New speed record for the KillaJoule! The KillaJoule and rider Eva Hakansson set a new international speed record of 248.700 mph (400.2 km/h) at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, USA, on August 31, 2016. The record is 8 mph faster than the previous record that the KillaJoule set in 2014 (no record attempts were… Continue reading New record: 248.700 mph (400.2 km/h)!
3D printed dryer knobs!
Posted September 23, 2016 3D printed solution to an everyday emergency – a broken knob on the dryer! One of the great benefits of owning a 3D printer is that you can create spare parts. This knob is for an old Fridgidaire dryer, but it is easy to create a knob for just about anything… Continue reading 3D printed dryer knobs!
3D-printed gear shifter knob!
Posted September 8, 2016 What do you do when the shifter knob in your truck breaks at Bonneville? 3D print a new one, of course! Using the broken shifter knob for reference, I created the shape with CAD (Computer Aided Design) in Autodesk Inventor, and exported it as a 3D-printable .stl file. I then printed… Continue reading 3D-printed gear shifter knob!
Slo-mo MIG welding
There is nothing like MIG welding in slo-mo. I am building a shelf for KillaJoule’s second battery pack that will be mounted in the trailer. #GirlsCanWeldToo
DIY: Take professional quality photos of yourself!
Posted August 5, 2016 Even if you are an engineer with thick glasses (like myself), a science geek, or just a completely normal person, we all like to have nice photos of ourselves. Hiring a professional photographer can be both quite expensive and intimidating. The solution: build your own photo studio and take the photos… Continue reading DIY: Take professional quality photos of yourself!
3D print your own Easter eggs!
Posted Mar 8, 2016 What is there not to love with a 3D printed, two-color Easter Egg filled with candy? If you are lucky enough to have access to a 3D printer, you can easily 3D print your own Easter Egg and fill it with candy. Creating egg-shaped objects in CAD can be a bit… Continue reading 3D print your own Easter eggs!
KillaJoule on the cover of “Inch” magazine
Posted December 13, 2014 KillaJoule made the cover of the latest issue of “Inch” magazine, an English magazine for German engineers. Thank you Matthias Meier for the great article “Lady of the Lake”, and thank you Phil Hawkins for the great cover photo! More information here: http://inchbyinch.de/inch03/killajoule/
KillaJoule on the cover of Bonneville Racing News!
Posted October 9, 2014 KillaJoule made the cover of Bonneville Racing News! Thank you Lou Fischer at BonnevilleStories.com for the great photo, people love it.
WHAT IS KILLAJOULE?
KillaJoule is the world’s fastest electric motorcycle with a top speed of 270 mph (434 km/h) so far. Builder, owner, and rider is Eva Håkansson. The only purpose of this 19 ft. (5.6 meter), 400 HP, sleek motorcycle is to show that eco-friendly can be fast and enviable. You can read the entire story how… Continue reading WHAT IS KILLAJOULE?
UNDER THE SKIN
I often say that KillaJoule is a “giant cordless drill with wheels”. What I refer to is of course that it is battery powered, but also that it is very simple at a conceptual level. Just like a cordless drill, it has a battery, motor, a throttle, and a bit of electronics in-between. And wheels.… Continue reading UNDER THE SKIN