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DIY Project: Motorbike to Electric Motorbike

There's a new Instructables page up that shows you how to mod your regular motorbike into an eco-warrior electric cycle. You'll be able to hit a top speed of 70mph after shelling out $3000 to complete the project. Thankfully, you'll probably make the money back in saved fuel in approximately a days use. The machine pictured above is a mid-mod bike. Sure, the 72v motor is held in place by rope, but it isn't properly finished yet, so give the modder a break. If you have the time, spare cash, a bike that's looking at you with contempt and the technical know how, give it a shot and then send us a video of the finished article. Hit the link if you're tough enough. [Instructables via Hack n Mod]

10:00 AM on Sun Apr 13 2008
By Haroon Malik
5,773 views, 20 comments

Latest by toyotaboy: optima batteries are horrible expensive, and better suited to cranking amps as apposed to maximum amps for electric applications. He would have been way better off using smaller 22ah AGM batteries for about 1/2 the cost. more »

fire breather

Tesla Electric Sports Car Coming This Fall, Not Sold Out Yet

The Tesla electro-roadster that goes from 0-60 in 4 seconds is due to hit the streets this fall, and there are 560 orders for the $98,000 electric sports car already pending. Hey, wait a minute. We thought all the Teslas were sold out. Not so, according to a Tesla Motors spokesman, who says the Lotus factory where the cars are built can crank out 800 of the 2008 models. When can we get one? More »

9:50 AM on Wed Jul 25 2007
By Charlie White
14,016 views, 13 comments

Latest by Xenobiologista: Wish they'd make electric smart cars...those zippy little guys look like they'd be fun to drive. (yes, you're NOT supposed to capitalize the 's' in the brand name) more »

gadgets

Hammacher Rocks Banana-Like Electric Trike for One

We didn't realize Hammacher Schlemmer was in the car business, but look at this monstrosity: a semi-globular arrangement that looks like a transmogrified banana or maybe Pacman with a boner. If you can get past its dog-ugly countenance, it's actually a highway-legal three wheeler that might be useful for trips around town if you don't mind being laughed at. More »

10:59 AM on Wed Mar 14 2007
By Charlie White
6,255 views, 24 comments

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Silence PT2 Electric Trike Goes 125MPH, Ships This Spring

It seems like nary a week goes by without an intro of yet another electric vehicle, and this week it's the Silence PT2 by EBW & Silence Inc., an all-electric three wheeler that's a cross between an electric car, a go-cart and a motorcycle. Its makers say the 13-foot-long pocket rocket has a range of 125-250 miles. More »

2:45 PM on Thu Feb 8 2007
By Charlie White
10,915 views, 24 comments

gadgets

Electric SUV to Rival Tesla Roadster in Speed, Range

That Tesla Roadster electric vehicle that can do zero-to-60 in four seconds may not be able to hold the crown for coolest and fastest production electric vehicle for long, especially when this crossover SUV comes into town. Our greasemonkey guru blog-brothers at Jalopnik tell us this Lotus-designed firebreather packs 644 horses, a top speed of 155mph and a 350-mile range on a charge. Those are some serious numbers, especially for an SUV. More »

12:40 PM on Tue Jan 30 2007
By Charlie White
3,799 views, 29 comments

gadgets

EEStor's World-Changing Super Battery to Ship This Year

EEStor, the company that says its battery is 10 times more powerful than all others on the planet and can make a four-passenger sedan drive like a Ferrari, came out of hiding last week, announcing it's going to ship its first product. That'll be a battery inside a car (pictured at left) to be delivered later this year by Toronto-based ZENN motors. More »

9:02 AM on Mon Jan 22 2007
By Charlie White
4,214 views, 19 comments

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Camper Lotus Personal Commuter: Two Wheels, Gyroscope, Utopian Vision

Designer Patty Yuan dreamed up this Personal Commuter idea that she hopes will be picked up by international shoemaker Camper, naming her little two-seater electric vehicle the Lotus (after the flower, not the car). Similar to a Segway, it balances its two wheels using a digitally-enhanced gyroscope, giving it the added ability of spinning around 360 degrees in one place. More »

10:16 AM on Mon Dec 18 2006
By Charlie White
3,640 views, 17 comments