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Power Global, Rap Eco Motors to launch mass electric auto-rickshaw line powered by swappable battery technology

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Simultaneously, with fuel prices surging as much as 20% in the last six months, and the cumulative costs of internal combustion engine-vehicle maintenance, drivers are increasingly turning to cost-effective electric auto-rickshaws as the modern and reliable vehicles of choice.

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Ford expands Smart Mobility pilot program to deliver improved access to healthcare in The Gambia; motorcycles with sensors

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The project uses Ford’s OpenXC ( earlier post ) sensor kits fitted to the motorcycles to gather information. Sensor kit that has been extended to motorcycles for the Data Driven Healthcare experiment. OpenXC technology records every trip, and is accessed via an application on a mobile phone provided by Ford. Click to enlarge.

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We visited the OLA Future Factory: Electric Scooter Manufacturing

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It was one of the first batches; has not given him significant maintenance issues from the time it was purchased. Each trolley is kitted out with all the components that are required for making the bike. Latin America, Africa, Australia and US have all got proven Lithium reserves. He himself was in the market for one.

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