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Instructable of the Day: 48-Volt electric bicycle

Electric bicycles are becoming more and more common as people see a need to get themselves and little else from one place to another. Bicycles are an excellent way to travel in any case, and now that electric motors, controllers and batteries are becoming more widely available, cyclists are taking it upon themselves to create their own zero-emissions transportation solutions. Take, for example, this Instructable, which shows how to take a beach cruiser-style bicycle and transform it into an EV. There are kits available to convert normal ... Read more →

Instructable of the day: Build a 70 mph, 72 volt electric motorcycle Sebastian Blanco

Three months and $3,000 is what it took Instructable's poster Stryker (aka Ben) to build this great electric motorcycle. Unhappy with rising gas prices and ready to learn, Ben took a 1984 Honda ...

Instructable of the day: build your own Stirling engine Jeremy Korzeniewski

It is possible to turn heat (or cold) into usable energy by using a Stirling engine. Invented by Reverend Dr. Robert Stirling and patented by him in 1816, the Stirling engine is rarely used these ...

Popular Science and Instructables want to see your green projects Jeremy Korzeniewski

Are you somebody who is always tinkering with your car to get the best mileage possible? If so, you may just be a hypermiler, and should share you finding with the rest of us. In fact, why not share ...

Instructable of the Day: 48-Volt electric bicycle 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

Electric bicycles are becoming more and more common as people see a need to get themselves and little else from one place to another. Bicycles are an excellent way to travel in any case, and now that electric motors, controllers and batteries are becoming more widely available, cyclists are ...

Instructable of the day: Build a 70 mph, 72 volt electric motorcycle 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Three months and $3,000 is what it took Instructable's poster Stryker (aka Ben) to build this great electric motorcycle. Unhappy with rising gas prices and ready to learn, Ben took a 1984 Honda Interceptor 700, gutted the gasoline components and added a 72V Advanced DC motor and 6 Yellow Top Optima ...

Instructable of the day: build your own Stirling engine 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It is possible to turn heat (or cold) into usable energy by using a Stirling engine. Invented by Reverend Dr. Robert Stirling and patented by him in 1816, the Stirling engine is rarely used these days for the generation of power or to do any real work, but it is often used as a model or even as a ...

Popular Science and Instructables want to see your green projects 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Are you somebody who is always tinkering with your car to get the best mileage possible? If so, you may just be a hypermiler, and should share you finding with the rest of us. In fact, why not share your tip with Popular Science, Instructables and Treehugger in their newest contest. Of course, we ...


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