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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

It uses an "outrunner" motor designed for electric skateboards. motor designed for electric skateboards for $88 and fashioned a mount for it out of a few pieces of scrap aluminum. Being an open-source design no doubt keeps the price of this hardware down: The controller I bought set me back a mere $85. So I bought an outrunner.

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Kit can help convert any classic Mini to all-electric—but it's not cheap

Green Car Reports

Available to order now and scheduled to ship in December, the kit includes one of Swindon's own electric motors (with peak output of 160 horsepower), mounted to a Mini front subframe with purpose-designed brackets. A CV joint housing that connects to the.

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Charge when it’s cheap with myenergi and Intelligent Octopus Go

My Energi

As well as being one of the smartest chargers on the market, capable of both integrating fully with renewable self-generation and now able to integrate with one of the market’s cheapest energy tariffs, the zappi is designed and engineered in Britain, and manufactured at myenergi’s state-of-the-art UK production facility.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

It uses an "outrunner" motor designed for electric skateboards. motor designed for electric skateboards for $88 and fashioned a mount for it out of a few pieces of scrap aluminum. Being an open-source design no doubt keeps the price of this hardware down: The controller I bought set me back a mere $85. So I bought an outrunner.

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IPG to demo Flameless Ceramic Turbine for clean, off-grid power in EV charging

Green Car Congress

IPG’s project will demonstrate the role of Flameless Ceramic Turbine technology in bringing EV charging to high-use and remote locations through clean, cheap, grid-independent power generation. But, in many high-use areas and remote locations, upgrading grid connections to meet future charging demand is not practical or commercially viable.

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IoT-ize Your Old Gadgets With a Mechanical Hijacking Device

Cars That Think

Just about every device you own is probably available with Internet connectivity. needs Internet connectivity is up for debate. Connectivity usually comes at a premium, and it also usually involves buying a brand new whatever it is, because new hardware and software and services are required. Or, that was the idea, anyway.

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Waterloo power management strategy greatly enhances durability of on-board fuel cells in FC-PHEV

Green Car Congress

Fuel cell plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (FC-PHEVs) can have extended range while utilizing cheap grid electricity, but has poor durability of onboard fuel cells due to dynamic loading. The arrows in the diagram indicate the electrical connection for the power flow. The three fuel cell stacks have equal design power rating.

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