When we last left off, my cheap go-kart didn’t really work. I’d sourced everything and assembled it all, but when it came time for the moment of truth—the first test drive—nothing happened besides a ...

In this video, I test the limits of my custom-built electric go-kart, tweaking sprockets and dialing in settings to chase the highest possible speed. I go through acceleration runs, swap parts, and ...

In this video, we enhance our go-kart, equipped with 28,000 Watts of instant electric power, by adding off-road tires and various modifications to improve traction and speed for off-road adventures.

Go-karts are beautiful things. They’re effectively stripped-down minicars with no pesky legal restrictions. The appeal is almost universal. At some point in our lives, we’ve all wanted to drive one or ...

[Peter Holderith] set out some time ago to build an electric go-kart. That by itself is not terribly unusual, but where his project diverts from the usual is in the fact that each of the four wheels ...