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This clever kit turns bicycles into electric bikes using their disc brakes

Baua Electric

We’ve seen plenty of electric bicycle conversion kits around these parts, but rarely is there one that strays as far from the pack as the Skarper. This novel e-bike kit sports a unique look and claims that it can convert just about any bicycle into an electric bike – as long as it uses a disc brake. There’s a 4 kg (8.8

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Turn any bike into an ebike with this pocket-sized battery

Green Authority

Even better, what if you could fit the battery in your pocket? Swytch has come to answer every cyclist’s dreams with their new compact electric bike conversion kit. If your bike has handlebars and a front wheel, the Swytch kit will be compatible – with only a few small exceptions.

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Heybike Horizon review: Full-suspension 28 MPH fat-tire e-bike at just $1,499

Baua Electric

Heybike Horizon Video Review Heybike Horizon tech specs Motor: 750W (1,200W peak-rated) rear hub motor Top speed: 32 mph (51 km/h) Range: Up to 55 miles (88 km) Battery: 48V 14.4Ah (692 Wh) Weight : 79.4 Hitting 28 mph (45 km/h) is definitely doable. At $1,499 , I’d call this a great deal.

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VW to stage world premiere of ID. Buzz on 9 Mar; two versions to be sold in Europe

Green Car Congress

The new model line is based on the Volkswagen Group’s Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB). Buzz versions are launching this year in Europe with a high-voltage lithium-ion battery providing gross energy content of 82 kWh (77 kWh net). The top speed is electronically limited at 145 km/h (90 mph). By virtue of its design, the ID.

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Software Upgrade to Prius PHEV NiMH Conversion Kit Enables All-Electric Driving At Up to 70mph

Green Car Congress

kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. Some previous Prius plug-in conversion kits allowed motorists to go as fast as 52 miles per hour using a “forced stealth” mode.

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Volkswagen to put MEB-based electric I.D. BUZZ microbus concept into production; Cargo variant too

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen announced it will put the battery-electric I.D. BUZZ, which is built off the Modular Electric Drive kit (MEB). Just like the concept car that was shown in Detroit, the production model will also have its batteries mounted in the vehicle floor. BUZZ microbus concept into production. Earlier post.) makes its debut.

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Audi Applies Safari-Style Treatment to Q8 e-tron

The Truth About Cars

We mused exactly how long it would take a manufacturer to kit one of its EVs with off-road gear which is sure to sap range faster than a hungry teenage kid wolfs down dinner after hockey practice (this may be a strangely specific example taken from events in the Guy household). second run from 0 – 62 mph on standard street tires.

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