Remove Cheap Remove Engine Remove Juice Remove Parts
article thumbnail

A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

While it would have been nice to engineer some sort of spring-driven mechanism to control how forcefully the motor pushes against the tire, I kept things simple: I just deflated the tire somewhat, bolted the motor solidly in place, and reinflated the tire. The most challenging part of this project was figuring out how to configure the ESC.

DIY 145
article thumbnail

A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

While it would have been nice to engineer some sort of spring-driven mechanism to control how forcefully the motor pushes against the tire, I kept things simple: I just deflated the tire somewhat, bolted the motor solidly in place, and reinflated the tire. The most challenging part of this project was figuring out how to configure the ESC.

DIY 98
article thumbnail

Stuff We Use: Under Pressure (Washers)

The Truth About Cars

For ages, this writer used a gasoline-powered pressure washer, firm in the belief it ran better and more reliably than any cheap electric plug-in unit ever would. The battery is a large cube and sits where the gasoline engine resided on my old pressure washer, consuming about the same amount of space. Its total capacity is just over 1.0

Juice 104
article thumbnail

False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

Cars That Think

In 2001, a team of engineers at a then-obscure R&D company called AC Propulsion quietly began a groundbreaking experiment. Then, as electricity entrepreneurs expanded power generation and transmission capacity, they faced the new problem of what to do with all the cheap off-peak, nighttime electricity they could now produce.

Grid 131
article thumbnail

We drove the 500hp electric Arc Sport and holy heck, this thing rips

Baua Electric

Its cofounders, Mitch Lee and Ryan Cook, are engineers who met while working at Boeing. This is by no means cheap, but is relatively competitive with the higher-end wake boats from companies like Nautique or Malibu (Nautique has its own electric wake boat , which starts at $312k).

Water 52
article thumbnail

Test drive: 2024 Lexus RX 450h+ half-steps into future

Baua Electric

But it’s not cheap; it’s not elegant; and Lexus’ tech foibles carry over from the standard RX and other models. Volvo’s system will automatically kick in the gas engine when the accelerator is mashed to the floor, but Lexus doesn’t engage the gas engine in EV only mode unless the juice runs out.

Lexus 52
article thumbnail

Here are the best electric bikes you can buy at every price level in March 2024

Baua Electric

Fortunately, we’ve found some excellent options for cheap electric bikes that can still save you some serious dough. While it’s not the nicest cargo e-bike on the market, it’s definitely the best bang for your buck thanks to a combination of high value parts and reasonable pricing. For years, the $999 Lectric XP 3.0 and its previous 1.0

Price 52