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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

He'd been selling kits for his mount in small numbers. I'd read about such friction-drive arrangements and had followed the work of a cyclist in Australia known as Kepler who had devised a clever articulated mount that allows the motor to retract from the wheel when not applying power. I thought: "What could be easier?".

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

He'd been selling kits for his mount in small numbers. I'd read about such friction-drive arrangements and had followed the work of a cyclist in Australia known as Kepler who had devised a clever articulated mount that allows the motor to retract from the wheel when not applying power. I thought: "What could be easier?".

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Ukrainian Volunteers Use 3D Printers to Save Lives

Cars That Think

The Ukrainian company 3D Tech ADDtive was the first to come up with an initiative to defend Ukraine. The Ukrainian company 3D Tech ADDtive developed a combat application tourniquet [left] containing multiple 3D-printed parts [right].

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Picking Your Dream Car for Conversion

DIY Electric Car

If you can build Lego and with the tech help and resources of this great DIY forum you can do it! Most conversion kits go for about $5000.00 - $8000.00. The way I see it, if you're gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style? Make it your style, have fun and prove them all wrong. You deserve this.

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Factory Visit - Felidae e-Bikes : A true Make In India story

Plug In India

Nasik based Slidewell Meilleur Tech, who were earlier vendors to TI cycles’ Sinnar plant, were chosen for that. It would be appreciated by DIY folks, as it will reduce the assembly complexity. In India Ludhiana is the big hub for cycle manufacturing. The one fitted on my cycle has come off, with all its screws sheared off.

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