Remove 2015 Remove Chinese Remove International Remove Taiwan
article thumbnail

Pike forecasts sales of electric two-wheelers in Asia Pacific to reach more than 65M units in 2018; China dominates

Green Car Congress

Sales of internal combustion engine (ICE) scooters are strong in China, India, and most Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries compared to other regions of the world due to their fuel efficiency and ease of use in congested traffic, Pike Research notes in its report. The percentage of e-scooters with. million units in 2018).

Asia 244
article thumbnail

Boston-Power to supply Li-ion battery systems to Beijing Electric Vehicle Company for EVs, starting with Saab 9-5 based C70

Green Car Congress

The systems will be based on Boston-Power’s second-generation Swing 5300 cells, said Dr. Christina Lampe-Önnerud, Boston-Power’s Founder and International Chairman. The Chinese government is putting incentives in place to have the market grow. Multiple redundant safety features including CIDs, redundant vents, aluminum can.

Boston 265
article thumbnail

Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

IBM has its own claim to the invention of an aspect of the device, based on a year-2000 confidential internal report written by one of its employees, Shimon Shmueli. In addition to claims by M-Systems and IBM, perhaps the most complicated rivalry came from the Chinese company Netac Technology.

Singapore 144
article thumbnail

Will AI Steal Submarines’ Stealth?

Cars That Think

In a 2015 study for the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment, Bryan Clark , a naval specialist now at the Hudson Institute, noted that the ability of these boats to remain submerged for long periods of time made them “ nearly impossible to find with radar and active sonar.” For example, the Chinese Navy has invested in a fishlike.