Xing Mobility – Miss R
A rally inspired car with four electric motors, this is the Xing Mobility Miss R. Xing Mobility was founded in 2015 and is based in Taipei.
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A rally inspired car with four electric motors, this is the Xing Mobility Miss R. Xing Mobility was founded in 2015 and is based in Taipei.
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This is the Audi AI Trail Quattro. It represents Audi’s take on what the future of recreational, all terrain vehicles will be. But how far into the future? It’s a cool, interesting design, but almost certainly another over the top concept that won’t see production. At least nowhere near it’s current design form. The AI Trail was one of four concept vehicles in which Audi had on display at the IAA 2019 Show. More on the Audi Off-Road Concept Here’s a video from the YouTube Channel Supercar Blondie. Some of the unique features she points out are: Removal rear hammock seats that you can attach to trees to use outdoors once you arrive to your destination. Water bottles mounted in the door panels Great analogy about how the front is very similar to a helicopter cockpit Audi is apparently looking to a subscription model for their vehicles in the future where they have vehicles that are quite purpose intent. Such as the AI Trail intended for the trail and the AI Race designed for the track. No more multi-purpose. the removal rear hammock chairs that you can attach to trees to use outdoors once you arrive to your destination. You can learn more about the Audi Off-Road Concept, the AI Trail Quattro i through this release on the Audi Media Center website: https://www.audi-mediacenter.com/en/press-releases/the-off-roader-of-the-future-the-audi-aitrail-quattro-12026
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This is an impressive treehouse build by the Grind Hard Plumbing Co channel, and no, they’re not actually plumbers. It’s hard enough building at this height, building it as two stories, so why not make it spin 360 degrees too! This treehouse has some impressive ingenuity!
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From My Classic Car TV, Jay Leno shows Dennis Gage his collection of turbine powered transportation. From his Jet Bike, a 1962 Chrysler Turbine Car, and last, but not least, the Eco Jet which Leno help design in collaboration with GM’s Styling Studios.
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Based out of Canada, Taiga Motors is a company founded in 2015. Currently they are accepting reservations for an all-electric snowmobile. They are also taking reservations for their all-electric personal watercraft. For more information, be sure to check out their website at https://taigamotors.ca/
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The Switch Lab is a classroom which challenges students to build road-worthy electric vehicles. It’s essentially and electric vehicle school. The course is structured around learning, building, testing, and then driving the finished Switch EV. It takes students through a complete project-based learning process. Founded in 2013, the Switch Lab practices what they teach. The core concept of the program is building their 3-wheeled vehicle from kit, and at the end of a course, the vehicle is then disassembled and used again for the next class. Students learn the various components of an EV along with the install and everything else that goes along with the build. Switch Lab Instructor Training For anyone interested in becoming an electric vehicle school instructor, the Switch Lab currently offers two different programs. The first is a 4 day workshop for lead acid batteries. The second workshop spans 4.5 days and covers advanced topics for lithium ion and goes into controller programming. High Schools and Community Colleges The majority of their training is done in their Sebastopol, California shop. However, it doesn’t end there. They have an instructor training program where trainees have gone on to teach curriculum in high schools and colleges. It’s a modern day auto-shop. You can check out their school locations here to see if one of their customers have offered an electric vehicle school near you. While there are other electric vehicle workshops out there, I find it intriguing that the Lab Switch has a fairly wide spread. Looking at their school locations, there’s a good amount of schools using their program across the US. Currently only one international school in Thailand, but that could certainly change over time. The only one in my home state of Washington is at Friday Harbor which is located in the San Juan Islands, although it’s at a high school. When we bought our used Nissan LEAF back in 2015, I remember the sales person ask me if I knew where the most EV’s were registered in Washington. At the time, it was in the San Juan Islands. It makes sense if you’re on a fairly small island, you wouldn’t need a lot of range. A vehicle with even only 84 miles (without battery degradation) such as the Gen 1 Nissan LEAF should be more than enough. If one pops up at a local community college, I’d likely look into attending the course. The Kits Currently on their website they show four kit options, ranging in price from $27,994 up to $39,994 at the higher end. It also shows that you can contact them for custom quotes. The lower end has a 72 volt lead acid battery system, where as the next three kits have a 96 volt lithium ion. On the Lithium Ion kits, prices of the kits vary based on the motor: DC Drive (same as the Lead Acid base model) ADC Drive Hyper 9/Drive A couple additional options are also offered. Instead of a bare metal frame for the “glider”, you can have it powder coated. You can also opt for a 3rd seat or bench. Check out their workshop calendar for events in other locations as well. For anyone looking to learn more about electric vehicles and how to build them, it’s worth a look to see if what they offer is the right fit for your needs. More Electric Vehicle Posts on Fabville! Check out more of our posts on electric vehicles: https://fabville.com/category/automotive/electric-vehicles
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The title pretty much says it all. Bjorn Harms, a computer technician by day, built an over-the-top Delorean Time Machine replica. There are a handful of replica “Time Machines” out there of varying build quality. However, this is supposed to be the only remote controlled Delorean in the world. Everything on this one looks top notch.
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If you’re trying to plan a road trip in your electric vehicle, here’s another tool that might help you plan your trip, it’s a website called EV Trip Planner.
The first US destined Jaguar I-Pace was recently delivered to a family in Florida. Here’s an older video from Driven Car Reviews who got an early look at the new, all-electric powered offering from Jaguar. For more our the Jaguar I-Pace, check out their official home page. https://www.jaguarusa.com/all-models/i-pace/index.html
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Quite simply, a full scale LEGO Bugatti. LEGO decided to back up their statement for their LEGO Technic series about “Build for Real”. The vision? They had a team build a 1:1 scale of the Bugatti Chiron. The LEGO built car can even drive and is powered by LEGO Technic Power Function motors. This makes your typical LEGO set build look extremely elementary.