Tag: Electric Vehicle

We’ve seen young people produce sustainable air-conditioning and electricity-generating trainers. Now, having taught himself the basics of programming and electrical engineering, an ambitious 19-year-old from India has hand-converted a normal bicycle into a theft-proof electric bike. Starting the E-bike is only possible via a fingerprint sensor. It has a range of 60km, while the in-built battery can be fully...

Small EVs can squeeze into tight spaces. But not with an empty battery. Cue an Indian startup and its unique swapping system. It allows electric rickshaws to get back on the road in record time. Using wireless technology, charging stations only dispense batteries if they detect their own kind in nearby parked vehicles. A quick authentication process, and any...

Hearing aids or pacemakers don’t need batteries. E-bikes and scooters definitely do. After multiple charging cycles, some cells often lose their functionality which makes complex batteries completely useless. A French startup is aiming to prevent this with its innovative new battery pack. The casing is made from recycled materials and contains cells which can be individually exchanged. No cables...

Oh, to be James Bond. Just once. In ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’, Pierce Brosnan drove his car using a cell phone. Now a mobile home manufacturer has launched the concept of a remote-controlled trailer. Equipped with batteries and wheel hub motors, the trailer can be moved around by app. Makes hitching, unhitching and parking a cinch. While travelling, the electric...

A new website promises support for people with limited mobility when travelling. Independent travel means freedom. Thanks to a German company, this could now become a sustainable reality for people with disabilities. Using a startup’s electric vehicle, the company converts and adapts it in 20 different ways. Revolving and suspended seats make it easy to get inside. When alighting,...

Sometimes it’s easier to fit a camel through the eye of a needle. Or carry cargo through a city’s narrow streets. Two new EVs from a Seville-based startup could prove equally useful. The three-wheeled, tilt-proof vans, fusing a scooter and cargo box, are less than a metre wide and can travel at up to 45 km/h. They are available...

Combining a pair of new trousers with grandma’s or pop’s old jacket is in. Classic cars have never been out. Which is why a restaurateur from Finland has developed a new, human-powered vehicle in the style of an antique race car. A time-honoured concept relying on leg work with a vintage new look. A foldable hood makes getting in...

When we’re short on energy, sometimes all we need is the touch of a hand. The same is now true for e-bikes. Working with the Technical University in Delft, a Dutch company has developed a new system which allows bikes to be charged wirelessly. When cyclists park their bikes, they place a special, two-legged kickstand on an ‘in-pavement’ charging...