1,000 Horsepower on 3 Wheels Sounds About Right
Everything you need to know about the Rocket II Trike: one seat, three wheels, 1,000 horsepower from a supercharged Hemi...
Stories Tagged ‘DIY’
DIY Electric Motorcycle Makes a Run at Green Grand Prix
The coolest thing about the electric motorcycle grand prix is anyone with a bit of skill and determination can make...
Our DIY Electric Beetle Runs!
It runs! Our dirt-cheap homemade electric Volkswagen runs!
At long last: For weeks I’ve been telling everyone I’ll test drive it...
We Peek Inside Pandora’s Box With Our DIY EV
There were many good reasons for choosing a 1967 VW Beetle for my EV conversion. It’s about as complex as...
Cool DIY Streamliner Motorcycle Gets 214 MPG
We love eco-modders and hypermilers because their singular pursuit of superlative fuel economy often results in innovative thinking and interesting...
DIY Electric Porsche Gives Us EV Envy
I’m gathering the last of the parts needed to finish converting my ‘67 Beetle to electric power. I attended a...
Building a DIY Charger for Our DIY EV
Now that I’ve got the electric motor mounted in my 1967 VW Beetle, the conversion is picking up steam. I’ve...
Our DIY Electric Car Slowly Comes Together
I knew when I bought my ‘67 VW Beetle that I was starting two projects: An electric conversion and a...
Our DIY Electric Car Gets Some Batteries
Anyone who’s built an EV knows you spend a lot of time waiting for parts and they don’t always work...
