Electric Go-Kart Powertrain & Regenerative Braking Rebuild.
Built and reworked a battery-powered go-kart platform using a custom lithium-ion pack, VEVOR motor/controller hardware, wiring integration, and an Arduino-based regenerative braking circuit currently in development.
Rebuilding an electric go-kart powertrain with custom battery integration, drivetrain packaging, and regenerative braking controls.
This project began as a battery-powered electric go-kart built from scratch, combining a custom lithium-ion battery pack, electric drive hardware, wiring integration, and mechanical packaging into a functional track-ready platform. The current rebuild focuses on making the system cleaner, safer, and more technically complete.
The baseline drivetrain uses a VEVOR brushless DC motor and matching motor controller, while the new development work focuses on an Arduino-based regenerative braking circuit. The Arduino is being used for the regenerative braking control system, not as the primary controller for the baseline VEVOR motor controller.
I am currently developing the rebuild with Mani Adhami, a 2B Mechanical Engineering student at the University of Waterloo. The work includes refining the electrical layout, improving battery and controller packaging, routing wiring cleanly, and validating how the braking circuit can recover energy while keeping the drivetrain behavior predictable.
- 01Integrated the electric go-kart powertrain around a custom lithium-ion battery pack, VEVOR BLDC motor, baseline motor controller, and mechanical frame constraints.
- 02Developed the packaging and wiring layout for the battery, controller, motor, and drivetrain components, including clean routing around mechanical clearance zones.
- 03Currently developing an Arduino-based regenerative braking circuit with Mani Adhami to add controlled braking feedback and energy recovery to the rebuilt platform.