Collaborate Disseminate
With all the EV hype in the air, you’d be forgiven for thinking electric vehicles are something new. But of course, EVs go way, way back, to the early 19th …read more Continue reading Reverse Engineering Keeps Early Ford EVs Rolling
Hardware hackers come from a variety of backgrounds, but among us there remains a significant number whose taste for making things was forged through growing up in a farm environment. …read more Continue reading Retrotechtacular: TVO
The world of experimental self-built aircraft is full of oddities, but perhaps the most eye-catching of all is the JD-2 “Dyke Delta” designed and built by [John Dyke] in the …read more Continue reading The Dyke Delta: A DIY Flying Wing Fits Four
Wandering round the field at EMF Camp, our eye was caught by an unusual sight, at least to European eyes. The type of campervan body which sits on the back …read more Continue reading This Mobile Hackerspace Can Be Yours
[Peter Holderith] has been on a mission to unlock the full potential of a DIY quad-motor electric go-kart as a platform. This isn’t his first rodeo, either. His earlier vehicle …read more Continue reading Quad-Motor Electric Kart Gets A Little Too Thrilling
It’s a sad fact of owning older machinery, that no matter how much care is lavished upon your pride and joy, the inexorable march of time takes its toll upon …read more Continue reading How To Cast Silicone Bike Bits
Here at Hackaday we’re a varied bunch of writers, some of whom have careers away from this organ, and others whose work also appears on the pages of other publications …read more Continue reading Keeping Alive The Future Of Cars, 1980s Style
[Peter Holderith] set out some time ago to build an electric go-kart. That by itself is not terribly unusual, but where his project diverts from the usual is in the …read more Continue reading DIY Quad-Motor Go-Kart is a Thrilling Ride
That irresistible urge to rescue an interesting piece of hardware from the trash is something that pretty much every Hackaday reader will have felt at one time or another. Sometimes …read more Continue reading Kid’s Ride Gets Boosted Battery, ESP32 Control
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