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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

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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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A DIY E-bike Conversion on the Cheap

Cars That Think

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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Stuff We Use: Under Pressure (Washers)

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After all, if we’re giving you the truth about cars, we ought to give you the truth about car accessories. For ages, this writer used a gasoline-powered pressure washer, firm in the belief it ran better and more reliably than any cheap electric plug-in unit ever would. Its total capacity is just over 1.0

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2024 Nissan Leaf SV Plus Review – Likeably Behind the Times

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It even flirts with fun at times – and the electric motor provides solid acceleration. When equipped in SV Plus guise, the electric motor is a 160 kW unit making 214 horsepower and 250 lb-ft of torque. I visited my parents and siphoned some juice very slowly from their garage. As with many EVs, the Leaf offers one-pedal driving.

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We’re the New Renewables

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We feature all images on our site, and one also appears on our monthly print edition. JUICE BOX For many years, environmentalists have looked forward to the coming of net-zero-energy buildings. The result: electrical current. We choose images that reflect an important advance, or a trend, or that are just mesmerizing to look at.

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2023 Jeep Wrangler 4xe Rubicon Review – Charged-Up Jeep

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Now you can run it solely on electric power for up to 21 miles and plug it in to charge. I didn’t get a chance to take the 4xe off-road during my loan, but the Rubicon comes with all the off-road goodies such as Dana 44 heavy-duty axles at the front and rear and a full-time transfer case with a 4:1 low-range gear ratio.

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2023 Toyota BZ4X Review – Falling Short

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Instead, it’s a weird package that has pricing that is considered affordable relative to the average transaction price, but still not "cheap.” The bZ4X is available in two trim flavors, XLE and Limited, and with either front-wheel or all-wheel drive. The juice comes from a lithium-ion battery pack with a 71.4-kWh kWh capacity.

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