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    Police crack down Illegally Modified Electric Pedicab London

    ok after watching this video i feel disgusted over the nanny state of london and how much the oil companies hate electric vehicles. Instead of fighting real crime these police crack down on people trying to make a living and have something environmentally friendly. The media helps them blow the...
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    Bike thief vs street justice in NYC

    hey guys watch wat happens wen u steal a bike in nyc. http://vimeo.com/6475675
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    Green Ewheel turns to Green Golden Motor wheel

    Alright I fully transformed my stock ebike to the new 48v golden motor ebike. I modded the stock ebike before to run 60v on the bafang, but motor and battery couldnt take it. So i changed motor and controller and batteries. surprisingly the 48v gm speed is the same as my old speed at 60v. The...
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    What is the normal voltage for 24v LIFEPO4

    Hi guys, i want to sell this 24v10ah lifepo4 battery. It is the cylinder cells one, its the same one from Cyclone motor kits company. I charged it up yesterday, havnt used it, and i just measured the voltage and it is 24.3v, also it has no BMS when i got this pack, however i got a BMS from...
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    strange symptom from GM kit, that i cannot figure.

    alrite i just plugged in the golden motor kit last night, everything was fine, the wheel was spinning fine and all that. So today i mounted the new battery properly and fix some final touches like mounting the controller and plugging everything in. Then wen i turned on the throttle, the wheel...
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    Would controller current not trip my BMS packs in series

    I was wondering, if your controller max current was 20amp, one batt pack had 25amp cutoff, and the other 30amp cut off, would this ever cause the batteries to trip since the max current on the controller is only 20amps? Im rigging up 2x 24v10ah ping packs, however one is a V1, one is a V2.5...
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    48v on bafang motor over long distance, any problems?

    hey guys i wanan overvolt my 250w bafang to 48v. im going to use a 48v controller, however i dont know what amp i should use for it. Can anyone help me? first off, i know that @ 60v 20amp over a long distance (15-20km) would heat up the motor significantly and fry it if you push it further...
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    Burnt Battery, ADVICE needed! what should i do next?

    hey guys, after overvolting my ebike and stuff, i've had numerous problems, like burnt motor, and now burnt battery. I just burnt my main pack 36v10ah li-ion battery. Its one of those stock ones thats in the case and fits nicely with a lock on it and keystart. I paired that up with the...
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    How did i burnt my bafang motor from overvolting?

    Ok i fried my bafang motor PMGR, i thought it was gear stripping until i opened it. Does anyone know why it was fried? its rated for "36v 200w", the stock controller had 16a max. I overvolted it to 60v, and new controller had a maximum current of 30a So what did i do wrong? I remember when I...
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    HELP! how do you open a rear bafang pmgr motor

    HELP! how do you open a rear bafang pmgr(SWXB) motor with 6 speed freewheel on??? I was going to take off the freewheel with a freewheel remover but the removal tool's hole is 2mm too small for the axle shaft to fit through it! There is 10 screws on the motor, and im thinking the since the...
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    Electric Charging stations installing in Sydney CBD!

    http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24071993-5016966,00.html Check out the article, the mayor decided to have free street parking for scooters and motor cyclist and also installing electric charging stations aswell for EVs! They are also planning to build special locks for...
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    Power cable on fire, Controller in Smoke!

    Man, i dunno if im having a bad day or not. I was rigging up the wiring last night for the ebike kit i just got... yesterday, i was using the SLA batteries that came with it, wen i plugged it in, it was very weak, the motor spun but only wen its no load. So i was thinking the SLAs are dead. So...
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    How do you remove this freewheel off my hub motor?!

    hey guys i just got this 24" wheel with a hub motor on and it came with a single speed freewheel. However it seems like it is impossible to take off! Normally a freewheel has these grooves where u can stick your freewheel remover tool in so u can unscrew it off the thread. However this...
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    City of Sydney Spring Cycle

    http://www.springcycle.com.au/ Who's going to the spring cycle in sydney? its on SUNDAY 19 OCTOBER 2008 however no ebikes which really sucks. But im gonna go with my friend's mtb bike instead. Anyone know if you have to register? because its like $60 pp bit expensive. I just wanna go join...
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    500w Cyclone Kit drains heaps of power! NO BMS!

    hey guys, i just recently installed my 500w cyclone motor kit. i equipped it with a "24 volts 20AH 13C 260Amp SUPER DISCHARGE BATTERY SYSTEMS" " 50-100km per charge" Its one of these ones I just dont get it. Problem 1: when i bought the kit, they said the 500w motor is a 2500rpm reduced...
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    My 2nd Project Kmart bike with 500w cyclone kit

    hey guys heres my new bike i just finished building after 8 hours of frustation and a whole week of preparation. Its a female Kmart mountain bike 26" wheels mounted with a 500w cyclone with a 24v 20ah 13C LiFePo4 batt. Flat speed 30km/hr (estimating) pedal: 35km/h (estimating). ITs a bike built...
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    My OverVolted Green Ewheels @ 60v

    i overvolted my stock ebike i got from 36v to 60v. Now it feels like it can fly lol big difference in acceleration and speed. took me a week of physical work, and a few weeks to gain the knowledge on how to do it all from this forum. Thank god it worked in the end. Here is my creation The...
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    How do you charge a Ping battery?

    First of all i dont get it. Why didnt Ping design the batteries with an extra seperate wire for charging? So how did you guys charge your Ping batteries? im planning to make the red Positive wire connect into a Y shape(so it becomes 2 wires) and then connect one of the ends with an anderson...
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    I've been noticing ebikes on the streets now

    check out these bikes i've noticed in the past week! They are rare but they are there. I also noticed more people uses the chrome folderable ebike, its really popular for some reason. on Sydney trains From Jervis Bay ebike hire Some random guy at the city of Sydney (maybe he doesn't...
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    Elation kit or Cyclone kit? help!

    hey guys, im working on my 2nd project at the moment. And i seriously need help to decide which kit to get for my small mountain bike 24" wheels. I found a 2nd hand 200w elations kit(speed unknown) for $600 with 24v NIMH batteries, that should be the battery that mounts onto the bike's frame, i...
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    Overvolting the Green E-wheels (Aussie bike) COMPLETED!

    hi, im new here. I have a problem because i bought an electric bike with a 200watt brushless hub motor attached to the rear wheel. ANd i figured it mite be too slow(25km/hr on flat), so now i want a 36v 500w brushless hub motor. Is it possible just changing the motor or do i have to get a new...
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