Here's the deal… move the battery to the trunk and you win: (1) a cleaned-up engine compartment, (2) weight transfer to the rear of the car, and (3) a decent way to make your ride harder to steal.

The white connectors seen near the bottom of this image are Grove connectors. These provide I2C and Analog support to that ecosystem of add-on boards. All in all this is a pretty sweet upgrade.

I also got a card in the PO Box yesterday from a Silicon Valley PCB assembly service. Flashline Electronics will assemble 5, 10 or 25 pieces, and they have one of those great matrixes (scroll down for ...