A Drone Motor Does e-Bikes
On paper, the motors from both an electric bicycle and a drone can both take about 500 watts or so of power. Of course, their different applications make them anything …read more Continue reading A Drone Motor Does e-Bikes
Category Archives: e-bike
300 Amps Through an Open Source Speed Controller
Sometimes, a little puny matchbox-sized electronic speed controller (ESC) won’t do the job. If you find yourself looking for something heftier, say, in the range of hundreds of amps, you …read more Continue reading 300 Amps Through an Open Source Speed Controller
E-Bikes Turned Solar Car
There is something to be said for a vehicle that gains range just by standing outside in the sun. In the video after the break, [Drew Builds Stuff] demonstrates how …read more Continue reading E-Bikes Turned Solar Car
Reviving an Old Lime-E Beta Rideshare E-Bicycle
What do you do when you come across a cheap electric bicycle on Facebook Marketplace from a seller who has a few hundred of the same ones available? If you’re …read more Continue reading Reviving an Old Lime-E Beta Rideshare E-Bicycle
Pedal Car vs Ministry of Transport
[Tim] from the “Way Out West” Youtube channels has started a fun project — building a wooden pedal-car heavily inspired by “Bugsy Malone”. The kids-sized gangsters in that movie got …read more Continue reading Pedal Car vs Ministry of Transport
VanMoof E-Bike Bankruptcy: The Risks of Cloud-Connected Transport
When the bankruptcy of VanMoof, the company behind a series of e-bikes, was announced recently, many probably shrugged at this news. After all, what is an e-bike but a regular …read more Continue reading VanMoof E-Bike Bankruptcy: The Risks of Cloud-Connected Transport
E-Bike Battery Tapped For Off-Grid Laptop Power
If you’ve travelling via bike, you’ll know there’s a certain advantage to packing light. But what if you need to take your beefy desktop-replacement laptop with you on one of …read more Continue reading E-Bike Battery Tapped For Off-Grid Laptop Power
Chainless “Digital Drive” Bikes Use Electric Power Transmission Instead
We’re all familiar with how regular bikes work, with the pedals connected to the rear wheel via a simple chain drive. This setup is lightweight, cheap, and highly efficient. It’s …read more Continue reading Chainless “Digital Drive” Bikes Use Electric Power Transmission Instead
Adding A Third Wheel (And Speed Boost) To An Electric Scooter
The story of how [Tony]’s three-wheeled electric scooter came to be has a beginning that may sound familiar. One day, he was browsing overseas resellers and came across a new …read more Continue reading Adding A Third Wheel (And Speed Boost) To An Electric Scooter
Skarper E-Bike Conversion Kit Simplifies Electrifying your Bike
If you’re a Hackaday reader, it’s a good bet you could figure out how to convert your bike to use an electric motor. But you might have more important things …read more Continue reading Skarper E-Bike Conversion Kit Simplifies Electrifying your Bike