{"id":164,"date":"2009-04-23T08:59:45","date_gmt":"2009-04-23T15:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/?p=164"},"modified":"2026-03-08T21:04:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:04:39","slug":"another-awesome-instructable-project-solar-powered-trike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/2009\/04\/another-awesome-instructable-project-solar-powered-trike\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Awesome Instructable Project: Solar Powered Trike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soon as production ends on the current season, I&#8217;ll be building this. 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