Discover how to transform a standard bicycle into a motorized winter-ready machine in this detailed DIY project. This video walks you through creating your own studded tires for ice traction, ...

Supercapacitor technology often looks like a revolutionary energy storage technology on the surface, but the actual performance numbers can be rather uninspiring. However, for rapid and repeated ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If you’ve ever been enthralled by the idea of owning a sleek, easy ...

The Marinsult is a DIY Ebike project that never worked. The front suspension hits the front tyre which means although it is ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. E-bikes are essentially regular bicycles with electric motors that ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The conversion is tedious but not difficult if you have the right tools. Just expect the unexpected. If you buy ...

Everybody on the internet loves a good hyperbole, and it's not difficult to see why. When we're being flooded with content and information every minute of every day, one way to get your own content to ...

There’s a growing community of do-it-yourself ebike builders that are turning old bicycles into super powerful electric bikes. Using a motor, batteries, a speed controller, and their engineering ...

If you know anything about me or the topics I cover, you’ll know two of my biggest hobbies revolve around electric bicycles and DIY projects. So combining them has always been a natural conclusion for ...

Your garden variety automotive alternator is ripe for repurposing as is, but with a little modification, it can actually be used as a surprisingly powerful brushless motor. Looking to demonstrate the ...

This is one of those stories that should come with a "don't try this at home" disclaimer, but seeing how ridiculous and potentially dangerous the whole stunt is, the warning is pretty much implicit. A ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His ...