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BMW Motorrad Develops C1-E Electric Study as Contribution to eSUM

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BMW Motorrad concept C1-E. BMW Motorrad has developed an electric study vehicle, the C1-E, as a contribution to the European safety project eSUM. This study unit is based on the concept of the BMW C1, and is characterized by a very high level of active and passive safety. Click to enlarge.

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How E Ink Developed Full-Color e-Paper

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But these added just one color to a black-and-white screen—red or yellow—and that wasn’t anybody’s idea of a full-color display. To produce an image, an ePaper device applies different voltages to the top and bottom electrodes to create an electric field. Designing them is as much art as science. We needed something entirely new.

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GM provides technical details of the Gen 2 Voltec propulsion system used in the 2016 Volt

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The second-generation “Voltec” extended range electric powertrain applied in the MY2016 Chevy Volt ( earlier post ) marks a significant evolution in the electric drive technology platform from its first-generation origins. For the second-generation, GM wanted to enhance the electric performance of the Volt.

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