DIY Electric Car

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Hello DIY'ers, The Exploratorium in the San Francisco is looking for someone who'd like to show off their DIY Electric Car for one night on October 7th as part of our monthly After Dark series. As it turns out, the Exploratorium was born out of the DIY spirit. I'm looking forward to meeting the members of the DIY Electric Car Forum.

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DIY Electric Car

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Or at least have an idea of how much I am willing to spend, and is this amount realisitc? Tools fit in to the time/money equation as does the DIY /Farm it out choice. There are things I need to consider: I can save myself lots of headaches, frustration, money and tantrums if I seek and entertian knowledge from others. Be honest now!

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

These days, any number of home-based DIY guys and gals turn to ones powered by electricity, tools which can now provide the capability demanded by the average shadetree mechanic. They typically have a decent heft, so placing it in the lowest shelf or drawer isn’t a bad idea. Ya don’t want that.

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Cars That Think

JULY 15, 2022

Like, this is absolutely not a new idea, some interesting choices have been made on the hardware side, and I’m not at all sure what to think about the software side. Central to McDermott’s work, is the idea that absurdity and play can be useful ways to reframe our relationships to technology and productivity. GRASP Lab ].

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 22, 2021

I've decided I want to take this idea and run with it. I also like the idea of keeping the manual 5 spd for a. After seeing this video on youtube. I have already been reading around on various forums and know I'm going to get alot of flak for wanting to do it this way. Looking to do a Ev Conversion on my Mazda B2200.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 9, 2021

In turn, ideas from the maker community bubble back up into industrial settings, often via engineers seeking quick or inexpensive solutions to problems—consequently both the Raspberry Pi and Arduino lines now feature pro products designed for commercial embedded systems.

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Electric Auto Association

JUNE 5, 2022

We shared ideas on how to do that; personally, I read a book about marketing.” Ideas in hand, the chapter turned to fundraising to make them happen. “We Dave Atherton answering questions from Toyota representatives about his DIY modified 2008 Prius. We were very serious about advertising,” said Dave Atherton, EAASJV president.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Now, after countless versions of wiring things together, and even designing my own audio mixers, I finally have a DIY solution that works within a reasonable budget. My approach was to adapt an idea used in some pass-through systems, placing ambient microphones on the outside of sound-isolating headphones.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 20, 2021

To see what idea the device would spark in me for a consumer-focused application. So I decided to prototype my phone idea by making a password-entry device for my laptop PC that would unlock it when I held my arm up to the sensor. I soon realized skin tone wasn’t a good idea. My part of the experiment?

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 22, 2021

I’d be grateful for anyone’s ideas who might share them as to the attached architecture for my 1946 Dodge Sedan conversion. Some things are set: motor, controller, number of leaf battery modules. I’m trying to be extra scrappy in my approach, without being cheesy.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 13, 2024

I’m not saying this is a good idea. In fact, it’s probably a terrible idea for several reasons that we’re going to cover. For just $520, this Bad Idea On Ice can be yours! I feel like any self-respecting DIY electric snowmobile should cost significantly more than this. In fact, we usually see them for 4x-5x this price.

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DIY Electric Car

APRIL 15, 2013

After doing 70% of it, I read on evworks that it''s a good idea to clean the terminals with a wire brush to remove aluminium oxide. Wiring up the pack. So disconnected all the cells and BMS cabling. A whole day "wasted" - except that it will hopefully perform better with the lower resistance.

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DIY Electric Car

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

I''m new to the ev world but my idea was to eleminate the batteries.start with a vw beetle, put a 50 hp or more electric motor kit (sold for 3k to 7.5k). Now instead of batteries arrange the front end to fit a two stroke engine (two strokes are easiest to convert to steam) running a generator head with enough current to power the 50 hp motor.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 3, 2023

From learning simple DIY tricks to finding discounts and coupons online, there are plenty of smart ways to reduce costs when completing necessary automotive tasks. We know how expensive car maintenance and repairs can be, so if you’re looking for ways to save money while taking care of your vehicle, we’ve got some tips for you.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 21, 2021

I was hoping someone would give my an idea of the cost of going electric. I'm trying to decide if I was to go with another gas engine or turn it into a electric car. If I go gas it will probably cost me $2000 or so. Around town here it is flat terran. If I was to build my spit for here with top speed of 50mph and say 25 to 50 mile range.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 6, 2022

It was a photographic system to demonstrate the idea of an all-electronic camera that didn’t use any consumables in the capturing and display of still photographic images.”. In a 2016 interview with DIY Photography , he said cassettes were the only permanent form of “digital storage” available to him at the time.

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 23, 2021

but I have no idea what's appropriate and I've gotten to response to an email and a phone call to EV asking for guidance. Hyper-9 Motor Installation, Mounts, Etc. couple to join 2 Hyper 9's. NetGain sent me 2 Hyper 9's, but nothing to couple them together. They have 1 1/8" shafts. Can anyone here point me.

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DIY Electric Car

JULY 9, 2013

We at Orlando M concepts are very excited that we can share this with our fans and become a network of people who can share different ideas about green technology, futuristic motorcycles, three wheelers and car designs. re going to start giving away prizes to our fans, such as shirts, hats, and electronic albums of the designs.

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DIY Electric Car

JULY 28, 2012

It begins when you first get the idea that your trusty box is not well. The rebuild of a transmission actually starts when it is still in the vehicle. Any drive-ability information adds to the rebuilding process by helping you decide what needs the most attention. In this case we know that reverse works but it slips in both forward gears.

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DIY Electric Car

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

My original idea was just to mount the amp meter, voltmeter, ect on top of the dashboard. My first Instrument Idea involved the adaptation of a digital volt meter as the pack voltmeter. But at the behest of a friend I DID take the dashboard apart to get at the instrument cluster, it wasn?t

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 26, 2024

. … which, those are huge, 140 kWh batteries, but the idea of just adding batteries where you need capacity is unquestionably a good one. That’s especially true when you consider that these modular batteries can be swapped not just from excavator to excavator, but from excavator to skid steer, to loader, to dozer, etc. as shown, below.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 10, 2009

Patrick Roth adapted his Ford Escort to run on electricity alone after conceiving the idea while running his hybrid Lexus. While adapting cars to run on high doses of biofuel is fairly common place, DIY electric cars are not. An Indianapolis man has built his own electric car, US television station WRTV reported recently.

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DIY Electric Car

DECEMBER 15, 2010

So after much resistance to this idea, they decided to go outside normal channels and they contacted us. On the surface this sounded easy enough, except that they discovered that throughout the EV industry most were skeptical about using an automatic for this type of application. bottom line?.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The premise of the investigation itself is enough to whet the appetite of every Tesla skeptic since the idea of Autopilot crashing consistently into parked emergency vehicles makes for a compelling narrative. A DIY Solution. Tesla later released an update, enabling Autopilot to detect and slow down for stationary emergency vehicles.

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Cars That Think

MAY 7, 2022

If you’ve got an idea for a business or a new product, you usually don’t have to wait a decade to make sure it’s worth doing. So I let the idea catch me. This needed to be an easy DIY project, a quick upgrade. The thermostat chased me for 10 years. That is pretty extreme, by the way. People loved it. An hour was way too long.

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DIY Electric Car

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

I have no idea what they cost. Can they be overvolted to say 96V? Can you recommend any motors that are under say $1000 and will fit under the bonnet/boot? The forklift guy said that the 48V motors are too big and heavy. On another topic? is a rear-engine RWD car easiest for a novice? or front-engined FWD? Some other cars I?m

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Maybe Ford went with Maverick because it can mean “pursuing rebellious, even potentially disruptive, policies or ideas.” The Maverick was not intended to be a heavy-duty work truck, but more for the weekend warrior home owner doing DIY projects, or used for active lifestyles such as biking and kayaking. An overachieving small pickup.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

We applied for multiple patents on the whole setup and have kept them active over the years, but we still haven’t figured out what to do with them—if you have an idea, let me know! Fat Albert had a unique mechanism and software implementation that allowed for transitioning from the floor to standing and then back to the floor again.

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DIY Electric Car

JULY 11, 2017

Well, let�s just say that it is also a good idea to honor those cars that the average Joe could actually purchase. Here are the top 7 fastest electric cars today. Chevy Volt. Front View. You might be wondering what made Chevy Volt in our list of 10 fastest electric cars today? For just $33,000, you can already enjoy this car. seconds.

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Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 2, 2021

You shall find the importance of electric vehicles , advantages, disadvantages, other technical aspects, electric vehicle reviews, project ideas, and more here on this blog. These business ideas are categorized into a few groups and each one is detailed below. Here we include battery and vehicle-related business ideas.

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Plug In India

JULY 24, 2021

One idea is to add a built up single gear rear wheel. It would be appreciated by DIY folks, as it will reduce the assembly complexity. The one fitted on my cycle has come off, with all its screws sheared off. Felidae has also plans for having an independent components business under the name Dogra.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

That seemed like a great idea to put to use for all of my electric “toys”. 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. There are many ways to skin a cat, and even more ways to add solar power to a shipping container.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

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DIY Electric Car

MARCH 3, 2012

They couldn't wrap their heads around the idea I wanted a manual rack, even though I have a car with a power rack. I attempted to buy a manual rack, but the company said they don't actually have one to sell. They just wanted to refurbish the one I had.

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Electric Vehicless

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

As the cost of an electric bike conversion kit in comparison to a new electric cycle is half approx & not too tough to assemble, if you have time & little bit of idea about installation you have to go with an e bike conversion kit.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 1, 2023

But if you had asked me that question in the 1960s or 70s, my answer would be completely different because then I might have had to write the book longhand with a really big magic marker and fill up hundreds of notebooks with giant print—basically making my own DIY 30-point font instead of having it on my computer. Leland: Yes and no.

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Electric Vehicless

JANUARY 14, 2021

If you want to make you own DIY lithium ion cell & less idea about that than you may read following book for that or check Best book for electric vehicle. In one line BMS is used for critical safeguarding to protect a single battery / battery pack from damage. Lithium ion 18650 battery pack. 18650 Battery cautions.

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