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I bought Harley’s new electric motorcycle. Delivery was a hot mess, but still awesome

Baua Electric

LiveWire, the all-electric motorcycle brand spun out of Harley-Davidson, is shaping itself into a force to be reckoned with in the still-evolving electric motorcycle industry. And I got to experience all of it as the proud new owner of a shiny indigo LiveWire S2 Del Mar Launch Edition electric motorcycle.

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How I turned a shipping container into a solar off-grid charging station with A/C

Baua Electric

Between my electric bikes, e-motorcycles, e-ATVs, electric tractors, and a few other things I’m probably forgetting, having a weather-sealed, solar-powered off-grid charging shed would be a big benefit. With 1,200W of theoretical power (and probably more like 900W of solid real-world Florida solar energy), that would be a decent flow rate.

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Letting in the Light

Electric Auto Association

I took some surplus parts and motorcycle batteries… it was definitely Rube Goldberg style,” Smith explained. Benjamin then began teaching the course in Florida. Chasing EVs for 50 years Smith, who grew up on a family farm in Maryland, began working on bicycles when he was a child, and built his own ebike at 14. “I

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MIT Battery Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Electric Cars : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The breakthrough could revolutionize electric car battery technology and pave the way for ultra-fast charging electric vehicles in as little as two years. For electric vehicles with large battery packs, the biggest limiter is already in the circuit panel. Subscribe to our RSS feed and stay up to date. by RSS or sign up by email.

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Reimagined Jet Ski Brings EVs to the Beach

Cars That Think

Along with electric motorcycles and snowmobiles, personal watercraft are floating better ways to coexist with nature and neighbors. The latest comes from Florida-based Pelagion, whose founder and chief executive, engineer Jamie Schlinkmann, was inspired by childhood adventures on a watersports icon: A 1973 Kawasaki Jet Ski.

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Lectra: Matts sweetelectric motorcycle Mazda626 : Jerry Halsteads conversion diary. Battery chargers and DC/DC converters. DC PowerSystems : Mega-controller and battery regulators. Hyundai Excel : a verycreative conversion Kawasaki :V4 Ken Norwicks conversion Diary Killa-Cycle : Bill Dubeslatest project.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

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