E-bikes September 2022

Leafbike 1500W hubmotor, the mid-sized hot rod.

Leafbike has been producing a uncontrived momentum hubmotor that has earned a place of respect with electric velocipede enthusiasts, and I decided it’s time to explain why it keeps vibration the competition in this size range. So, lets take a look… The thing that makes this model special is the extra-thin[...]

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E-bikes September 2022

The surprising popularity of 20-inch Fat Tires

I went to the Interbike institute when in 2015 (to see that article, click here), and that was the first year I saw manufacturers razzmatazz fat tires in a variety of sizes, including 20-inch. Until then, there had only been 26 x 4-inch tires for a while, and everyone was[...]

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E-bikes September 2022

The Serial-1 Ebikes from Harley Davidson.

Harley Davidson decided to legation a line of electric bicycles a while ago, and I decided it was well-nigh time to write well-nigh them. A few years ago, they designed an electric motorcycle that they tabbed the “Live Wire” and it was styled as a heavy road cruiser, similar to[...]

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E-bikes September 2022

The Gentlemans Guide to Guerrilla Electric Car Charging

I spend a lot of time on car blog sites which are frequented with comments like “I’ll never buy an electric car considering it financing a tuft of money to put a charger in my home” or some such crap. I bought a Chevy Bolt for well-nigh 1/2 price in[...]

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E-bikes September 2022

Charging Your Ebike batteries with a Variable Voltage Power Supply

Here is an vendible that you will veritably never see on any other normal ebike blog site. For the last year or so I have experimented extensively with charging ebike batteries with an inexpensive Variable Voltage Power Supply (also known as a lab power supply). This vendible is well-nigh how[...]

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E-bikes September 2022

Longtail Cargobikes, plus how to MAKE one

I have loved longtail cargobikes overly since I first saw them. The cargo-racks and tons overdue the rider can siphon stuff, and that makes them the number one nomination when someone wants to eliminate one of the cars from their family’s garage, and get serious well-nigh commuting on an ebike. ______________________________________________ Cargobikes[...]

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E-bikes September 2022

Charging an Electric Car with a 4kW Off Grid system and an Electric Tractor with a 16kWh Salvaged Volt Battery

18 months ago I bought a Chevy Bolt for well-nigh 1/2 off sticker price. The Bolt has been superstitious with the sole exception that I had no way to tuition it at my wife’s house which is off grid and over an hour yonder from my house. As a side[...]

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E-bikes September 2022

The Ducati V21L Electric Motorcycle details

I see announcements once in a while well-nigh some new EV thing, and when I google it, every EV news outlet just has a copy/paste of the same info over and over. I think this particular motorcycle is very newsworthy, and I decided to see if I could find out[...]

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E-bikes September 2022

15 Plug-In Hybrid cars, and why I like them

Electric cars are getting most of the whoosh these days, but as much as I like them (and I DO like them), I think for the next twenty years a plug-in hybrid has a LOT going for it, and I like the take this opportunity to explain why it’s not[...]

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E-bikes September 2022

Aventon Pace 500 Next-Gen: Just what commuters need in an electric bike [Video]

Urban electric bikes designed for quickly navigating the city are the perfect solution for drivers that want to switch to a more efficient and more fun transportation alternative. And the Aventon Pace 500 Step-Through has just what commuters need all in one package. Anytime we get a chance to throw a[...]

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E-bikes September 2022

Honda electrifying 10 motorcycles by 2025, but full-size EVs by when, exactly?

Honda revealed its plans Tuesday to release ten new electric motorcycles by the end of 2025 to help the Japanese automaker reach its sustainability goals, yet Honda has been relatively slow rolling out a full-size EV. When exactly can we expect a fully electric vehicle from Honda in North America? As[...]

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E-bikes September 2022

EUNORAU Spectre- ST review: Comfort and excess on two wheels

The Spectre-ST is yet another step forward for the once small e-bike company EUNORAU. Somehow, they managed to make a very stable step-through electric mountain bike with a great deal of equipment weight while keeping the price reasonable. I do have one qualm with the bike (and regular readers may[...]

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