Believe it or not electric ATV’s like the E-Force electric ATV have have been out in production for a few years now. They started emerging around 2008. The E-Force isn’t alone in the class of Electric ATV’s, but it has emerged as the only electric ATV to survive the gas powered competition as fuel prices returned to relatively normal levels. Now, as fuel prices begin to surge again, the E-Force may be the ATV that thrives.
The advantage of electric ATV’s such as the E-Force is that they have better low end torque – three times the amount of torque as their gas powered counterparts. The torque in RC cars results in the ability to do wheelies or standing backflips, but in the case of an ATV it allows you to easily plow heavy snow, climb steep grades and feel heavy acceleration from a standstill. Read the rest of this entry »
This year we’ll see the birth of the Fastest Brushless Car out of the box: the Traxxas XO-1 supercar. The powerhouse that will drive this RC car faster than another is a mamba monster on steroids and 6 lipo cells which come with the car. So all you’re needing is an iPod touch or iPhone to get your car going up over 100 MPH and the fastest brushless car on the market. Read the rest of this entry »
After having a lot of success with my single vxl Summit last year, I decided to try making a dual vxl Summit.
Setting up a twin vxl summit is pretty easy. You just use two VXL systems and reverse the white blue wires on one of the motors: Read the rest of this entry »
I’ve been able to play around with the Super Turbo 800 and the Watt’s Up Meter and discover some interesting findings. When I first got the scooter I wasn’t really sure what mode was turbo and what mode was economy.
After hooking up the meter I got a much better idea of the differences between Turbo & Economy Mode.
We received our Super Turbo 800 Elite last week. In short we’ve really enjoyed it. The scooter has gotten me to work successfully multiple times already so it’s already a couple of bucks into paying for itself!
After our initial review and use of our electric scooter, here are a few things I wanted to point out:
Wiring
The wiring on the battery is very thick, but progressively shrinks as you go to the speed control (brain) and then to the motor. There is also a loose wire off of the speed control intended for the brake light. When you pull either brake the brain will apply the battery voltage to the “brake light” plug.
I love the Super turbo 1000-Lithium! As an electric RC enthusiast I always laugh when people ask if my cars are gas powered. I always think, “No, they’re better than gas powered.” The same level of quality has come to electric scooters and a great example is the Super turbo 1000-Lithium. Read the rest of this entry »
If you are a battery nerd like me, you’d be interested to know that the batteries in the Prius are nimh- a safe technology that’s been proven for years and years. The capacity isn’t much compared to electric vehicles, but just enough to serve its purpose and keep the low Prius price tag. One of the only changes in the plug in Prius is to the battery. The new plugin Prius battery will be much larger to compete with the volt range and capacity. Exactly how big Toyota has not released. That will probably come out as the release nears which is still a ways away and there is time for the technology to improve drastically.
The new batteries will be lithium ion to take up the same space although they will weigh about 300 lbs than the nimh’s.
Right off the bat you’ll learn there are some high costs associated with your electric car. The first expense will be the electric filling station for your garage. There are tax credits that can soften the blow and the cost can be financed with your car, but it’s something you should be aware of when buying an electric car.
There are many cost benefits of an electric car. The most painfully obvious being the cost of fuel. Gas prices are currently sitting at $4 a gallon. That’s expected to rise over the summer to 5 or $6 a gallon. In an efficient gas driven vehicle that will get you 35 miles. To go the same 35 miles in an electric car it would cost you closer to eighty cents.
Maintenance
Not surprisingly, you take away an engine and a lot of the maintenance costs go away as well. There is no more engine oil, radiator, air filter, starter or other parts that keep an engine cool and lubricated.
Time will tell what new maintenance we will have to beeping on our new electric cars, but many of the old maintenance tasks will be left behind with crank starting.
Believe it or not electric ATV’s like the E-Force electric ATV have have been out in production for a few years now. They started emerging around 2008. The E-Force isn’t alone in the class of Electric ATV’s, but it has emerged as the only electric ATV to survive the gas powered competition as fuel prices returned to relatively normal levels. Now, as fuel prices begin to surge again, the E-Force may be the ATV that thrives.
After having a lot of success with my 
If you are a battery nerd like me, you’d be interested to know that the batteries in the Prius are nimh- a safe technology that’s been proven for years and years. The capacity isn’t much compared to electric vehicles, but just enough to serve its purpose and keep the low Prius price tag. One of the only changes in the plug in Prius is to the battery. The new plugin Prius battery will be much larger to compete with the volt range and capacity. Exactly how big Toyota has not released. That will probably come out as the release nears which is still a ways away and there is time for the technology to improve drastically. 
