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Detect Quakes With “Raspberry Shakes”

Cars That Think

Actually, a whole community of (mostly) amateur seismologists had, using a Raspberry Pi–based device called a Raspberry Shake , developed in 2016 by a group in tectonically active Panama. I purchased the most bare-bones package for about US $175. The first one I purchased, said to be suitable for Linux, proved a bust.

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Down to the wire for final round of public voting in DOE Apps for Vehicles challenge

Green Car Congress

Currently in closed beta test (tested in multiple makes/models/years of cars, as well as city, rural environments, as well as internationally in Panama, Canada, UK and France), with a Q1/2 2013 launch date. Drive5 is designed to have maximum impact on driving behavior without causing driver distraction.

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Details on SpaceX’s Starlink Referral Program

Teslarati

Each time someone purchases through your referral link and activates their Starlink, both you and your friend will receive a credit for one month [of] free service,” stated the email. Besides Australia and New Zealand, SpaceX has also launched Starlink referral programs in Germany and Panama.

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Engineering Students Innovate Accessibility Technology

Cars That Think

The team used its $1,000 EPICS in IEEE grant to purchase the prototype’s components. EPICS in IEEE A team of 15 undergraduate students from the Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá in Panama City and 24 students from four high schools in Chiriquí, Panama, created several projects focused on people with visual or physical disabilities.

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BMW Group Mexico Invests in EV Charging in Mexico

CleanTechnica EVs

Customers in Mexico who choose to purchase a BMW i4 will earn energy credits for charging without charge. 144 new chargers will be installed in premium locations throughout Mexico. Mexico City — BMW Group Mexico, with the aim of continuing to promote electric mobility in Mexico, has consolidated a new.

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Porsche Declares 911 Hybrid Development Successful

The Truth About Cars

Years later, hybrid versions of the Cayenne and Panama showcased that the marquee could move partially electrified vehicles in decent numbers. Porsche has definitely enjoyed some amount of success with hybrids. In 2013, the Porsche 918 Spyder proved to the world that hybridization could offer some staggering performance advantages.

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The first electric-car president? Ike Eisenhower liked them

Baua Electric

” The succession of cars they owned leaned heavily toward Chryslers, but only after they shipped a Model T to Panama for a tour of duty in 1922. When they retired, they purchased two Chryslers from the White House fleet, to go with the various farm vehicles they used on their farm near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.