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Electric-assisted bicycles, or ebikes, are fundamentally changing the way people get around cities and towns. What were once sweaty, hilly, or difficult rides have quickly turned into a low-impact and …read more Continue reading Paddling Help from Electric-Assisted Kayak
When you need to haul more than you can carry in your backpack, bike trailers are a great option. But the extra weight can be a drag. That’s where the Paxxter e from Germany’s Roland Werk comes in, as it packs an electric motor in each wheel.Continue R… Continue reading Paxxter e trailer helps make hauling cargo by bike less of a drag
Whisper Aero wants to revolutionize electric aviation with propulsion systems 100x quieter and 20% more efficient than anything else on the market. While it’s working on that, it’s thrown together a quiet, powerful, efficient leaf blower as a demo.Cont… Continue reading Ultra-quiet leaf blower uses electric aircraft technology
It seems there’s no end to surprises from everybody’s favorite wonder material, graphene. MIT physicists have now discovered yet another brand new electronic state hiding in this overachieving little material – something they give the bizarre name of “… Continue reading Bizarre new electronic state discovered in five-layer graphene
Indian’s ebike is made by SUPER73 and branded as an Indian eFTR Hooligan. I took Indian Motorcycles’ ebike for a spin both on and off the pavement and found it’s well-named for what it is: a street-OK electric bike that really shines on the dirt trail…. Continue reading Review: Indian eFTR Hooligan 1.2 is huge fun on and off the bike path
We first came across the beautifully weird electric scoot/moto thing known as the JackRabbit back in 2018. An update followed a couple of years later, and now a bigger, more powerful, more capable “mini electric motorbike” has launched.Continue Reading… Continue reading JackRabbit ups the power and range for XG electric mini scoot/bike thing
For its latest model, Germany’s Hase Bikes is launching an e-trike called the Trigo Up E that’s aimed at elderly riders or folks who may not be able to ebike along on two wheels for health reasons, such as those with back problems.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Hase aims for motor-assisted comfort with low-riding recumbent e-trike
Montreal’s Taiga Motors has launched a new Performance version of its Orca electric Personal Water Craft, which boasts new hull, battery and propulsion technologies for clean and quiet fun on the water for under $20k.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, T… Continue reading Taiga aims to make a splash with Orca Performance electric PWC
Keeping panels clear of dust in large solar farms can be a time-consuming, wasteful and costly business. A Sicilian technology startup called the Reiwa Engine has developed an autonomous robot called SandStorm to reduce maintenance and cleaning costs b… Continue reading Autonomous cleaning robot brushes away solar panel dust as it rolls
Hitachi Rail has announced the completion of a phase one rollout of its Masaccio trains on routes “across the length and breadth of Italy.” Dubbed the Blues by rail operator Trenitalia, the passenger fleet is the first in Europe to run on battery, elec… Continue reading Hitachi rolls out fleet of emissions-cutting tribrid Blues trains in Italy