tools they need to get involved. —Paul Mascarenas, Ford vice president and chief technical officer.

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