Light-duty Electric Vehicles

ASCA solar films can be used in a wide range of applications - from individual small projects to facades in commercial housing construction. In the community of Löchgau in Germany the company has designed, conceived and implemented a solar tree for the construction company STRENGER Bauen und Wohnen.

For years, poaching has had devastating consequences for all wildlife. In some instances, it's the primary reason why many species now face the risk of extinction. Anti-poaching teams have used dirt bikes for patrolling, as it's considered the fastest and most agile vessel to use in the wild. However, these bikes run on fuel, a scarce resource in the region that is expensive to transport in the remote areas. The combustion engine bikes also alert illegal poachers miles away with their noisy engines, failing to meet their core purpose: to save endangered species from extinction.

By combining the benefits of super capacitors and traditional lithium-ion batteries, the new lithium-carbon technology enables a full charge to be delivered in a similar time to refuelling an internal combustion-powered vehicle.

The prototype will feature a world-first in electric powertrains: a 'hybrid' battery which combines Nawa Technologies' own ultracapacitors, NAWACap, with conventional lithium-ion cells.

The all-new battery powertrain developed by Williams Advanced Engineering for Triumph Motorcycles' TE-1 project will set new standards for electric bike performance.

Porsche is expanding its range of e-mobility products and introducing two new e-bikes to the market.

Trade association LEVA-EU, the voice of the light electric vehicle sector, has laid out in full and presented to the European Commission, its proposals for a new legal classification of light electric vehicles.

IDTechEx expects electric motorcycle sales in Europe, the market with the most potential for high power electric two-wheelers, to grow at least 50% year-on-year in 2020, building on the momentum of recent years.

ION Energy has entered into an agreement to supply battery management systems to electric scooter startup, Ray Electric Motors.