Making an Infinitely Powered Solar E-Bike

[@Calthecool]

I like how the bike path you were testing on is like 99% shade.

[@26jvaughn]

The most important part of the video....

[@mrbilly5282]

Epic

[@jjhack3r]

What a fart smeller...

[@adhdaf]

And at like 8pm lol

[@camdenmartin3997]

That’s Ohio for you

[@simr6493]

Tom staton: spends years and several versions to perfect an e bike Peter: hold my circuit board

[@merobonito6]

Hold my masking tape*

[@Mike-oz4cv]

Both designs are not exactly reliable or efficient.

[@typxxilps]

and with anti brake system too , tons of videos about one big piece: pully dual motors and a lot more ... great adventure but solar power in UK is a different thing at least back then when he complained about unpleasant weather.

[@t7g]

@@Mike-oz4cv I agree there is no reason for him to use friction drive- but Tom Stanton actually did it right with gearing, this makes zero sense to me.

[@Largetalons]

That's like comparing a Tesla Model S to Geoff.... that boxy electric car Clarkson Hammond and May made...

[@antonnym214]

I love it! Next, you have to do a solar-powered ice maker. That's mostly because I told Solar City I was you, and ordered a bunch of panels. They'll be looking for a video around June. Thanks!

[@matthewhodes1908]

Already exists just search on yt

[@stennisrl]

I've signed up that scam email account for an ungodly amount of garbage newsletters. Hope they enjoy it.

[@fisken1]

hope it works :)

[@adam.g]

Serves them right

[@miniwarrior7]

Hm I think I received that sign up bomb before what's it called

[@Theinatoriinator]

i did this website that pours 1 email a second from into their inbox

[@brsrc759]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AndySjostrom]

Hey Peter you won't get an accurate reading until you change out the off road tire for a street tire. The street tire will give you a smoother more flatter surface to apply the motor to thus giving the motor a smoother wider contact surface.

[@4nlimited3dition_4n3d]

Rather just get a cheap hub motor. Much better efficiency and overall cleaner.

[@jameswyatt1304]

@@4nlimited3dition_4n3d Or both, of course.

[@edism]

@@4nlimited3dition_4n3d Hub motors are almost as pointless in comparison to this if you're going for efficiency. Mid-drive motors are what he needs to try.

[@4nlimited3dition_4n3d]

​@@edism Mid drives lose efficiency in the gears and chains drivetrain friction. They also lose reliability due to that.

[@somethingelse4424]

I can't imagine how much better this would work with a road bike and motor that drives through the differential. If you've gotten on a mountain bike after having just ridden a road bike, it's like pedaling a dump truck.

[@GarrettHoward22]

When you put max upgrades on a starter vehicle.

[@something9005]

LOL

[@no_peace]

Haha it looks like you're mad about it

[@ZbLL]

I’m doing an experiment (about the algorithm), have you ever heard of ISAB

[@-FutureTaken-]

@@ZbLL yes

[@eevaanoraa]

@@ZbLL yes i watch him daily 😆😆😆😆😆🥅🥅🥅

[@danielhampson1124]

Idk if he meant to do this, but at 12:07 he stayed perfectly in the sun and it was satisfying

[@Rotated]

But you know what's not satisfying? Todays sponso-- wait. i mean The first panel's front left rubber spacer thing is missing for like the whole trip

[@guthriemeyer8646]

He probably did, they are after all solar panels that need sun.

[@cadetkohr5508]

Yeah, it was.

[@ishaaguilera7703]

“The speed controller could explode” *puts ESC right next to family jewels*

[@RetrowaveUniverse]

isha he got balls of steel, lmao

[@smoke4131]

I read that jews

[@Tinkerbell227]

Well, if he is gay. He wouldn't need them anyway.

[@RetrowaveUniverse]

@@Tinkerbell227 he's not gay, haha, you're so homophobic

[@Tinkerbell227]

I knew he wasn't gay. It was a joke dimwit. Yea, I am really homophobic when I am transgender and I frequent gay bars. I guess that is the new homophobics.

[@DeSinc]

I'd really like to see one of those panels just mounted to the back above the rear wheel, in that spot where a tray normally goes on those bikes with a thing on the back. then put on a better hub motor and see how far it can go in the sun. maybe with some thoughtful placement you could even manage to mount a 2nd panel somewhere else but I can't think of a good spot.. front of the handlebars is just way too sketchy imo. when you showed the top-down drone shot the obvious spot seemed like on your back, like with a backpack or something. would need to build some angled assembly to face it straight up not at an angle though

[@allending8753]

verified account with 11 likes and no comments... hmmmmm

[@marksmod]

wear it as a hat

[@DeSinc]

@@allending8753 nobody knows me here (thankfully.. you should see the same old comments I get when I'm in a gaming related section of youtube.... :/ )

[@zbik]

Haha you wish! I know your bhops, desinc. Good to see you in the ebike section tho :p

[@gaberoyalll]

> you could put 1 or even 2 on a regular bike trailer maybe > also i like th idea of putting it above your head somehow so it doubles a s a sunshade

[@introvertairways]

Peter: “Let’s open up this bike motor” *opens box to reveal audible logo* Me: “son of a....”

[@joblessalex]

I just dislike and flag videos that do this. Easy fix

[@jarongittinger]

@@joblessalex that have sponsors?

[@thegamingchicken9551]

joblessalex really wow what a b**ch it’s a sponsor man

[@thegamingchicken9551]

Same

[@musu8410]

joblessalex what do you flag them for?

[@zacharydietz6404]

This design is actually really cool. I'd love to see it made even more efficient! A hub motor would probably make a world of difference in reducing the loss of energy.

[@dr.palsonp.h.d815]

pretty dumb design, think about it pal

[@havenht]

This is probably one of the worst design that I have ever seen.

[@blockmanintros]

@@dr.palsonp.h.d815 it was done like that on purpose

[@blockmanintros]

since the energy is made by humans that use a bycicle we ain't creating any fossil fuel energy so its clean hence no need for this

[@TAYBRIX]

Imagine if that bike was converted into a tuk tuk with a trailer with the solar panels on the roof so you could actually haul light stuff like groceries

[@Ithirahad]

Could probably fit more solars, too, if... you needed that for some reason.

[@professorfukyu744]

I haul my tools mostly.

[@ErdeAnAlle]

Just put on a rack and use panniers, 25kg/40-80l should be plenty of space for groceries. I usually go with 2x20L on my bike.

[@GroundHawkX]

Extremely disappointed that the picture is a lie. I was excited to see over a dozen solar panels being towed.

[@solar_sailor9995]

GroundHawk same

[@vincentstohr2216]

It‘s still ok tho.

[@solar_sailor9995]

@@vincentstohr2216 ofc it's ok, it's just that we wanted to see him pull a comically long snake of pannels

[@vincentstohr2216]

Wisp 999 Yeah now I understand u😂😂

[@Gannon777]

Its thumbnail

[@mithrandir6283]

Hey Peter, you should make a build video on this with Tom Stanton!!

[@aaron41]

I don't think anyone wants americans traveling overseas rn because we suck at controlling covid o_0

[@jannikheidemann3805]

@@Thomas-nc9fz What if you build your umbrella out of 10mm carbon fibre tubes?

[@tylerchiu7065]

Tom: takes a couple months to perfect his e-bike Peter: straps a motor to the bike and and calls it done in a couple hours

[@engrademafias]

@@tylerchiu7065 yeah it's just soo hilarious🤣

[@hannesgroesslinger]

I'm curios how well that would go. Last time they met Peter almost lost a finger.

[@williamhuang8309]

You could probably optimise the way the motor drives the wheel. Also, it might be a good idea to implement regenerative braking. Edit: I have another idea to further optimise this thing. Install a solar panel on top of the person riding the bike, so that you can generate more electricity and provide some shade to the rider. Also, getting the panels higher could get them more sunlight.

[@Zane65205]

Peter: this is a pretty good e bike Tom Stanton: hold my beer

[@koreanjigalo2548]

It hurt me looking at his and remembering toms

[@Zane65205]

Korean Jigalo I am still waiting on the collab Between Tom and Peter

[@buhlendzamela5553]

😂

[@matthewmullin8168]

Yeah they'd make a good team. Peter makes things work by shear ingenuity and Tom has that pro engineering background.

[@LoveThyEnemies29]

From plane man to bicycle man, that's character development

[@biko9824]

MOSHILA XD cant say you’re wrong there

[@wesbrackmanthercenthusiast4695]

Sing us a song, you're the piano man

[@louispowers3736]

No he went from plane to boat to bike

[@raphaeltrillanes8874]

Considering the wright brothers, thats not development, thats regression

[@solomonjenkins9505]

I call it regression

[@yungdomingii471]

I love how everything that he builds sounds like a drone or some rc car lol

[@josephstephen5167]

Make a solar powered wagon that autonomously carries your groceries home.

[@bobbyflay4104]

Now you have to borrow a Tesla and tow like 50 panels 😂

[@vacuumpowered6119]

U mean 200 panels:P, a Tesla needs around 17-20 kilowatts to run:O

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

why say tesla ? just say electric vehicle , stop using tesla as a generic rband name for all EVs tesla is gay and cringe

[@PolarPacific]

@@girlsdrinkfeck ok

[@foxbatmc8457]

@@girlsdrinkfeck you carzy and also homophobic idiot tesla is full of innovation and new technology and it is one of the most successful electronic cars and is incredibly efficient so do your research before commenting next thing you will be saying is vaccines are bad and 5g causes cancer.

[@xtecheditz]

girlsdrinkfeck your obviously 70 years old no one says gay and cringe anymore lmao Tesla is the #1 ev and has revolutionized the market

[@The2AmInventor]

Camera man: Hey Peter, how many clips of the solor panel’s do u want? Peter: YES

[@computer59]

Use code kairos in da shop

[@stevebook8134]

Autism brawl

[@GabrielGarcia-kd3js]

Engine:makes noise KZbin subtitles: *music*

[@patrickbrown247]

8:20 I'll have you know that you have engineers watching who definitely care about your wattage and volts ;) Keep up the entertaining projects dude!

[@KnownPhoenix]

@@johndaniels972 Possibly casual watchers watching him make wacky projects that sometimes work lmao

[@dempa3]

Also probably many of us are non-engineers who care about wattage and volts.

[@emremutlu44]

10:15 hey! Speaking of efficiency, why don’t you use a more efficient driving system, like direct drive, instead of grinding your tires? Also you would like to use a parallel sun panel configuration with a booster power stage, to avoid serial blockage of partial shadows of your path. Btw I know, these needs more work an you wanted it on an instant. :)

[@badatcad]

the level of ghetto is over the top if he just swapped the pedals he never uses for a motor bracket he'd be done but I suppose efficiency isn't the idea

[@tysenp8193]

I think it has something to do with the drone motor not being able to produce enough torque. He could do reductions but this was something he could just put together in a few hours and it worked alright

[@Rix317]

Cost

[@oadka]

@@tysenp8193 The friction drive that he used ended up being a reduction because circumference of motor can is much smaller than that of the wheel.

[@lolbit9217]

there are 100 volt soler panleso there are in 300 volt in all

[@jasmijnariel]

A few things to make it more efficient... Body position while riding, to catch less wind. Shock absorbers on the panel wheels. Use a build-in-wheel motor. Smaller tires to have less friction. Maybe a bit of small mirror like 45° side edges to it to reflect more sunlight when the sun dropw.

[@sparksycat]

I saw that someone said you should send the scammer a glitter bomb. I dunno about that but it did make me wonder what a Mark Rober + Peter Sripol collab would be like. Just a thought :)

[@janhetjoch]

They did a colab with the phone drone

[@sparksycat]

Oh yeah I forgot about that 😂😂

[@turtle7792]

Tom Staton:It took me thousands of hours to make an E bike Peter: three take it or leave it

[@bremms1]

Smooth road tires would make it a good bit more efficient. Rolling and through better motor coupling.

[@IS-su2jf]

There’s so many things that could make it more efficient fam

[@schnuffler]

Clickbait: "NUCLEAR FUSION POWERED BIKE"

[@BodyByGaming]

technically not wrong

[@daniel_temo2967]

Alternate title to that: LOW BUGGET DIY NUCLEAR FUSION KIDS FUN POWER SUPER BIKE GONE WRONG!

[@reynaldi819]

And remember that its wireless from the power source

[@silasboshmusic2853]

I mean technically you're not wrong...

[@uggranpops8442]

r/technicallythetruth

[@derekantrican]

I went to college in Cedarville! I knew I recognized that bike path. I lived like 1 block from that bikepath

[@alexshepherd4469]

Same here. The bike path shots and one of the water towers clued me in before he read the sign

[@mrmartinwatson1]

This channel is like the physical embodiment of GrayStillPlays...

[@flyingturret208thecannon5]

Alright, today we’re going to use engineering to never stop moving... It’s an electric e-bike. NEW PARTS DAMMIT!

[@McGowanForge]

Welcome back It's turbo dismount

[@GabrielGarcia-kd3js]

Wat

[@dakabaka4912]

"I powered my city by burning orphanages"- GrayStillPlays

[@strangedeergaming4848]

masochism

[@willypete1354]

It’s all fun and games until you have to go over a speed bump

[@boiboi6847]

I can hear the rattling. “KSHSHKSGSJSKSHSKSJH”

[@Jayyoutrippin]

No it’s still fun and games

[@daniel_temo2967]

Now go off-road

[@brutalgaming4208]

But your not gonna hit it at full speed, obviously ur gonna slow down

[@willypete1354]

Soul Killer I don’t see any suspension on those solar panels. Get your facts straight.

[@jsmit9063]

Peter is a cryptid if spotted in the wild. If asked, he will gladly explain his Dwemer-like machinations to any and all passersby.

[@backslash4571]

The dwemer were actually just huge nerds who spent all their time working on stupid machines lol

[@gustavgnoettgen]

He was like "set your food on fire, but only a little" back in the day.

[@billyjo9127]

Ah yes the Dwemer, builders of SCP-914.

[@you_just]

Fun fact: the plural of “passerby” is “passersby.”

[@jsmit9063]

@@you_just good looking out

[@danevantol9387]

I know it's 3 years later, so you might not see this, but you noted that the power output dips when you put your hand over it. This is an interesting quirk of solar panels that comes about when putting them in series. If you put them in parallel, or even better got a dedicated solar controller for each panel, this "choking" effect is much reduced. Though, on each panel, many cells are still in series so you'd still choke one panel out. For an application like this where the panels are unevenly lit, this may be incredibly useful. Although you would need fatter wire to handle more current.

[@sziluchannel]

12:03 ElectroBOOM: see, the ac voltage goes like this

[@bradleywhais7779]

Depends on what ac you use. There is square ac and sine ac. There is also 2, 3 and 4 phase ac.

[@ButteredEgg]

Bradley Whais just enjoy the joke..

[@quicktech7450]

@@bradleywhais7779 flex,there is ac with no shape as well,

[@jfolz]

FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER

[@sxull]

that dude is getting so much spam now haha

[@deathhog]

Time to make the next tier of solar bike: Having the panels track the sun dynamically.

[@professorfukyu744]

I've given some thought to the idea. As of now I'll have solar panels facing different ways so at least some panels get max charge during the day.

[@CAGreve1231]

As a guy that has built several electric bikes (bicycles and motorcycles) I find that the fact that you are powering yourself with solar panels absolutely astounding!

[@jasonlawson8619]

Especially since he was in the shade 90+% of the video.

[@2sudonim]

Peter: Imma give it a little more gas. Me: No, you're not.

[@BILLY-px3hw]

Yeah I caught that too, he should have said "I'm gonna give it a little more juice"

[@JoeyWortman828]

Give er more potentiometer

[@you_lost_the_game]

Peter making an ebike in 3 hours: Tom Stanton making an ebike in 2 years with hundreds of dollars: *insert**Mike Wazowski face*

[@ARockyRock]

images.app.goo.gl/jgPeVTwW5BDCXhcGA

[@basquescout]

Im sure you would prefer Toms bike instead of Peters bike

[@UnkemptSam]

Toms bike is way faster, more powerful and far less Jimmy rigged

[@MrJeepinZeke]

Samuel Riley Jimmy rigged...? Did Jerry die or something?!?!

[@you_lost_the_game]

Lol it was joke

[@lasersaber]

I love this! I have been wanting to build something similar, but with supercapacitors in place of the battery.

[@JohnCarter420]

lasersaber I know that it’s been done this way but definitely try it out yourself don’t get discouraged you could do a better job you never know so don’t give up

[@dubbeligascheisshausmugg6304]

great and maybe more efficient! also less capacity may cause more voltage fluctuation on your esc

[@David_Brinkerhoff93]

Good luck. ebikes use about 30-50watt hours per mile. you would need like 40lb of supercapacitors to in that range. but id love to see it done.

[@glennkon]

Supercapacitors are very good for absorbing high amounts of current demand or current inflow, however, their capacity versus their physical size has not yet reached a point where it is a good idea to completely replace your battery. I recommend adding them to your system regardless, because they do help, but keep a lithium battery on board to do the leg work.

[@xmtxx]

@@David_Brinkerhoff93 Mine use around 14Wh/km in city (20Wh/mi), and around 11Wh/km (18Wh/mi) at 40km/h (25mph) on the countryside. How fast are you going?

[@JustAnotherHo]

guy had one of those "ideas you have while drinking beer in the garage with my friends" moments of brainstorming, and it actually worked. Amazing.

[@nicoleyensen7062]

My husband has been saying this kind of setup should work for years, I can't wait to show this to him!

[@marchlikjm]

I love your content! To show my appreciation, I'm sending you a huge shipment of white Hanes tee shirts. Enjoy!!

[@aaron41]

Next vid: solar powered rocket brought to you by Fruit of the Loom xD

[@shilohstore6086]

Imagine if Peter actually cared about something what he could build!

[@benfillman4049]

did you mean: the actual real life planes he's built himself

[@morganfreeman5171]

Like his planes maybe ?

[@no_peace]

What even are these comments? This build is awesome. He made engineering look accessible to normal people. What did you do today?

[@jchristis]

Peter loves china

[@MrAwesomeTony]

I like how the solar panel is wiggling behind the bike. It is so CUTE! Suddenly got an idea, what if you make the solar panel on top of a shade, so you enjoy the wind and none of the sun while you are charging. I mean the snake tail is cool but not that safe.

[@alexharper2391]

The tail of solar panels is kind of cute 😂reminds me of ducklings, great video!

[@Haepax]

Dave: Takes his chances Sam: A realist at heart Peter: Madlad by nature and design

[@mattdidit]

Peter: how does William make things Sam: um... zip ties?

[@mattjohnson1812]

Now he should build a solar bike and have someone rides it across the US.

[@battleboy0595]

sign me up

[@Malaphor]

A bike like this would not be street legal in most states. If he made the tow 3 panels wide, I think he could get it street legal.

[@battleboy0595]

@@Malaphor True, I think he would be able to find some sort of route though.

[@bilibiliism]

@@battleboy0595 I find that three plates can be put on a vertical rack thats roughly the size of a toddler cart which should be legal

[@Appri]

@@bilibiliism vertical racks would literally ruin the purpose of solar panels... how do you expect them to get any sunlight xD

[@guestmathboy6303]

NO FREAKING WAY!!!!!! That is the bike path that goes down to university of Dayton, up to Oakwood, and into Kettering! I live in Oakwood!!!!!!!! OMG OMG OMG

[@guestmathboy6303]

when you crossed the street there should have been a dairy queen nearby

[@donochetti2177]

6:48 That's what she said.

[@andersoni.7472]

I’ve never laughed that hard in a while

[@samualwhittemore228]

*TIP* for someone building something similar: *Sanding Drum's have wonderful grip even in wet weather*

[@luke_mcqu2430]

all the towns people are probably just like "oh its just peter with his electric invention stuff"

[@MrMarkusmulder]

So cool, I'm gonna try to cross France this way after building a solar snake 👍😃. Thanks for the video 🙏Stay safe.

[@yodu45]

Intéressant!

[@beamngnation9494]

The is no sun at france

[@tomf3150]

Pretty hot actually, you'd lose efficiency on the solar panel :)

[@tomf3150]

@@beamngnation9494 Seriously ? The last 7 days were hot and sunny.

[@yodu45]

@@beamngnation9494 It as been 40°C today...

[@YahBoiiJose]

I love how I got an ad for the swytch Bike kit.

[@the_mowron]

I got an ad for solar panels, It was like a 5 minute infomercial. I let it play while reading the comments. I hope Peter makes some money off that.

[@justinw1765]

Nice, quick, proof of concept. There are so many ways a person could make this far, far more efficient. For some examples. Use a good quality, in wheel hub motor. Use the thin, flexible, lighter Solar panels, and connect them to one trailer made out of a composite of EPS foam, fiberglass, a thin plywood top layer (to screw into etc), and Titebond III glue, and use two bike tires with low rolling resistance. Create a fairing for the bike itself, and/or a bubble windshield, and even better, do that on a recumbent bike that is already more aerodynamic than a regular bike. Even better still, build the bike from scratch, using a combo of bamboo+S-glass fiberglass+high PSI tensile epoxy (preferably 7k+) for the primary structure. If you get the weight down enough, and the improve the aerodynamics, you can use a smaller battery and less Solar panels. Basically creating a bike version of the Aptera car which may be coming out in the near future.

[@Boomistirr]

Dave, blink twice if you're being held hostage.

[@toxiccan175]

We shall liberate you from Commissioner Peterson!

[@bassett_green]

Blocking a cell in a shadow basically is the same as forcing the other panels through a giant LED, as far as the resistance goes

[@emremutlu44]

Justin Bassett-Green So, riding it under even partially shadow path makes it very inefficient. Parallel configuration with a power stage (parallel boosters) would make it more efficient.

[@miknord5493]

Solar on top the bike!

[@nissiendoesyoutube6333]

thanks for leaking his email i just sent him a ton of bull'*it

[@ultravince_xxi]

nice

[@jackson8753]

Absolute legend right here

[@seanwilliams5817]

Yeah totally agree

[@newmonengineering]

I like the concept. A fast stacking trailor is a great idea when you need to park it. I would build one for sure if I just had a bike hub motor for simplicity..

[@jaredf6205]

6:48 “I’m gonna grab the shaft and put a load in this thing “ lol

[@rjuuuuun]

Remember when Bicycling was also considered a great exercise..

[@NCheese5]

I cant imagine seeing someone on this on the side of the road

[@foxbatmc8457]

Well i mean you technically did

[@Largetalons]

Well technically it was just a bike path.

[@visnichba]

I was wondering if anyone had tried this yet. Thanks for saving me some work! Are they Harbor Freight panels?

[@USN_Ret-]

No one - Bicycles are for exercising Peter - I can fix that

[@HunterTheMan01]

"Infinitely powered" laughs in the dark cause its *night time*

[@abrahamlincoln9544]

why did i laugh at this, im so disappointed in myself

[@h76tr]

*laughs in nighttime*

[@jamesmnguyen]

Infinitely powered on Mercury that is.

[@antecboy]

Now someone just needs to make a Cyberpunk 2077 edit of him riding with the solar panels.

[@Xaaaach]

Watching you casually tow around three solar panels gives me anxiety.

[@remotecontrolaholic]

I'd love to see someone build this more durable and go a long distance on it.

[@ahaveland]

*Solar Powered Ebike Travels 12500km to China!* kzbin.info/www/bejne/j16YY2Ojf7iYr7M Look for "Sun Trip" - it's a race to China every two years of solar powered ebikes.

[@piemaster347]

Honestly if you revisit this, Attached the motor to the Rear wheel direct(as in welding the motor to the bolt.) Also look into motor charging too, That way you can charge the wheel when braking or going down hill. While Trailer is fun, Maybe attach a few to over the rear wheel.

[@whiteboy4045]

Infinite solar powered drone, or helecopter, plane, thing. Somthing that flys. You pick the best music to go over time laps too by the way, it's really good

[@dunsemarang6970]

second to this. build a solar powered drone & let it chase the sun. let's see if it can travel around the world in 1 day! well, sound impossible, but sun seems didn't travel that fast.. pls give it a try!

[@Pseud0nymTXT]

umm yeah nasa is still working on that, for a couple decades now...

[@ammoniha]

GRAB THE SHAFT AND PUT A LLOAD ON THIS THING xD @6:47

[@husnijabir7748]

Good work. Some suggestions. 1. Make a roof out of solar panels. 2. Make a small trailer obviously with solar panel roof. 3. Add some batteries in the trailer. (But spare some space for luggage)

[@hi-ek3wd]

The perfect bike doesn't exi...

[@lonewarrior6633]

Oh it does........a classic Harley Davidson

[@ontheopblockofftheopblock347]

Yea a carbon Santa Cruz

[@ElectricFuture]

Love this. Simple execution and great understandable educational content. We should collab.

[@dragonstone8201]

would love to see this!

[@RCDisiac]

Great video.. lots of room for improvement on this project. If u were to put the power at the crank using the chain u could use the gears on the back wheel to save battery life and go faster and u won't get any slipping of the motor on the tire .

[@lawnmowerdude]

Please put some type of remote control car suspension system on the panels.

[@edzgt5243]

Inflatable tires at low pressure would do the job

[@mangeshburange6471]

This guy is on nextlevel 🔥

[@callumhardy5098]

Haha, I’ve always wanted to make a bike with hydropnumatic suspension, like they fitted on old Citroen cars, that would be amazing

[@seanwilliams5817]

Yea I would tooo!

[@feathers1093]

I have a Video idea: Can you make a car or a Tank (you can Chose) out of some chainsaws?

[@MCsCreations]

That's actually not a bad idea.

[@DigitalJedi]

Chainsaw gocarts are a thing I've seen some other maker youtubers build. I'd like to see Peter give it a go.

[@BritishPotato]

If I saw this coming down the street I wouldn't know whether to be impressed or mystified.

[@samuelforgie2771]

Sam Crane Best course of action is to run away screaming

[@Emulation_Inflation]

This is the kind of youtube projects I like. Not very professional but just enough to make it awsome 👌

[@iankirkman8762]

LOL I love how the clips for stacking the panels slowly disappear throughout the video

[@topsecret1837]

There’s three wheeled bikes known as recumbent tricycles which can become velomobiles when you put a shell over the frame (ie. Body work like on a car or a plane). I always imagine velomobiles being perfect for running with a solar powered system like this or a fuel cell. Perhaps a gas motor could be added but unless it was extremely efficient it would eliminate the point of it being a velomobile. Wouldn’t that be cool? (Wink wink tsk tsk)

[@zeuss194]

Velomobile is probably one of the most efficient way to move.

[@topsecret1837]

zeuss194 The main curiosity I’ve wondered is if pedaling is really the only way it can be efficient. Because of the base frame’s insane aerodynamics, extreme light weight for a vehicle and some potential to put a motor behind a delta frame (2 rear wheels, 1 wheel) Velomobile, it may be possible to make many different kinds of propulsion systems work with it at high efficiency. At the end of the day it would only need to move the person riding it. In other words, it’s astonishing yet that nobody had thought of thinking of said recumbent trikes like go kart frames: put any kind of motor on it and it’ll zip around pretty quickly even with chain drive and gears.

[@MasterOfJackShizz]

This was the first thing I thought of when I saw this. And maybe getting the motor into gearing.

[@topsecret1837]

Matthew Ferguson right. I originally thought of how tall could bicycle gearing possibly get with consideration of the rider cadence (90-120rpm providing the higher power, around 60rpm being good for torque). Forget the cyclist as a human and consider the cyclist to be more of the powerplant; then the main goal would be optimizing the speed the bicycle can get at those cadence ranges. When the chainring gets over 64 teeth, and god knows about how difficult 96 or 128 would be (these numbers are all multiples of 4), the issue is how much torque can the cyclist push into the crankset without issues developing. Hence, with a smaller chainring with a motor that can produce a much higher cadence and much more power, it’s theoretically possible, and perhaps even safer, to make a velomobile capable of highway speeds. And one day I hope, one capable of pedaling to and maintaining such speeds using non motorized methods. Now as a human then, the cyclist has to be protected from the structural stresses and impacts at all times. It’s possible to line the bodywork with foam or some sort of padding which can reduce the force the cyclist gets. Behind the head rest on the seat an airbag could be installed too. Some sort of ergonomic steering wheel would be needed to reduce the width of the vehicle in the case of underhand handlebars like some recumbent tricycle designs, and with steering not directly engaged with the fork, in the case of overhand steering handlebars like on a traditional bicycle. There’s a few velomobile designs made in the past decade with such a steering wheel, although it’s a mini wheel and I would prefer a steering wheel optimized like an F1s’, with a gear towards the front of the vehicle that actuated the front wheel with 180 degree range like the aforementioned design. As for the wheels... that is a matter of debate. They cannot be small because that would reduce the amount of inertia the wheels can sustain and inherently make it more likely to not survive a pothole. They cannot be too big because it would make it harder to accelerate and more difficult to fit inside the bodywork of the vehicle. It could be possible to make a four wheel version with an open wheel design but then it would need a more complicated steering system, which may/may not be able to have field replaceable parts. Hence the delta tricycle it would be based on. Wider tires would help apply more grip to the road and if all three wheels are the same type it would homogenize and simplify the vehicle even further. For that reason I’ve centered around the range of wheels from 26 to 29 inches. 26 or 27.5 inch tires might be the best chance at having all three wheels being the same, and as long as they’re over 2.8 inches in width it wouldn’t be terrible for all weather usage and use on most road surfaces, especially if they have knobs. After watching someone 3d print a differential ring with Nylon and getting it to work (Albert for an extremely short duration) on a 1500kg+ truck on KZbin, I would not be surprised if it would certainly be able to work in a vehicle several times lighter, hence the transmission could very well be entirely 3D printed. You heard that right; every part except for the belt or chain (either of which could also be 3D printed but with a highly flexible material), could be 3D printed. This means the parts could be fabricated using a suitcase 3D printer (seriously those exist) carried in the rear of the vehicle, reducing the cost of replacing a part from thousands of dollars to the amount of electricity and the mass of plastic used. That leaves the powerplant. A motor (one that may run on home grown fuels like E85B, 15% butanol and 85% ethanol) could provide primary power, providing the power to the motor itself. An auxiliary motor, perhaps a fuel cell, could power electronics and perhaps even providing secondary power to a front motor, in case the motor fails. And if the fuel cell motor fails, then the cyclist themselves can pedal the vehicle home themselves, so long as the vehicle is light enough. With all the additions to the velomobile, namely adding an incredibly small rear motor and a fuel cell, I would not expect it to exceed 75kg at all in weight. With just the ICE it would not weigh more than the velomobile itself (presumed to weigh 30kg) and the weight of the motor (15-20kg), about 50kg in total. Getting it to weigh as much or less than the rider powering it is paramount; not only would it remain relatively easy to pedal but it would improve its safety by preventing injury to pedestrians, cyclists and motorcycle riders. As for the person inside, as long as they avoid being unseen by vehicles exceeding several tons and cars, they should not expect to be killed instantaneously. Arguably the bodywork and frame might just hold up to that pressure.

[@matteotivan3414]

"There's a lot of sunshine to get skin cancer" Love Peter's humor

[@dkdanis1340]

I literally thought about long trailer of solar panels for infinite driving and after 2 seconds i saw notification for this video omg.

[@MrRods]

I was thinking about something similar to that

[@stoneheart9679]

Fack i was also thinking about it , but with actual ebike.

[@samik83]

You're tapping into the collective consciousness of KZbin

[@atheeromar223]

7:20 coolest graphics and music I saw in a while! :-)

[@seanwilliams5817]

Yea peter is a good editor!

[@Matthew-sp5kv]

Been watching for a while but never knew you were from the same town as me. Neat.

[@dillongamer1129]

I want to go now ;-;

[@pyalot]

Tom Stanton: I built this beautyfully engineered e-bike Peter: Hold my lipo cell...

[@chuchtinit6624]

I want to see the train in the thumbnail☹️. I suppose I should’ve known that that was ridiculous, but that was also what drew me. Still an awesome video though.

[@moose3086]

its a little thing called clickbait

[@litnoregrets7551]

You’re amazing. I can’t believe how quickly you can build and modify things. I have been thinking about how to mount a panel on my car for years before coming up with a good way. 🤣

[@joelrampersad1359]

Increase the speed and put the panels overhead. Don't just make a toy...make a concept.

[@Steve211Ucdhihifvshi]

Exactly what i was thinking

[@flintdavis2]

Joel Rampersad Build your own!

[@joelrampersad1359]

I'm not as talented as those guys. We are all voyeurs here.

[@wilfredogonzalez1789]

I'm having a Mandela effect moment I've been seeing peters name as peter stripol its been sripol the whole time?!?!?

[@coler154]

insert always has been meme

[@shelvacu]

what the same here until I read your comment. Literally read "as peter stripol" and I'm like "that is his name????" and I had to scroll up

[@declanbachner1205]

Audible and raycon sponser ship=mega sponsor ship if they do it together

[@nike12000haha]

Being a brushless motor when your going down a hill wont that recharge the battery anyways? Regen braking style

[@klausbrinck2137]

If the ESC isn´t made for handling and storaging the reversed current flow, it´s gonna simply overheat and burn. and most ESC don´t do regen braking, but simply do ESC-stuff instead (controling the motor)...

[@HaloWolf102]

You'd have to have an additional motor in a rotation opposite of what it spins when electricity is flowed through it. And for it to actually be braking, it needs to be under load.

[@jonipaananen9304]

@@klausbrinck2137 Many drone ESC's nowadays support regen braking. It's not really for charging the battery, but for stopping the prop quickly, but it would pump voltage back into the battery, since that is the best place to dump the energy.

[@HaloWolf102]

@@johndaniels972 I failed my Digital Electronics class, didn't know that was possible. Thanks for the info.

[@tiberiu_nicolae]

@@HaloWolf102 that's just not true... don't make up stuff you don't know

[@scottmefford6917]

"Come on ride that train..."

[@NandR]

hey ride it! CHOO CHOO

[@RoyBuchanan309]

Have you considered not charging your active battery, but a spare one that charges while you use a different one. If the secondary battery can charge in the time it takes to deplete the active one, you then just need to find a way to hook it up to switch over, even perhaps manually> to the charged battery, and then just alternate which one is receiving charge. This should give you a 200% power collection boost, and it is much easier and faster to charge a battery not in use.

[@ourfamilyoutdoors7331]

Cool design although I’d expect a car to eventually not anticipate a solar panel trailer and accidentally run them over. Maybe some vertical carbon fiber tubes with some reflectors or high visibility tape or something could mitigate that

[@thewierdlemon5956]

is this star wars?

[@snappishorc_legacy8506]

@@thewierdlemon5956 No , this is Patrick

[@Leroys_Stuff]

I came to say that makes nice shade under it

[@drfill9210]

Love it! It's great how you Broke down making an E bike into simply Gaffa taping a brushless motor to the wheel. Next time u see one for 2k...