Electrek

MAY 27, 2022

If you know anything about me or the topics I cover, you’ll know two of my biggest hobbies revolve around electric bicycles and DIY projects. But the ability to repurpose that bike gathering dust in your garage or build the exact e-bike of your dreams means that a DIY option is a still a great choice for many riders.

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Electrek

JUNE 28, 2022

Here at Electrek we love DIY projects. The post Check out this guy’s awesome DIY solar-charging electric bike utility trailer appeared first on Electrek. The post Check out this guy’s awesome DIY solar-charging electric bike utility trailer appeared first on Electrek. And solar power. And electric bikes.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 17, 2022

This time that includes the newly unveiled RadTrike, 1,500W e-bike, a $150 DIY 6-seater e-motorcycle, a solar-powered electric boat that converts into a camper and lots more. The post Wheel-E Podcast: RadTrike, $150 DIY 6-seater e-motorbike, solar electric boat camper & more appeared first on Electrek.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

November 2018 Hands On article, “DIY Pro Audio ” in IEEE Spectrum , and it convinced me it was possible, although I wanted to go beyond just a power amplifier to something more like my lamented Sansui. In commercial product development, an optimized microcontroller would be the way to go, but for my DIY project, a Pi was perfect.

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Electrek

APRIL 11, 2021

more… The post This amazing DIY electric Jeep is the coolest electric car you’ll see all week appeared first on Electrek. It’s only Sunday and technically the week has just begun. But I can already pretty much guarantee you that this homemade electric Jeep is the coolest electric car you’ll see all week.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 26, 2022

I’ve not used my DIY magnetometer to search for any submarines or alien monoliths, but I did test it using a steel hammer, which affects the readings in an obvious way when placed within about a meter of the sensor board. This article appears in the May 2022 print issue as “A DIY Magnetometer.”.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

And a follow-up to that article, “ A Web-Enabled, High Quality, DIY Audio Amp ” (March 2022), comes in at No. Are there trends in DIY projects you think we’re missing? Far and away our most popular article in the last five years has been “ Build Your Own Professional-Grade Audio Amp on the Sort of Cheap ” (November 2018).

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Electrek

JULY 17, 2022

The post Swytch shows off first pocket-sized electric bike battery for DIY e-bike conversion kit appeared first on Electrek. I got the chance to see the new kit in person at Eurobike a few days ago and even take a couple quick test laps on a bike equipped with the updated kit.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

That successful mission in August 2018 was a huge step toward our goal of sending an amateur astronaut to the edge of space aboard one of our DIY rockets. supporters are counting down until the historic day when an amateur astronaut will climb aboard a homemade rocket and wave goodbye to Earth, ready to take a giant leap for DIY-kind.

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Electrek

JULY 24, 2022

Last month we featured an awesome DIY solar cargo trailer that an Electrek reader built for his electric bike. The post This impressive 1,500W DIY solar powered car-replacing e-bike does kid carpool & grocery runs appeared first on Electrek.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 24, 2022

So, I set about building an open-source ice tracker from DIY components that not only proved to be much, much cheaper but also much more capable than the commercial options. With no guarantees on how long any given instrument might last, you have to deploy a lot of them to get the data you need.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 21, 2021

Hello everyone, I have an electric motor at home. I am a person who loves to find, learn and explore. So I wanted to try my best by making an electric car myself. So I want to ask everyone who can show me how to make an electric car. Thanks everyone.

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Cars That Think

JULY 21, 2021

I added a DIY solder squid—a block with four flexible arms that I use to hold components in place while soldering—with a concrete base and an automatic solder fume extractor. James Provost. Then things got more complex. Yes, my solder squid is made out of concrete , via a 3D-printed mold—though that last refinement is perhaps optional.

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Electrek

MARCH 12, 2022

The post Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week: A DIY build-your-own electric car kit! appeared first on Electrek.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

In 2009, I wrote in these pages about my efforts to. add an electric motor to a bicycle —a project that involved a considerable outlay of money and many hours in a machine shop behind a lathe. 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.

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InsideEVs

JANUARY 16, 2023

Design boss Franz von Holzhausen confirmed Cybertruck owners will be able to remove scratches by simply buffing them out.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 26, 2022

LCDs may be the mainstay of consumer displays, but when it comes to picture quality, including high contrast ratio, brighter colors, and wider viewing angles, OLEDs have the edge.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 31, 2022

Automakers and tire companies have been trying to deliver airless tires for decades. While it would be great to not suffer from flats, the challenges of coming up with something that both grips and doesn’t have air inside has proven more challenging than people thought at first. But what if it’s not as hard as […].

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Yesterday, I was invited back to the cluttered but always exciting electronics and engineering workshop of Francisco Shi. He unveiled his breakthrough saying: “If Elon Musk tried this modified MG ZS EV, he would tell his minions to go and modify the Tesla. An all-wheel-drive Tesla and a track with this technology would be amazing!” […]

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InsideEVs

JULY 6, 2023

A passionate car builder chronicles his journey putting together an electric supercar in his garage.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 20, 2020

The 2020 Mini Cooper SE offers an all-electric powertrain from the factory, but YouTuber Rich Benoit took a different path to an electric Mini. Benoit's Rich Rebuilds YouTube channel gained popularity focusing on Tesla rebuilds, but recently its star has been branching out. As documented in a series of videos, he bought a non-running.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Physical activity is essential to both physical and mental health, something brought home to many people following sedentary pandemic lockdowns. Even without the lockdowns, many parts of the world have been facing an obesity epidemic, which has created a need to help people manage their weight.

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Electrek

JULY 28, 2023

Bike campers were once novelties, often thrown together as simple DIY affairs , but recent models are bringing a new level of quality and professionalism to these quirky trailers. The Finnish-designed Hupi trailer is the latest offering to showcase a surprisingly high-end design.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

In 2009, I wrote in these pages about my efforts to. add an electric motor to a bicycle —a project that involved a considerable outlay of money and many hours in a machine shop behind a lathe. 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.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2021

Maverick’s FLEXBED gives customers organization and storage solutions to secure cargo, while accommodating Ford accessories and creative DIY solutions. The whole bed is a DIY fan’s paradise. Five standard drive modes include Normal, Eco, Sport, Slippery and Tow/Haul to enhance performance and confidence over various driving conditions.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 23, 2019

Waiting and waiting for more details about the upcoming Tesla Pickup—the “cyberpunk truck”—or concerned that it’s going to be too big when it arrives? You could essentially build your own. That’s what San Francisco YouTube star Simone Giertz did, from a Tesla Model 3. In the project, which declares it’s.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 15, 2023

If you buy a new Chevy Bolt, GM gives you two options for charging at home: $500 cash for DIY, or $1,000 towards using one of its certified installers. I did not know much about installing a charger, so I opted for the second. All was done by email: click here to accept, click there […]

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Electrek

JULY 24, 2023

Ever wonder what a DIY electric camper with tank tracks would look like? You probably didn’t expect something quite like this. more… The post This guy built a tiny, off-road electric camper with tank tracks appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 30, 2022

“I love Teslas,” says Graeme, owner of Oz-DIY Electric Vehicles, “they make great spare parts!” Graeme knows a lot about cars, both fossil fueled cars (ICE cars) and EV. He was the chairman of Australian Electric Vehicles Association Queensland for 7 years.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

With a bit of DIY magic, I was able to outfit my Chinese mini-truck with a solar panel that can trickle charge it from the sun. The electric mini-truck that keeps on giving has another fun trick up its sleeve. more… The post Weekend Project: I added a solar panel to my electric mini-truck to charge from the sun appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 25, 2022

But since the bike paths hadn’t been plowed, he turned his e-bike into a DIY snow plow using leftover parts to go get his fix. They say that necessity is the mother of invention. And one Canadian man had a serious need for Vietnamese takeout.

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DIY Electric Car

AUGUST 28, 2008

The DIY website has been going under some pretty impressive changes and has included some pretty interesting threads over the past few months, but with over 3000 members and an average of 400 new threads a week there is a lot of content to go over.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 27, 2021

Since then, we’ve seen a number of EVs and plugin hybrids that use a transmission, and the advantages that were mathematically predictable (as well as known from the DIY EV scene that predated mass EV production) became a reality. Just over two years ago, I wrote an article discussing upcoming EV transmissions.

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InsideEVs

OCTOBER 11, 2022

This guy is transforming a dual-motor Tesla Model 3 into a Cyber-Roadster, and the project is taking shape rather nicely.

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Electric Cars are for Girls

MARCH 20, 2019

The makers of these devices are claiming it will increase your gas mileage to 100 mpg or more. How cool is that? It's not.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2020

The reaction underlines the firm’s belief that both enthusiast DIY mechanics and niche OEMs are woefully underserved by traditional suppliers or must resort to scavenging parts from scrapped electric cars.

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InsideEVs

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The street-legal kit car is available with a variety of engine choices, including electric.

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