[Tom Stanton] wanted to see if supercaps have any practical use on e-bikes, and built a DIY electric motor in the process. One of the problems with supercaps is the rapid voltage drop during ...

Rubbee consists of a polyurethane roller wired to a 14.4-volt battery pack. The doohickey presses the roller against the back tire of the bike, propelling it with the force of wheel-on-wheel friction ...

DIY e-bikes are often easy to spot ... proprietary motor controller with one based on VESC, an open-source electric motor controller for all kinds of motors even beyond ebikes.