After visiting many sports equipment factories we had the idea of an electronic bike grip that doubles as a pressure sensitive e-bike throttle. Similar technology exists on treadmills in the form of conductive rubber pressure sensors (no not the metal pulse sensors, the other safety fall sensors.) The idea is sort of the opposite of […]
The tech news blog “The Verge” recently coined the term “Electric Rideables” or just “Rideables” for short and it seems to have stuck with a few other large news sites. Personally, we still prefer the term “Micro-EV” as it encompasses products like; ride-on electric scooters, electric skateboards, electric golf boards, one wheels, hoverboards and mini-Segway […]
Go on any e-bike forum and you will find countless numbers of e-bike enthusiasts “over-volting” geared hub motors to massive wattages. However, in our world of delivering container loads of safe, reliable and consistently low warranty products, we just don’t have that luxury… Most 5:1 reduction BPM’s are rated at 500-750 watts nominal and can […]
When we worked at Ultra Motor/ TDCM about 8 years ago, the big claim to fame was “our company owns the motor factory that machine winds the Bionx motors.” TDCM was famous for machine wound LEV motors, basically taking copper wire and wrapping it more precisely around the stator’s tooth via machine. The Lead Engineer […]
Lithium batteries have become the preferred energy source to power a wide variety of consumer goods ranging from mobile phones to children toys to e-bikes and passenger vehicles. Though widely used, most people are not aware that lithium batteries are dangerous goods and can pose a safety risk if not prepared in accordance with the […]
