How to Make a Wireless Thermostat
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This wireless thermostat that will turn an electric heater into a room temperature-controlled heater.
Electric Vehicle Motors Could Be Given Boost by New Composite Material
https://makerv2.webteractive.co/blog/electric-vehicle-motors-could-be-given-boost-by-new-composite-material
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a composite material that they claim increases the electrical capacity of copper wires.
Dyson’s Electric Vehicle: An Example of Why Staying in Your Own Lane is Often a Good Idea
https://makerv2.webteractive.co/blog/dysons-electric-vehicle-an-example-of-why-staying-in-your-own-lane-is-often-a-good-idea
In early October, Dyson announced that it had scrapped a project to build electric vehicles due to problems surrounding commercial viability.
General Electric Beats Tesla in Building the Largest Battery Storage System in South Australia
https://makerv2.webteractive.co/blog/ge-beats-tesla-in-building-the-largest-battery-storage-system-in-south-australia
General Electric (GE) Renewable Energy will deliver a 100MW/300MWh big battery for the 200MW photovoltaic plant in South Australia. Expected as early as 2021, the massive storage system will beat the current champion, Tesla’s Hornsdale Power Reserve, for its longer energy duration properties.
New Electric Vehicle Market Report Suggests 19% Drop in Sales for 2020
https://makerv2.webteractive.co/blog/new-electric-vehicle-market-report-suggests-19-drop-in-sales-for-2020
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, recent forecasts from market researcher IDTechEx say that the total sales for 2020 in the electric vehicles (EVs) market across all segments—land, sea, and air—will come to a total of 24 million. This reflects a 19% decline in year-on-year EV sales, owing to the higher sales seen in pre-pandemic 2019.
BMW Electric Vehicle Batteries Given Second Life
https://makerv2.webteractive.co/blog/bmw-electric-vehicle-batteries-given-second-life
BMW has unveiled its new plans, which are in partnership with UK clean energy provider Off Grid Energy and will see BMW’s used electric vehicle batteries put to work in new applications—rather than disposed of as electronic waste.
Volocopter’s Fully Electric 2X eVTOL Flies for First Time in Controlled Airspace
https://makerv2.webteractive.co/blog/volocopters-2x-evtol-flies-for-first-time-in-controlled-airspace
Volocopter's 2X air taxi is now the first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle to fly at an airport. What could this mean for autonomous aircraft?