Charging Cheap DIY 
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 14, 2020
I knew I wanted something for her that was cheap to maintain, had a reliable automatic transmission, came with cruise control, AC. Having enough electric charge to last a 5-15 minute in silence in a traffic jam. It is harder to pick up signs of it loosing charge as we won’t hear an engine trying to turn over in a regular car.
Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2021
But I was in a hurry and simply mounted on the handlebars a Drok meter , which I had purchased for an earlier bicycle-based battery-charging project. It would have been possible to have such information displayed on a smartphone, using a. Bluetooth module plugged into the ESC.
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Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2021
But I was in a hurry and simply mounted on the handlebars a Drok meter , which I had purchased for an earlier bicycle-based battery-charging project. It would have been possible to have such information displayed on a smartphone, using a. Bluetooth module plugged into the ESC.
DIY Electric Car
JUNE 23, 2025
Advanced sealing solutions help, but they’re not cheap. DIY Electric Car Forums posts 552K members 94K Since 2007 A forum community dedicated to DIY electric car owners and enthusiasts. Over time, that can wear down components and compromise in-wheel motor efficiency.
Cars That Think
JULY 27, 2023
The Galaksija is a Z80 -based, 8-bit DIY machine, cleverly designed so that its bill of materials meshed exactly with what a Yugoslavian was able to import from Western Europe. Like many makers, I use a cheap and cheerful TL866-based ROM programmer. It has a version of Basic used by the TRS-80 Model 1 , and hence English keywords.
Baua Electric
AUGUST 26, 2024
I haven’t paid to charge it in months and it feels like I’m somehow cheating, always having the power of heavy machinery at my fingertips with absolutely zero fuel cost. With a run time of 4-6 hours per charge, it handles our needs but still needs to be charged back up regularly.
Baua Electric
MARCH 26, 2024
Between my electric bikes, e-motorcycles, e-ATVs, electric tractors, and a few other things I’m probably forgetting, having a weather-sealed, solar-powered off-grid charging shed would be a big benefit. Well, not really cheated, but I just went with a retail solar generator system instead of DIYing that part myself from à la carte components.
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