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Honda begins European demonstration program of EV-neo electric scooter

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Honda will begin a European demonstration program of the battery-electric EV-neo scooter in conjunction with Barcelona City Council (Spain) beginning in July 2011. The portable regular charger can be stored under the seat and provides 100% charging from empty in about 3.5 hours at 25°C.

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Fraunhofer researchers using student e-racer to demonstrate novel sensor and battery management systems

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The racer can reach a top speed of 140 km/h (87 mph); two lithium polymer batteries with a combined capacity of 8 kWh support a range of 22 km (13.7 As individual battery cells age, they are able to store less and less energy. The energy stored in other cells remained unused. Seuffer GmbH & Co.KG

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Video Friday: Autonomous Car Drifting, Aerial-Aquatic Drone, and Jet-Powered Robot

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Experiments with a customized Toyota Supra show that scarce amounts of driving data – less than three minutes – is sufficient to achieve high-performance autonomous drifting on various trajectories with speeds up to 45 mph. Ollero from GRVC Robotics Lab of Seville, Spain. It has a success rate of 50.7% Arrue, and A.

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