People who are really wanting to go all electric in terms of their personal transportation haven’t had a lot of options. Sure, you could get a Vectrix electric scooter, or if you had a boatload of cash you could buy the Wrightspeed X1 Supercar.

But of course, there is one other option. You could always build your own electric motorcycle! That’s exactly what these people have done! And you can even find the specs and parts on some of the associated web sites. Of course, even if you don’t build one, its totally cool to take a look at what these other folks are doing. Pretty soon I’m hoping we can pick up full electrics from Honda, Yamaha, and other manufacturers.
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News that shouldn’t be missed:

• Miniature Earth (Must see!)
• Crack Users Do More Time Than People Convicted of Manslaughter
• Five Years in Jail for Porn Spammers
• It’s Now Illegal to Feed the Homeless
• Scientists Invent 30 Year Continuous Power Laptop Battery

Have a great weekend!

Batteries are like crack. You just can’t live without them! However, some very industrious (and possibly crazy) folks have destroyed a few batteries to bring us tips on how to save a ton of cash by hacking into, and re-purposing the guts of, 6 and 9 volt batteries.

For example, inside one of those giant 6 volt lantern batteries actually reside 32 standard AA batteries! And here is how you get them out:
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Finally! Rechargeable Batteries that don’t require a specialized recharging station! These new batteries from Moixa Energy plug directly into a USB port to recharge.

They come in all the standard sizes, and the company is working on additional batteries for specialized devices such as cell phones, PDAs, etc.
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