Electrek

MAY 5, 2023

As many of my regular readers will know, nearly two years ago I set out on a saga to buy an electric mini-truck from China. more… The post After I bought a $2,000 electric mini-truck from China, these DIY upgrades made it great appeared first on Electrek.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

It seems like every new electric vehicle unveiling now starts with showing off a new ‘skateboard’ design, or the chassis of the vehicle that houses everything it needs to make it run.

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Teslarati

MARCH 19, 2023

A Tesla owner is taking his hobby and love for electric vehicles to new levels by creating what could only be described as one of the coolest EV-related DIY projects to date. Despite this, seeing the Tesla owner’s DIY journey on such an epic build is more than satisfying. You end up with a two-seater CyberRoadster.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 17, 2022

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. 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.

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Electrek

JULY 17, 2022

Have you ever thought to yourself, “I’d love an electric bicycle, but it’d be even more convenient if the battery fit into my pocket”? And the UK-based e-bike conversion kit company Swytch made it happen with the newest edition of the brand’s easy to use electric bike conversion kit. Ok fine, but lots of people actually have.

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Get Electric Vehicle

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Fortunately, certain maintenance tasks are DIY projects and can save you money, as the average cost of car repairs ranges between $300 to $500. This article highlights some DIY car maintenance tasks you can tackle at home.  Being an Electric Car owner, you need not do the Battery replacement and Oil change for your vehicle.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

And now a new kit allows handy folks to build their own replica, although this time, it’s electric! more… The post This DIY kit lets you build your own street-legal tiniest car in the world appeared first on Electrek. The Peel P50, produced in the early 1960s, was the smallest production automobile in the world.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 21, 2021

Hello everyone, I have an electric motor at home. 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. I am a person who loves to find, learn and explore. Thanks everyone.

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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. Just in case you needed any more proof that our readers are some of the handiest and most clever eco-DIYers on the planet, we’ve got another impressive solar powered electric bike to show you.

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Electrek

JANUARY 18, 2024

The proliferation of e-bikes started with easy-to-install conversion kits that allowed riders to take their existing bicycle and convert it into an electric bike. Now, electric boats are charting a similar path. TEMO’s easy-installation electric outboard motors make it painless for boaters to convert their vessels into electric boats.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Watch: Kia Sonet 2024 facelift SUV: Armed with ADAS, ready for rivals If you own the Kia Sonet SUV, here are some DIY (do it yourself) tips for you for better maintenance of the car. Check this DIY maintenance guide for better ownership appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

It seems like every new electric vehicle unveiling now starts with showing off a new ‘skateboard’ design , or the chassis of the vehicle that houses everything it needs to make it run.

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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.

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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!” He was the chairman of Australian Electric Vehicles Association Queensland for 7 years. Graeme knows a lot about cars, both fossil fueled cars (ICE cars) and EV.

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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. more… The post Solar-powered towable electric bike camper includes bedroom and dinette appeared first on Electrek.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

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. Purpose-built electric bikes and e-bike conversions using hub-motors are now commonplace. It uses an "outrunner" motor designed for electric skateboards. Fast forward a dozen years.

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Electrek

JULY 24, 2023

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

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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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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. The post Weekend Project: This guy made an electric bike snowplow out of garbage appeared first on Electrek. And one Canadian man had a serious need for Vietnamese takeout.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 17, 2024

An intrepid DIY Tesla Model Y owner has done what many dream of doing — directly powered his Tesla with. continued] The post Tesla Model Y Powered By Solar Panels On Its Roof — Smart Move? appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The electric mini-truck that keeps on giving has another fun trick up its sleeve. 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.

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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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Electrek

AUGUST 25, 2022

DIY solar power projects have always been fascinating to me. And since electric bikes have always been a huge part of my life, combining the two has always seemed inevitable. And so with a pair of solar panels and one afternoon to kill, I rigged up a simple solar-powered electric bicycle setup that is easy to build.

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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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Cars That Think

AUGUST 20, 2021

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. Purpose-built electric bikes and e-bike conversions using hub-motors are now commonplace. It uses an "outrunner" motor designed for electric skateboards. Fast forward a dozen years.

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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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InsideEVs

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Bamboo Bicycle Club has a new innovation in the form of the E-Cargo, a DIY electric cargo bike with a focus on sustainability.

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Electrek

AUGUST 27, 2022

This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. Volcon electric mopeds, solar-charging e-bikes, electric unicycles & more appeared first on Electrek. The post Wheel-E Podcast!

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 17, 2020

If you like DIY projects, Volkswagen has an offer that might interest you. The automaker is letting visitors to its "glass house" factory in Dresden, Germany, help build e-Golf electric cars. As of now, visitors to the factory can get hands on at up to five stations on the e-Golf assembly line, VW said in a press release Tuesday.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 15, 2024

A Tesla Model Y owner has created what is arguably one of the most useful DIY accessories ever designed for a mainstream electric car. In a post on the r/TeslaLounge subreddit , the Model Y owner shared that his DIY Tesla solar array charger has been under development for the past two years.

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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

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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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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Baua Electric

JANUARY 13, 2024

But none of them make this any less awesome or weird, which means it’s a prime candidate for a spot in this week’s Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week column. I feel like any self-respecting DIY electric snowmobile should cost significantly more than this. Then there’s the issue of control.

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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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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 Reports

DECEMBER 21, 2020

A YouTuber built an electric Mini Cooper. The lifted electric car is probably the closet comparison to the Tesla. The Polestar 2 is a Green Car Reports' Best Car To Buy 2021 finalist. And Volkswagen's launching the ID.4. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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