High Schoolers Design Enclosed Electric Motorcycle

We’ve seen conversation on EcoGeek lately about tiny electric cars looking and running similar to enclosed motorcycles. Well, a team of high school students from Saint Thomas Academy decided that they might as well create that enclosed electric motorcycle for you all. Using 60 volts from lithium phosphate batteries [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 18:09:20

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Chrysler's 2009 GEM Peapod neighborhood electric vehicle

A decade after its launch and with 38,000 zero-emission electric vehicles produced and in use, ... on tour in South Florida US$8000 electric motorcycle hits the streets in California Luxury Electric launches trans-continental trek The Matra MS1 “Human Electric Hybrid Motorcycle” [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 03:18:53

Valence to Brammo

This blog frequently makes note of developments with A123; ... batteries and power electronics for an electric version of their Enertia motorcycle. Brammo Enertia Brammo’s all-electric, Enertia motorcycle will use lithium phosphate batteries supplied by Valence [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 16:20:29

Scrapheap Challenge motorcycles pit electricity against gasoline

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, On Two Wheels, UK We love the British show Scrapheap Challenge ... difficult: no parts originally used on a motorcycle may be used on the scrap-bikes. This made ... and nimble with an electric motor and lead-acid batteries. The other team chose to use the engine [more...]

Date: 2008-05-15 22:07:16

Modded electric motorcycle is street-legal, costs under $2K

Filed under: Transportation We've seen more silly homemade electric vehicles than we care to remember, but Ben Nelson's electric motorcycle manages to retain some of its original two-wheel charm while ... up on eBay for $500, using four $160 Optima Yellowtop lead-acid batteries for power. Nelson says [more...]

Date: 2008-06-26 14:30:39

Swedish Biker Babe Does Electric Motorcycles

Eva Hakansson What could be hotter than a Swedish blond biker babe? How about one who does electric conversions of those motorcycles? Ooooh ya! ... the big motor and fuel tank on this bike used to be. The bike has a 50 mile range when averaging 44mph [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 22:14:39

LED Chandelier

If you have a bunch of LEDs kicking around looking for a project to jump into have a look at this LED Chandelier! ... of parts. 1. Extra bright white LED’s =160 pieces 2. Motorcycle Wheel SPOKES = 4 pieces ... of 2 Amps.(Used in Stereo Amplifier) 5. Male Electrical 2 pin PLUG = 1 piece. 6. Solder wire [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 11:03:20

James Denton is Desperate For His New Eco-Electric Motorcycle

Desperate Housewives hunk, James Denton, likes to ride motorcycles in his free time. When he’s not acting in L.A ... crotch-rocket.  The Zero X uses a high power Lithium Ion battery (non toxic!) for up to two hours [more...]

Date: 2008-08-09 03:47:31

Re-Make - DIY Dead (Death) Star Art made from old Batteries!

Here’s a great use for re-making stuff, use old batteries to make a death (or dead) star! ... of batteries were once used to power appliances before they finish their cycle in a recycle facility ... Zinc power goes commercial Zedomax Maker Faire 2007 Coverage - Electric Motorcycles Wind-up Cranking [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 22:08:31

Gallery: Homemade Motorized Bike Pays Tribute to Motorcycles of Yesteryear

: Photo: James Hough James Hough is a lawyer by profession but a gearhead at heart ... motorcycle of its day. : Photo: James Hough Like most projects, the Houghmade Cycle Works 71 took ... . He's fitted it with a speedometer and electric lamp that uses a 3-volt flashlight bulb and two [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 04:00:00

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