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A practical, fun, and heavily illustrated guide to building and maintaining an electric bike.
Build Your Own Electric Bicycle covers everything from choosing a kit to building an electric bike entirely from scratch. With plenty of illustrations and testimonials from other "EB" enthusiasts, this how-to guide includes 28 easy-to-follow projects that range from inexpensive to more pricey, from simple to sophisticated, and from as essential as creating a battery charger to as aesthetic as heating the handle bars.
Build Your Own Electric Bicycle features
Full details on battery, motor, controller, and charger technologies
28 step-by-step, illustrated projects
Coverage of maintenance and troubleshooting
Tips for improving electric bike performance, range, safety, and comfort
Reviews and comparisons of several electric bike kits
Whether you re looking to make an environmental statement or you just need a cheap and convenient way to get around town, you ll find plenty of options and design inspirations inside this practical guide.
Complete details on electric bikes, including:
Kit builds; Battery positioning; Off-the-shelf bikes; Motors; Front & rear hub; Chain drive & friction drive; Controllers; Batteries; Fuel cells; Flow batteries & future batteries; Chargers; Performance mods; Over-clocking; Removing pedal assist PAS mode; Aerodynamics mods; Upgrading batteries; Torque plate, torque wrench; Battery charger; Petrol generators; Dealing with heat; Safety mods; Headlights; Indicators; Car horns; Electric brakes; Mirrors; Comfort mods; Heated handle bars and gloves; Portable electricity supply; Baskets panniers and boxes; Maintaining brakes and batteries; Legal Issues; Speed and power restrictions; Social, political, & environmental issues; Costs; Safety; Road conditions
List of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Your First Electric Bicycle; Chapter 3. Build Your Own Electric Bicycle; Chapter 4. Electric Bicycle Components; Chapter 5. How to Maintain and Repair Electric Bicycles; Chapter 6. Projects for Electric Bicycles; Glossary of Terms; References; Index
About the author
Matthew Slinn is an experienced research scientist and process engineer. His specialist skills include electric vehicle building and expertise in fuel cell and battery systems. Matthew was a senior chemist at Green Biodiesel.
Summary
New in the TAB Green Guru series, this is a practical, fun, and heavily illustrated guide to building and maintaining electric bikes.
