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Burning Man is not a festival. Burning Man is a community. A temporary city. In our opinion, it is also an electric vehicle city since they have limitations to speed and how much noise a vehicle can create. Light EVs are ideal for this limits
The power of the Burning Man experience is held by each member of the community. It requires everyone to do their part. Burning Man is the sum total of the activities of its participants, and the ways to participate are as unlimited as one’s imagination. Most of those activities are connected to art in one way or another. And that is how crazy electric machines end up on Burning Man. These guys make the festival look even brighter and more creative:
BURNING MAN CRAZY COOL ELECTRIC VEHICLES
THE PLAYA CRAWLER
Crazy thing that looks like a wheelchair with mechanical legs. This electric thing was made by Mark Ellis. Take a look at his youtube channel to see his DIY process
INKY AND CLYDE
The SPACE INVADERS electric vehicle LED thingy made from an electric forklift and used for various performances and shows on Burning Man. Check out the owners profile by clicking on the Instagram name.
Julia Knoth and her ONEWHEEL
ONEWHEEL electric skateboards are a thing on Burning Man. This is nothing new. But we love this photo so much: The “ANIMAL” lady on ONEWHEEL electric skateboard looks RAD!
And now, let us show you the vehicle that was the reason for us to write this article.
David Matz and his electric MONOWHEEL
Yes, David Matz also drives ONEWHEEL
This year, he created in 3 days with his friends a cheap DIY electric monowheel with small hub motor, metal ring, and some rubber. David has a company Volta wheel for his performances so he has an experience of maneuvering electric donuts. He was happy, but pretty busy when we asked him to help us get all the information for this article. We can see that inner cage has on each angle: support wheels composed in an angled position opposite one to another wherein the middle, this two parallel sets of wheels fully support the outer metal ring. Under the seat, there is a battery ( Probably 48v ) and a hub motor that is pushed on the inner part of the outer ring that provides the propulsion. We love this DIY hack, its genius in its simplicity!
Hope you enjoyed this moments of electric fun on Burning Man. And, Share if you care!
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