zedomax.com » Electric http://zedomax.com/blog Zedomax - The DIY, HOWTO, Mod, Hacks, Gadgets, and Tech Blog! Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:41:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 DIY Motorcycle – Electric Sports Bike! http://zedomax.com/blog/2009/09/11/diy-motorcycle-electric-sports-bike/ http://zedomax.com/blog/2009/09/11/diy-motorcycle-electric-sports-bike/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:19:38 +0000 max http://zedomax.com/blog/?p=21880 WOW, I’ve seen a handful of great electric motorcycles in the past few years but this is the first electric “Sports Bike” that I have seen.

What is more amazing is that this is a by-product of a 22-year old college student, who has built more amazing electric bike than a whole team of engineers at Kawasaki.

Kudos for such a great job on the bike and design too.

And yes, you can learn how to ride a motorcycle here too.

Two months. That’s all the time a 22-year-old college kid who spent his school days drawing fast cars needed to build one off the coolest electric motorcycles we’ve ever seen. It’s enough to make us want to slap all the grade school teachers who ever told us to quit doodling during social studies.

Tom Miceli built the Ion during his final year at Appalachian State University. He studied industrial design, and his senior project required him to create something that reflected all he’d learned. Given his love for getting from Point A to Point C while passing Point B in a blur, his choice for a project was a no-brainer.

“I wanted something eco-friendly that didn’t sacrifice performance,” Miceli told Wired.com.

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]]> http://zedomax.com/blog/2009/09/11/diy-motorcycle-electric-sports-bike/feed/ 0 26″ Wheeled eZip Trailz Electric Bike! http://zedomax.com/blog/2009/05/26/26-wheeled-ezip-trailz-electric-bike/ http://zedomax.com/blog/2009/05/26/26-wheeled-ezip-trailz-electric-bike/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 01:41:55 +0000 max http://zedomax.com/blog/?p=17043 For those of you who live close enough to work but too far for walking it daily, you might be interested in this awesome electric bike that will get you to work in time at maximum 18 miles per hour and a 450VDC battery that lasts up to 22 miles per charge.

I’ve always had fun on electric bikes and I think they are great for the environment these days no doubt.

The eZip Trailz electric bike will get you to the groceries/work/retail shops without letting you pollute the environment in your SUV guzzler.

With the rise of prices in gas over the summers, this electric bike could potentially pay for itself as you use it more often over your regular vehicles.

Price: $421.47 on Amazon

  • Men’s electric comfort bike with 450-watt DC earth magnet motor
  • Range of 15 to 22 miles per charge; top speed of 15 miles per hour
  • Easy-to-use twist throttle and Shimano 7-speed gearing
  • Currie E-Ride 26-by-2-inch street comfort tires; easy-access charging port
  • Designed for young adults and adults; 240-pound weight capacity

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26″ Wheeled eZip Trailz Electric Bike!

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The iShoes can reach maximum speed of 13.5 mph, which if you think about can be quite fast if you are flying down the down. They are powered by lithium battery and have a 500 watt motor to get them moving.

 

Priced at $250

 

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]]> http://zedomax.com/blog/2009/05/21/shoes-that-do-the-walking-for-you/feed/ 3 Google street view by bike http://zedomax.com/blog/2009/05/19/google-street-view-by-bike/ http://zedomax.com/blog/2009/05/19/google-street-view-by-bike/#comments Tue, 19 May 2009 19:00:50 +0000 David Allen http://zedomax.com/blog/?p=16686 It is ok Google driving around the wide roads and highways of the USA, but in Europe, it is a different matter, with winding roads that a car simply cannot navigate. So what now for Google Street View?

 

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Well they simply do not give up, when the car fails to get the desired results then a bike could do the job, it may twenty years to cover Europe but they will get there in the end. I just cannot wait for the human Google Street View camera for those lanes that even a bike cannot travel down.

 

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]]> http://zedomax.com/blog/2009/05/19/google-street-view-by-bike/feed/ 0 Mongoose, the Powerful DIY Electric Bike! http://zedomax.com/blog/2009/01/24/mongoose-the-powerful-diy-electric-bike/ http://zedomax.com/blog/2009/01/24/mongoose-the-powerful-diy-electric-bike/#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:27:48 +0000 max http://zedomax.com/blog/?p=12345

Here’s a guy who built a really powerful (lookin’) electric bike, fitted with batteries that can jump even cars.  There’s even an onboard GPS so you can never get lost while a full charge gets you up to 150 miles.

Watch the video and become “impressed”:

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432 Sony 18650V (known as Konion).used in Makita, Bionx an, 3.75 Volt, Lithium-Ion
2.21 Kilowatt-hour LiMnO2
I built this pack myself with engineering knowledge for thermal management and safety protections.
I used many used 18V 3Ah LXT power tools battery pack of Makita.
These cells are 1600mAh each and are mounted in 24s 18p groups.
The total pack give 100.8V fully charged and 24Ah.
can take 10C discharge

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Mongoose, the Powerful DIY Electric Bike!

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]]> http://zedomax.com/blog/2009/01/24/mongoose-the-powerful-diy-electric-bike/feed/ 2 Bike Hack – How to Build an Electric Bike! (or Trike Is it?) http://zedomax.com/blog/2009/01/17/bike-hack-how-to-build-an-electric-bike-or-trike-is-it/ http://zedomax.com/blog/2009/01/17/bike-hack-how-to-build-an-electric-bike-or-trike-is-it/#comments Sun, 18 Jan 2009 01:19:04 +0000 max http://zedomax.com/blog/?p=12087

I have to say that although I’ve seen slew of electric bikes on the market these days, this homemade electric trike is probably the one I would want to get or build at the least.

Check out the video, this thing ROCKS:

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It looks pretty simple enough to build as you can see above with 2 batteries, fuse, switches, bunch of wires, and what looks like a control unit of some sort for the motors.

Here’s the parts list:

This part of the project was a strange mixture of quality and last minute bodging.

- I used two 12v 32amp batteries
- A 75amp 24V speed controller made by 4QD in England- quite pricey but really reliable
- 5 LED battery condition meter
- Plunger pot for throttle
- Lots of cable
- Connectors for batteries
- Two 24v 300W DC motors

and the DIY Page here

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]]> http://zedomax.com/blog/2009/01/17/bike-hack-how-to-build-an-electric-bike-or-trike-is-it/feed/ 1 Bike Hack – How to Make a Leaf Blower Powered Bike! http://zedomax.com/blog/2009/01/07/bike-hack-how-to-make-a-leaf-blower-powered-bike/ http://zedomax.com/blog/2009/01/07/bike-hack-how-to-make-a-leaf-blower-powered-bike/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:20:07 +0000 max http://zedomax.com/blog/?p=11820

This is probably the best bike mod I have seen in awhile, someone figured out how to make a Leaf Blower Powered Bike!  It will definitely make some noise but great for city commuting and getting that anger out of you into the streets.

This was one of those projects I couldn’t get out of my head. I had seen, on the internet and in person, the small 2-stroke engine powered scooters which were becoming increasingly popular. Naturally I wanted one, but I’m not the type that would just buy a commercially available scooter that will work well and last for years and be happy about it: I would have to build my own.

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New Years event in New York City Times Square “next” year, will be powered in part by pedals by humans.

How cool is that?  Save earth.

Duracell has set up a “power lodge” in Times Square where visitors are ushered to a row of bicycles with generators connected to a set of massive batteries.

So far the project has collected 95 hours of pedal power, or about 35 percent of the total needed, Iverson told Reuters.

The power is generated from old-fashioned rotary technology — pedal power and spinning wheels.

“We estimate our goal is to get 230 hours of people doing the cycle over the course of December and then we will have enough charge in the batteries for at least 10 to 15 minutes during the live telecast,” said Iverson.

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Here’s a cool Yamaha R1 that’s been converted to an Electric Bike and still does 100MPH with 54 horsepower.

That might not seem a lot but it is for an electric bike.

Electric Motorsport of Oakland Ca debut of the AC inductance Yamaha R1. This revolutionary electric motorcycle is powered by a 550amp 84v AC inductance electric drive system providing 54HP and 81 ftlbs of toque allowing the vehicle to attain speeds of over 100mph. Builders Justin Gray, Todd Kollin, and sponsor Richard Hatfield of Alliance Renewable Energy created the Electric motorcycle to provide a Zero Emissions alternative to sport bike riders and commuters. The final build will have a 8.1 kW lithium iron phosphate battery pack that will power the vehicle for a 100 mile range.

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