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

Green Car Congress

Electric two-wheel vehicle sales by country, Asia Pacific: 2012-2018. Pike Research forecasts that annual sales of electric two-wheel vehicles (e-scooters, e-motorcycles, and e-bicycles) will show robust growth and reach more than 65 million units in 2018. more than 60 million units in 2018 at a CAGR of 6.6%. Click to enlarge.

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Sure, China’s Hypersonic Weapons May Have Incited a “Sputnik Moment”

Cars That Think

Russian President Vladimir Putin gave a speech in 2018 that was accompanied by an animated impression of how a hypersonic missile would look like on its way to North America. The Chinese have pushed the technology just as hard , and with far more funding.

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Former Berkeley Dean of Engineering David A. Hodges Dies at 85

Cars That Think

Under his leadership, the latter board celebrated milestones including the launch of IEEE’s first multidisciplinary open-access publication, IEEE Access ; the creation of a Chinese-language edition of IEEE Spectrum ; and the 100th anniversary of Proceedings of the IEEE. In addition, he served on The Institute ’s Editorial Advisory Board.

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Will AI Steal Submarines’ Stealth?

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In 2018, NASA launched a satellite with laser imaging technology to monitor changes in Earth’s surface—notably changes in the patterns on the ocean’s surface; the satellite cost more than $1 billion. For example, the Chinese Navy has invested in a fishlike. Lidar has better range and. Meanwhile, the U.S. Pacific submarines.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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Kyung Chong-Min, Kim’s first doctoral candidate, joined KAIST’s faculty in 1983; by the time he retired in 2018, Kyung had trained more semiconductor specialists than Kim himself. Although South Korea has competed furiously with Taiwan in recent decades, its most formidable challenger in the future will likely be China, whose ambitious.

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2020 Electric Vehicle Industry Report Card and trends for the new year

Plug In India

​Another promising electric car startup - Strom Motors, who showcased their 3 wheel electric car in 2018 , has been silent regarding their electric car launch. It's difficult to localize ebike components like Motor, Controllers, alloy frames etc as the Indian vendors cant match the prices as China and Taiwan have scale advantage.

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