The BellyRacer

Maker Faire Bay Area 2017

May 19th-21st

Exhibit Things That Go

An electric powered lay on your belly electric go-cart that originally was built for Burningman. At first it was powered by a lithium-ion battery, and now uses a 250 Watt solar panel. (charging the batteries on the desert was a chore)

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Karen Schwartz

Life long maker, since I was small I built things. Sailcars, model airplanes, computer software and hardware, rockets, explosives, and lots of other things. MS in Atmospheric Science from the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska. Employer BART

Categories: Things That Go, Alternative Energy, Bicycles, Engineering, Sustainability & Nature

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