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DIY MG ZS EV Mod Provides Superb Regen Braking & More

CleanTechnica EVs

Yesterday, I was invited back to the cluttered but always exciting electronics and engineering workshop of Francisco Shi. An all-wheel-drive Tesla and a track with this technology would be amazing!” […]

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Do-It-Yourself Electric Vehicles

CleanTechnica EVs

“I love Teslas,” says Graeme, owner of Oz-DIY Electric Vehicles, “they make great spare parts!” Wandering around his workshop, I see a multitude of cars in various stages […]. Graeme knows a lot about cars, both fossil fueled cars (ICE cars) and EV.

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Can This DIY Rocket Program Send an Astronaut to Space?

Cars That Think

That successful mission in August 2018 was a huge step toward our goal of sending an amateur astronaut to the edge of space aboard one of our DIY rockets. The team recently manufactured a fuel tank for the Spica rocket [right] in their workshop. The 2018 Nexø II mission proved that our design and technology were fundamentally sound.

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Show Off Your Car At the Exploratorium in San Francisco

DIY Electric Car

Hello DIY'ers, The Exploratorium in the San Francisco is looking for someone who'd like to show off their DIY Electric Car for one night on October 7th as part of our monthly After Dark series. As it turns out, the Exploratorium was born out of the DIY spirit. I'm looking forward to meeting the members of the DIY Electric Car Forum.

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The Further Adventures of The Solangelist

Creative Greenius

. “We work with a huge variety of consumers and so many of them initially believed that this technology is too difficult and complicated to install themselves. They’ve got all kinds of classes and workshops and I think I’m going to have to head north and see what I can learn and discover.

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Electric Vehicles Open-up New Business Opportunities

Get Electric Vehicle

As we mentioned before the EV manufacturing units import components from other manufactures for various reasons, For example in the case of the battery, they don’t want to spend a lot for research, development of the technology, and manufacturing the batteries in-house. EV Workshop. Inverter Motor Transmission Wheels etc.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

We agree with Toyotas comments, which is why we advocate for mass production of PHEVs: "Were immensely gratified that some enthusiasts, in a tacit endorsement of the hybrid concept, are, on a vehicle-by-vehicle basis, converting Toyota hybrids to plug-in technology. Pricing from $8-15,000 for installed low-speed EV range of 8-24 miles.

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