Carbon Carbon Fiber Cheap Future 
Teslarati
JANUARY 14, 2023
A recently posted video shows a modified e-bike, capable of hitting 75mph, driven on the street, showing the future of micro-mobility options. Not only do they offer cheap and efficient transportation, but thanks to the ever-expanding amount of possible modifications, people are making their bikes faster than ever.
Charged EVs
MAY 18, 2021
The combination of needing high strength in the smallest amount of volume possible while also being non-conductive/non-magnetic means that the rotor frame all but has to be constructed out of composite materials such as glass or carbon fiber and epoxy. This article appeared in Charged Issue 54 – March/April 2021 – Subscribe now.
Charged EVs
APRIL 12, 2023
In my very first article for Charged over 10 years ago, I opined that the Switched Reluctance Motor , or SRM, would eventually come to dominate the EV traction market, if for no other reason than the fact that it is almost as cheap as dirt to manufacture. materials like woven carbon fiber composite.
Baua Electric
MAY 16, 2024
If you cheap out, you get cheap products. My tour of Ride1Up’s factory took me straight onto the factory floor where parallel production lines were busy cranking out Ride1Up’s ultra-affordable $995 Portola folding e-bike on one side of the factory, and the company’s budget-priced $2,295 CF Racer1 carbon fiber road/gravel e-bike.
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
While F-SAM's control board was custom designed and the wing requires some fabrication, the rest of the parts are cheap and off the shelf. If you look closely, you'll also see a teeny little carbon fiber leg of sorts that keeps the prop up above the ground, enabling the ground takeoff behavior without contacting the ground.
Baua Electric
MARCH 6, 2024
Fortunately, we’ve found some excellent options for cheap electric bikes that can still save you some serious dough. Plus there’s a choice between a nice 9-speed chain drive transmission or a fancier Gates Carbon Drive belt setup with an Enviolo continuously variable transmission. For years, the $999 Lectric XP 3.0 and its previous 1.0
Baua Electric
JANUARY 13, 2024
Fortunately, we’ve found some excellent options for cheap electric bikes that can still save you some serious dough. Plus there’s a choice between a nice 9-speed chain drive transmission or a fancier Gates Carbon Drive belt setup with an Enviolo continuously variable transmission. For years, the $999 Lectric XP 3.0 and its previous 1.0
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