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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

At the time, e-bikes were still rather exotic, at least in the United States, so it seemed worth the expense and effort to build my own. The only part I needed to fabricate was an aluminum mounting bracket for the motor [shown in outline]. The most challenging part of this project was figuring out how to configure the ESC.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

At the time, e-bikes were still rather exotic, at least in the United States, so it seemed worth the expense and effort to build my own. The only part I needed to fabricate was an aluminum mounting bracket for the motor [shown in outline]. The most challenging part of this project was figuring out how to configure the ESC.

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Arc 1 Conversion Journal 10/1/2013 Big EV Grin

DIY Electric Car

I have never run out of juice. this was part of waterproofing the engine bay) The car turns heads at every intersection, and people stop me in the parking lot to ask about the "Electric" emblems on the car. I tried to build the car in such a way that every component was easily accessible and visible.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Neutral Big Papi @ Apr 20th 2009 10:05AM All - The end of the plug that you see is the end that plugs into the car not the part that would plug into the wall. I imagine there will be tax incentives to build green generators when were at that stage. @ Apr 20th 2009 12:34AM They just wont use different plug. Is this the Zune HD?

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

It is thought that the cars that Renault is building to function with the Better Place model will have the ability to have its power supply swapped and the newly announced Tesla Model S is said to also incorporate this concept. You could sit in your vehicle while the operation takes place. Hey, maybe you got an email during the drive, right?