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Cars That Think
APRIL 20, 2025
How a DIY radio kit launched Henry Samuelis career Samuelis path toward becoming one of todays key players in digital communications started 33 years ago, when he was a seventh grader. During the term, each student was expected to build a crystal radio from a kit, using a single crystal and an antenna wound on a toilet paper tube.
The Truth About Cars
AUGUST 7, 2025
Without any prefab kits, he swapped in the Bolt’s drivetrain, battery pack, and electronics, fabricating custom mounts, axles and 3D-printed interior components to make it all work. 0:56 He modded his dream car and converted it to electric without any kit — with his head and hands and 3D printer and all the tools he has in the garage.
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DIY Electric Car
JULY 30, 2025
I have the 10kW kit from thunderstruck EV, which includes all but batteries and a charger. I am also not sure where I should be looking for a charger that uses both a standard household plug and doesn't charge via some proprietary golf cart battery socket.
Cars That Think
JULY 21, 2021
After some consideration, I purchased a 2x4basics custom workbench kit (which provides the bench's heavy-gauge structural resin supports) and lumber to form the main structure, and then cut slabs of chipboard to form a top and a bottom surface. The 2x4basics kit came with shelves, providing space for plastic storage boxes.
Creative Greenius
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
In addition to Creative Greenius you’ll find these great EV Driven blogs: DIY Electric Car. Open Source Civic EV Kit. Plug In Partners. Plugs and Cars. Plug-In, Turn-On, Ride-Clean. I am both humbled and flattered to be part of this impressive network of people who all focus on the EV topic. Green Gearhead.
Cars That Think
AUGUST 20, 2021
He'd been selling kits for his mount in small numbers. Bluetooth module plugged into the ESC. I'd read about such friction-drive arrangements and had followed the work of a cyclist in Australia known as Kepler who had devised a clever articulated mount that allows the motor to retract from the wheel when not applying power.
Revenge of the Electric Car
FEBRUARY 26, 2009
DIY Electric Car. Open Source Civic EV Kit. Plug In Partners. Plugs and Cars. EV Driven aggregates the latest content from all these electric car blogs: * Creative Greenius. * Electric Car Blog. Electric Cars are for Girls. Green Car Congress. Green Gearhead. * My Green Wheels. Porsche 914 EV Conversion. Robs RAVolt.
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