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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

rarely use on a road bike) applies a small amount of regenerative braking before the pads make contact–just as in my wife's Prius. So I poured on the juice and blew past him, thereafter maintaining Tour de France speed. I settled on controlling the motor current, which I adjust with the thumb-operated rocker switch on the handlebars.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

rarely use on a road bike) applies a small amount of regenerative braking before the pads make contact–just as in my wife's Prius. So I poured on the juice and blew past him, thereafter maintaining Tour de France speed. I settled on controlling the motor current, which I adjust with the thumb-operated rocker switch on the handlebars.

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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Therefore, until we get quick-charge batteries -- based on new breakthroughs, Ill take a WAG and estimate that we will have real 5-minute quick-charge batteries in perhaps 10 years -- we are likely to get our juice mostly from our home chargers. Line breaks and paragraphs are automatically converted — no need to use or tags.