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Maker Faire Austin 2007
Lithium-Powered Scooter
This stock Razor scooter has been upgraded to use lithium batteries instead of lead acid. It now goes seven miles instead of just four with noticably zippier performance and charging time of just one hour instead of five. Four miles cost just one cent in electricity! It weighs 11 pounds less than the original--light enough that it can even be checked in as airline baggage when traveling! It can carry a driver and a 50-pound suitcase on an effortless ride.
Web site: http://geekswithblogs.net/lorint/archive/2007/08/19/114782.aspx
Topic(s): Engineering | Green
Tags: lithium scooter efficient transportation
About the Maker(s)
Lorin Thwaits
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Lorin Thwaits is a web developer from Phoenix, and in his spare time enjoys skiing, playing the drums, and researching electric vehicles. He plans to eventually build an electric car powered by lithium batteries, and to work up to that goal, he has been goofing around trying out various batteries in electric scooters.
http://geekswithblogs.net/lorint
Nicholas Thwaits
A budding 10 year old scientist, Nicholas enjoys experimenting with electricity and chemicals.
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