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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

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.

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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

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.

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Creative Greenius is EV Driven

Creative Greenius

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.

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Announcing EV Driven

Revenge of the Electric Car

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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The best electric skateboard conversion kits

Green Authority

However, if you love skateboarding and thought of how to convert a skateboard to electric, there are DIY electric skateboard conversion kits available in the market today. Things to remember when buying skateboard conversion kits. The best electric skateboard conversion kits. Maxfind M5 Drive Kit. Mellow Drive.

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How I turned a shipping container into a solar off-grid charging station with A/C

Baua Electric

Well, not really cheated, but I just went with a retail solar generator system instead of DIYing that part myself from à la carte components. All of the panels are wired for the inverter/battery/charge controller gear (which is an all-in-one unit) and the kit includes all of the adapters. To be fair, I cheated a bit.

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This Huge DIY Workbench Gives You a Hand

Cars That Think

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.

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