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German company Vitesco believes emission laws will start forcing motorcycle companies to use hybrid power, and has presented an example of a hybridized Husky at this year’s EICMA expo to give us an idea of how performance and weight will be affected.Co… Continue reading Vitesco now offers a hybrid motorcycle system; here are the pros and cons
Suzuki has hit EICMA with a brand-new 776 cc parallel twin motor, aiming to take on the middleweight market where a lot of the fun’s at these days. The first streetbike to use it is the new GSX-8S, but on the spec sheet, it looks a bit undercooked.Cont… Continue reading Suzuki’s new GSX-8S naked bike doesn’t quite whelm on the spec sheet
A thousand lifetimes ago, at EICMA 2019, Aston Martin and Brough Superior teamed up on an eye-popping AMB 001 turbo sportsbike. In the post-apocalyptic wasteland of 2022, this sliver of unobtanium gets a souped-up 225-horsepower Pro stablemate.Continue… Continue reading 225-horsepower Aston/Brough superbike makes scorching EICMA debut
Not long ago, Porsche showed off an inexplicable new pop-top roof camper for its 911 supercar. Now, it’s sent a pair of offroad-prepped 911s up the side of the world’s highest volcano in Chile for some equally inexplicable high-altitude testing.Continu… Continue reading Ruggedized Porsche 911 off-roaders climb world’s highest volcano
The many cells that make up a lithium battery pack are not all equal; some will degrade and die faster than others. New research out of Stanford has found that the whole battery can live much longer if each cell gets an individual charging treatment.Co… Continue reading New charging approach could extend battery life by at least 20%
Scotland’s AWS Energy has reported results some 20% better than predicted for its Archimedes Waveswing, a prototype wave energy generator that’s been undergoing ocean-based testing at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney for the last six … Continue reading “Telescoping can” wave energy device beats test predictions by 20%
US military contractor Anduril has signed a US$100 million contract with the Australian Navy, to design and deliver three iterations of an Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (XL-AUV). These drones will be as big as buses, but not watertight.Contin… Continue reading Enormous underwater military drone won’t be waterproof
Austrian-designed, Chinese-made electric motorcycle brand Horwin is hitting this year’s EICMA motorcycle show in Milan with a super-scooter loaded to the gills with gadgetry, and a second wild concept that aims to upend traditional chassis design.Conti… Continue reading Horwin goes tech-crazy on its new high-performance electric scooters
It’s been a decade now since Ducati torched the rulebook and unleashed the iconoclastic Diavel on an unsuspecting cruiser market. There had been power cruisers before, but never one like this.Continue ReadingCategory: Motorcycles, TransportTags: Ducati… Continue reading Already insane Ducati Diavel gets faster and lighter with 168-horse V4
Hydrogen sulfide famously stinks like rotten eggs, and contributes that eye-watering, low-hanging punch to the bouquet of the very worst farts. It’s also toxic, corrosive, flammable and produced in large amounts as an expensive-to-treat by-product at p… Continue reading Light-powered catalyst makes profitable hydrogen from stinky waste gas