Collaborate Disseminate
The modern web has become difficult to navigate without ad blocking software. Ford now has a patent that would bring the ads we hate to your vehicle’s infotainment system. [via …read more Continue reading Will You Need Ad Block for Your Car?
Some of the neatest products are made from the byproducts of other industries. Take petroleum jelly, for example. Its inventor, Robert Chesebrough, a chemist from New York, came upon his …read more Continue reading Boss Byproducts: Fordites Are Pieces of American History
Remote-controlled cars can get incredibly fast and complex (and expensive) the farther into the hobby you get. So much so that a lot of things that are missing from the …read more Continue reading RC Car Gets Force Feedback Steering
You’ve probably seen street performers or family members making giant bubbles at some point in your life. But what if you could go ever bigger…even approaching a bubble of infinite …read more Continue reading Car Becomes a Massive Bubble Machine
The look, the feel, the sound — there are few things more satisfying in this world than a nice switch. If you’re putting together a device that you plan on …read more Continue reading Toyota Heater Switches Learn New Tricks
While EV charging isn’t that tedious with a cable, for quick trips, being able to just park and have your car automatically charge would be more convenient. Researchers from Oak …read more Continue reading Polyphase Wireless EV Fast Charging Moves Forward
Air ride suspensions have several advantages over typical arrangements, but retrofitting a system to a vehicle that didn’t come with it can get pricey fast, especially if you want to …read more Continue reading Open Source Your Air Ride Suspension
Last year [Jimmy] got a request from a customer ([Dave]) to help convert a 1998 Nissan Frontier pickup into an electric drive vehicle, with a crashed 2019 Nissan Leaf providing …read more Continue reading From Nissan ICE Pickup to BEV With Nissan Leaf Heart
When you think of EVs from the 90s, GM’s EV1 may come to mind, but [bleeptrack] found a more obscure CityEL three wheeler to restore. This Personal Electric Vehicle (PEV) …read more Continue reading Restoring a Vintage German EV
In the discussions about how dangerous self-driving cars are – or aren’t – one thing is sorely missing, and that is an interactive game in which you do your best …read more Continue reading Art Exhibit Lets You Hide From Self-Driving Cars