Hmm… wonder what this could be. Perhaps a battery powered go-kart?

This idea of building an electric go-kart started with a very random thought during the 2011 Solar Decathlon process as I was helping the UMD team. I felt like a small motorized bed would be helpful when moving underneath the house (working on wiring and plumbing). Inevitably, my mind wandered into the territory of “wait, what if it was faster?”

Initially, this was going to be a very simple project, with the end result being something that would be a 10-15mph kart. This eventually also went in the direction of “What if it was faster?” The end result is Sparkplug.

As the picture shows above, I already have a frame and some other parts. There will be more posts soon about these things and how to get them/use them etc.

But for now, you can enjoy the plethora of kart porn.