Cold air, clear skies and sunlight. My morning workout about to start, taste of cherry pre-workout fresh in my mouth. A pleasant sense of motivation, probably aided by 200mg of caffeine, took over me. Loud music in my earbuds helped my mind through the workout. Off to work. My office was as beige as it […]
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Ah, the beauty of an assembly plant. Cars roll out by the minute, synchronized with mechanical precision. From the outside, it looks effortless — almost elegant. From the inside, it’s even more fascinating than any documentary could show. Parts arrive just days before they’re needed. Logistics operate like a living organism. Every vehicle can be
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Now that we’ve defined what we want this conversion to accomplish, we can start working toward it in a structured way. The Plan phase is all about translating our Engineering Decisions into real-world numbers — specifically, how much power the system needs to deliver during demanding situations, and how much energy the battery needs to store for the vehicle
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Boring. Dark. Cold. The industrial warehouse where we sat was furnished to resemble a corporate office. Technically, that’s what it was. Desks, chairs, bad lighting, the quiet hum of HVAC fighting a losing battle against winter. For eight hours or more we would sit there, minding our business, responding to emails, calling into meetings. To
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Ah, EVs. Magical to some, blasphemous to others. Few topics divide the automotive world quite like electrification — and yet, most of us want a taste of what EVs offer: instant torque, buttery-smooth acceleration, and near-zero maintenance. Sure, internet warriors and some corners of the media love to dunk on them. But here’s the truth: EV
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It was a chilly Pennsylvania morning. Jamie was late to work again; he forgot to charge his iPhone, silly him. His brand-new Jeep Compass was waiting for him in the driveway. The 2.4L Tigershark engine roared to life; with the sound of an unrefined machine and the power of a leaf blower, it ungracefully propelled
Some cars are born with a soul. A few are rowdy and unhinged, some are elegant and composed, and others feel tough and utilitarian—tools of purpose rather than expression. Then there are the blank slates: the cars that serve a purpose but never quite connect. That doesn’t mean they aren’t great machines. A car doesn’t
Redemptive Voltage: 5 EV Conversions That Give Souls To Their Donors Read More »
We hear it every day: electric vehicles are very fast, very efficient, cheaper to maintain; the future is here. As true as this might be, there’s something missing: soul. Not everyone is into EVs, and the main reason seems to be almost unanimous amongst enthusiasts: they are boring. I tend to disagree in general, since,
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Gone are the days when an inventor would tinker in his own farm, develop a new tractor, bicycle or car and use it for what it was: a useful tool. Today, most of the new inventions revolve around profits. The majority of the western world, particularly in first world countries, thinks that inventions need to
Imperfect EV conversions – The Joy of Building and Feeling Useful Read More »
Today’s automotive world is a very interesting one. I started my career in the automotive industry at an OEM in Detroit back in 2016. Doesn’t feel like such a long time has passed, but the machinery of electrification was already accelerating. What we call “conventional vehicles” today (gasoline-powered cars) were just “vehicles” back then. A
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