Building a safe high-amp battery pack from flat pouch cells
The methods used to build a battery pack from cylindrical cells are fairly well known, but pouch cells don’t seem to have a decent article
Zero Motorcycles, history and tech
The story begins with one guy, Neal Saiki (SY-kee). He is an engineer who worked for NASA for a while, which shows that he is
Historic “Deathbike” stolen in Oregon, $1500 reward for return
The title says it all. Luna Cycle has their main facility in Southern California, and they now have a second facility in Bend, Oregon. The
Propel Ebikes in New York, David takes on Goliath
There’s been a struggle simmering in the background concerning the laws that affect ebikes, but here’s one story with some good news. For a variety
Converting Off-Road Motorcycles to Electric with a QS motor
This last year I’ve seen a boom in motorcycle conversions to electric drives, and after scanning the components used, it looks like the Quan Shun
The Nobe 100GT 3-wheeled EV
I’m fascinated by innovative vehicles, and 3-wheelers have been around for a long time, popping up here and there. They never seem to take off
Buying a frame that accepts the Bafang Ultra Max Mid-Drive Motor, and 3 builds
Back in April of 2019, we wrote about an electric fatbike where the owner wanted the new powerful Bafang Ultra Max G510 drive, but…the few
Converting a vintage Vespa to Electric
I’ve always liked the style of vintage vehicles, and there is a growing trend of converting old gassers to an electric drivetrain. Jim in Virginia
Start-up “Redivivus” recycles lithium batteries with new process
The subject of recycling the thousands of EV car battery packs that are no longer in use is a something that I have thought is
Competing EV charging plugs and Voltages
If you are old like me, you remember how Betamax was a competing format against VHS, when it came to renting video-taped movies (this was
Tax Credits for Ebikes!?
This isn’t a fancy well-thought out article with clever word-play and the perfect pictures to get the major points across. I just heard about this
Sondors Fat-Tire Mid Drives
Sondors started out with a couple of stumbles a few years ago. Their first product was a simple rear hub fatbike, and once they got
Valeo Mid drive with integrated Effigear 7-speed transmission
There’s not a lot of information yet on this system, but it’s pretty interesting, so I’d still like to show what I found. ___________________________________________________ So
Use a Junked Chevy Volt Pack to Power Ebikes, Electric Cars, Off-Grid homes, or an eGenerator
A good friend of mine, Laurence who is also ebike obsessed rode his ebike from Ithaca, NY to Washington DC last year. This trip without
“Dr Chopper”, building Hot Rod Street-Cruiser ebikes
Hot Rod cruisers are a style where most people have a clear divide over whether they love them of hate them. That being said, Doctor
EV pioneer Jackson “Farfle” Edwards, RIP
It is with great sadness that we announce that our friend, Jackson, has passed, due to an crash on August 29th, in Crook County, Oregon.
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