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Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: A DIY build-your-own electric car kit!

Electrek

So instead, this week I think it’s time to let our creative side out to explore just what is possible when we remove the shackles of fully completed vehicular design, and instead embark on our own custom electric car creations using China’s very own electric car skateboard platform. appeared first on Electrek.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

It uses an "outrunner" motor designed for electric skateboards. He'd been selling kits for his mount in small numbers. motor designed for electric skateboards for $88 and fashioned a mount for it out of a few pieces of scrap aluminum. The approach I adopted is mechanically as simple as you can get. So I bought an outrunner.

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Elephant Robotics Unveils New Desktop Educational Robots for 2023

Cars That Think

To help users achieve more applications in education, Elephant Robotics has also launched AI Robot Kit , a robotic kit that integrates multiple functions like vision, positioning grabbing, and automatic sorting modules. The software is very friendly for new robotics users who have yet to gain programming experience.

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Is It Economical to Convert ICE Car to Electric Car Using Conversion Kit

Get Electric Vehicle

converting existing internal combustion engine (ICE) cars into electric vehicles using conversion kits. The Appeal of Conversion Kits Conversion kits offer a promising solution for individuals who wish to contribute to environmental conservation without breaking the bank (Now you don’t have to break the bank to buy an EV).

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The ‘most affordable’ DIY e-bike kit company just launched a new $349 version

Baua Electric

Swytch, makers of the self-proclaimed “most affordable” electric bike conversion kits out there, announced its newest model this morning. The UK-based company’s new Swytch GO kit comes with a super low pre-order price of just £299 (or US $349 for North American customers), though there’s a bit of a catch.

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Electrifying Dreams – Bill’s Ultimate DeLorean EV Conversion

The Truth About Cars

Without any prefab kits, he swapped in the Bolts drivetrain, battery pack, and electronics, fabricating custom mounts, axles and 3D-printed interior components to make it all work. On a recent episode of the VWIDTalk podcast , Bill shared how he converted his 1981 DeLorean into a fully electric vehicle using parts from a salvaged Chevy Bolt.

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Hacking A Car-Radio Chip Into The Ultimate SDR Receiver

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During the COVID lockdown of 2020, I started designing a completely open-source tuner that would wring the highest possible performance out of the chip for FM DXers. I also was in contact with a DIY Webshop in the Netherlands, Team AmateurRadioShop.nl , which still sells a kit of an earlier version of the radio.

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