Tuesday, April 28, 2009

New EV project looming for the summer: E-Bike!

I am interested in eventually replacing my lead-acid battery pack with a LiFePO4 pack, which will decrease weight, increase range and speed, all that good stuff. But since LiFePO4 batteries are much more pricey and are managed differently, I thought I'd start with a smaller EV project that uses them, to better understand how they perform.

Enter the E-Bike project!

I bought a donor bike off of craigslist, and have just ordered a DIY E-Bike conversion kit from goldenmotor.com in China. The kit contains a 36V/750W hub motor, 36V10Ah LiFePO4 battery pack, motor controller, throttle, wiring, etc. Should be here in about three weeks. Can't wait!

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