Any and all donations and support to Team WIKISPEED (WIKISPEED Inc.) are treated as micro-investments. If we realize profit, we commit to repaying all of you plus any return responsible, so that if we profit you profit too. This is not at all over seen by the FTC, is fuzzy math because we can't yet commit to any rate of return, and please keep in mind we have no profit motive and intend to invest revenues directly back into our ability to deliver. But if we do realize profit, you will too.

Monthly contribution!


One Time Contribution

All funds will be put to good use, and may or may not be in direct relationship to the idea listed here. E.g., if you send us $10 a month, we may spend some of it on on drill bits. We hope that is OK with you, and we really appreciate it!"

What We Need

Mar 17 2012 9:14 PM
  • We need you to buy a WIKISPEED car, here.
  • We need you to donate $10 a month to us through the PayPal subscribe button to the right. All donations are also micro-investments, so get ready to get rich by making the world a better place.
  • We need you to join the team, here.
  • We need you to donate or discount us the machines and materials below:


Following is a short, bulleted list of what we need. Please consider donating to us or offering sponsorship to team WIKISPEED so that we can secure these much-needed items.

  • 4130 steel pipe, 1.25" to 2" outer diameter, at least .08" thick—any length; we are looking for 40'.
  • argon welding gas and TIG welding consumables
  • Arduino Unos and Megas, Netduino circuit boards
  • 6061-T6 aluminum—all shapes and sizes. We use a lot of 4"x4"x.125" wall square tube and .25" thick plate.
  • 17" wheels and tires—any type, 5x114mm bolt pattern. If they fit a 2006+ Honda Civic, for example, they will fit WIKISPEED. We can adjust for offset and center-bore.
  • CNC milling machine—R8 collet preferred
  • CNC table router—like this
  • CNC foam-cutting (hot wire) machine
  • CNC tube bender—like this
  • CNC cutoff saw
  • carbon-fiber rolls—50" wide preferred, 5.7 oz or heavier; plain-weave preferred, non-pre-preg
  • Polycarbonate sheets—any size and 1/8" or thicker
  • battery electric vehicle to test—converted at home, a Nissan Leaf, or similar
  • any powertrain/engine you would like us to test and develop a module for, at least 50hp, at least 36k miles between major services
  • shop vaccuum and filters
  • grade-8, 3/8"-diameter bolts, various lengths
  • working automotive batteries—any type with more than 220 cold cranking amps (CCA)
  • any engine bay or suspension part from a 2006+ Honda Civic with an R18A engine and automatic transmission. We can always use more of these.
  • windshields from Mazda Miata—any year.
  • beer and healthy snacks


A few of the generously donated or deeply discounted items we have received:

  •  tow vehicle. Thanks, Tom Tabor, for the 1986 Chevy Suburban!
  •  pair of production TIG welding machines. Thanks, Everlast, for the EX250 units; they are working well!

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