Collaborate Disseminate
So many of the batteries made today are lithium batteries of some sort, from mobile phones, laptops, and drones to electric cars and grid storage solutions. But this technology is …read more Continue reading Old Prius Gets Upgraded Batteries
[Chris Makes Stuff] is an aptly named channel. His recent video shows how he took a kid’s electric motorcycle toy and built a “penny farthing” bicycle. You might not know …read more Continue reading Hubless E-Bike is Nostalgic
Heavy vehicles like semi trucks pose a bigger challenge in electrifying the transportation fleet than smaller, more aerodynamic passenger cars. Michigan now has the first public in-road charging system in …read more Continue reading Charging While Driving Now Possible in Michigan
A common saying is that every disaster is caused by a chain of events, some of which can stretch back by years. Airplane disasters and near-disasters are no exception here, …read more Continue reading Qantas Flight 32: When A Few Millimeters Of Metal Invite Disaster
Looking back through the archives, we actually haven’t seen much in the way of homebrew magnetohydrodynamic drives (MHDs) — which is somewhat surprising, as the core concept isn’t nearly as …read more Continue reading Bulked Up MHD Drive Makes Waves While Standing Still
Leaving aside all the annoying hype surrounding Tesla’s Cybertruck, there’s a little technical detail which might be of more interest to readers than the automotive behemoth itself. It’s one of …read more Continue reading A Few New Car Owners Will Join The 48V Future
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
In an interesting step for anyone who follows electric car technology, the automaker Tesla has released a trove of information about its first-generation Roadster car into the public domain. The …read more Continue reading Tesla Claims To Have Open Sourced The Roadster
It started with someone asking [James Bruton] about using a Möbius strip as a tank tread. He wasn’t sure what the point would be, but he was willing to make …read more Continue reading Behold the Track-Twisting Möbius Tank
Thanks to the various measurement systems in use, we aren’t sure if Volvo has created an electric truck that carries 74 metric tons, 74 short tons, or 74 long tons, …read more Continue reading Electric Truck Carries 74 Tons