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A Collection of Homemade Electric Project Motorcycles

by John P.

Electric MotorcyclePeople 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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Record Power from Solar Cell

December 15, 2006

December 5, 2006 New World Record Achieved in Solar Cell Technology New Solar Cell Breaks the “40 Percent Efficient” Sunlight-to-Electricity Barrier WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Alexander Karsner today announced that with DOE funding, a concentrator solar cell produced by Boeing-Spectrolab has recently achieved [...]

Laptop Tip – Restore Battery Life

July 24, 2006

Even though laptops are meant to travel, we all know they spend 95% of their life perched on a desk just like a normal desktop computer. The only problem is, this is bad for the battery. New Lithium-ion batteries need to be re-calibrated once every few months to ensure they stay fully charged. Often all [...]