Author Archives: Suhas Malghan

About Suhas Malghan

This blog documents the design and development of environmentally sustainable machines and humane design practice in general; machines that work for humanity as well on the move as they do sitting still.

Power of DC 2009 Autocross

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Suhas Malghan

Though the eMR2 couldn’t be there, this Saturday’s Power of DC autocross event hosted a variety of factory and conversion EVs from all over the east coast.  Three Teslas, including a Sport model, tore around the course with the Sport … Continue reading →

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A Week of Gas-Free Commuting

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Suhas Malghan

Finally, this past week I was able to enjoy commuting in the eMR2 v2.0, equipped with a new single speed transmission, motor coupler and batteries, every day. There’s still some mechanical work to do, such as address the howling rear … Continue reading →

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New Coupler Design

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Suhas Malghan

A couple years ago when the eMR2 was still in the design stage, there were two competing coupler designs:  a simple dual spline coupler (described in a previous post here) and a more complex design that incorporated the spring cushion … Continue reading →

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