LOLrioKart
LOLrioKart at MITERS
A cache of massive aircraft wet-cell NiCd batteries.
A 15 horsepower brushless motor.
A derelict shopping cart.
A barrel of monkeys.
What originally started as a whimsical attempt to strap a set of large nickel cadmium batteries, discovered in a dusty back room, to something – anything – has turned into a full-fledged ambitious engineering project.
Again. Predisposed as I am to doing that, the end result should be fun. It’s the logical progression from the insane electric vehicle project of yesteryear, Snuffles the First, which was an attempt to strap a massive brushless motor to something – anything.
The plan is to motorize a found shopping cart in an overly dramatic fashion. I decided to take the extra step of integrating mechanical braking into the front wheels since they could be used to perform tricks that require weight shifting under power – something which a simple rear axle sprocket brake cannot provide.
Other features that will eventually be added include revolving lights, underglows, giant ricer spoilers, power seats, and twin turbojet engines.
LOLrioKart 1.0
| Vehicle | What does it look like? |
| Drivetrain | Midship-Rear 2WD |
| Mechanical | Welded steel tubing stock frame 6061, 2024 aluminum addenda |
| Motor | Briggs and Stratton ETEK 8HP continuous, 15HP peak |
| Controller | 200 amp custom w/ regenerative braking |
| Battery | 54 volt giant nicads |
| Instrumentation | Dead Wreck-oning |
| Top Speed | 35-45MPH, depending on gearing |
| Acceleration | !? |
| Curb Weight | 250lb |
LOLrioKart build reports can be found in its category.
LOLrioKart has been featured in the following:
MIT News, Technology Review Nov/Dec 2009
Popular Science, October 2009 1 2
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