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Ice Scooter

February 12, 2014

The last few days, I’ve been working on a little winter transportation project – THE ICE SCOOTER! This project got in my head when I saw a pair of ice skates sitting right next to a Razor brand kick scooter at the thrift store. I couldn’t help but think what a scooter might look like […]

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New favorite online car videos

July 20, 2013

I was taking a look through online videos to find a little basic instruction on installing a water pump, when I cam across this one: I like this guy’s style. Fun, but straight to the point. I took a look at another video or two of his. For any future car work, I might have […]

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How to build an electric car, REALLY

May 3, 2013

One of the most questions I get is “How do I build an electric car?” Um, could you be a little more specific? That’s a bit like asking “How do I build a house” or “How do we put a man on the moon?” Well, it’s a lot of small steps… So, why don’t you […]

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How-It’s-Made Video: Mitsubishi i-MiEV

February 27, 2013

Since I’ve been working on taking apart the flood-damaged Mitsubishi i-MiEV and posting videos on it, a YouTube subscriber sent me a link to a great video on how the car is made! This video is in two parts, for about 45 minutes total, and is extremely well produced. My favorite are shots from the […]

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Earthineer Electric Car

October 4, 2011

Just over a week ago, I was at a ski resort in Pennsylvania at the Mother Earth News Fair, giving a presentation on how I built my own electric motorcycle. A while back, I wondered why they didn’t ask me to also give a presentation on my electric car. Did they have someone else giving […]

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Electric Car DVDs for Sale!

January 8, 2011

While I made the video BUILD YOUR OWN ELECTRIC CAR: CHEAP this summer, I have really never gotten around to promoting it. I figured the best way would be with a YouTube video. So here it is. To place an order, click here. All sales of the instructional video help me continue my work promoting clean […]

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EV DVD Coming Soon!

May 31, 2010

Hi Everyone. We are currently in production on a “Build Your Own Electric Car” instructional DVD. Expected run-time should be around two hours. It’s going to be a challenge to pack in all the information we can about Controllers, Motors, Chargers, and conversion tips and tricks. We expect to have the video ready by the […]

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