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BMW Motorrad presents BMW iFace; anti-theft face and eye recognition system

Green Car Congress

The system offers facial recognition of the rider’s face on the one hand and also an iris-cornea comparison of the eyes for definite identification on the other. This three-dimensional image is compared with a data record stored in the system. With the helmet removed, the face is scanned three-dimensionally and biometrically.

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Fraunhofer suggests e-scooters as application for its magnesium hydride paste hydrogen storage technology

Green Car Congress

Hydrogen is not currently an option for small vehicles such as electric scooters and motorcycles, since the pressure surge during refilling would be too great. By way of comparison, a filling station to pump hydrogen at high pressure currently costs between one and two million euros for each fuel pump. Source: Fraunhofer IFAM.

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Top 5 Upcoming Electric Scooters and Features

Electric Vehicles India

The TFT display provides OTA updates, geofencing, a tire pressure monitoring system, and vehicle tracking and can also store documents. In this category, it competes with electric motorcycles similar to the Ather 450X, TVS iQube, and Bajaj Chetak. This allows the scooter to accelerate from 0 to 40 km/h in just 2.85

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EV Chargers for All!

Cars That Think

There were two Level 2 charging stations about six blocks away in a grocery store parking lot, but that was not a convenient or reliable option. extra per month in rent for access to an EV charger; by comparison, most renters surveyed were willing to pay an extra $54.73 Harry’s 200-unit condominium building in Minneapolis, Minn.,

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DOE to award up to $184M for advanced vehicle research and development in 8 areas of interest

Green Car Congress

This subtopic seeks research and development projects on novel lubricant formulations expected to improve the efficiency of advanced combustion regime engines by at least 10% (improvement based on comparison to similarly configured 2002 or later commercially available combustion engine). AOI 2: Lightweighting Materials.

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OLA Electric Scooter Ownership Blog - Dark Knight

Plug In India

Current premium 2w EV's, give a tough fight to 125-150 Cc Petrol motorcycles. I may add ,there is no comparison of “biking be it simple bike or ebiking” to eScooter ,I would prefer biking any day over eScooter any day. Handle bar buttons need to be backlight. Needs a proper parking stand.

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Lectra: Matts sweetelectric motorcycle Mazda626 : Jerry Halsteads conversion diary. Ford Ranger EV Drivers Page :great info on a great EV Megawatt Motorworks : An electric vehicle information center with links to hundreds of electricvehicle websites, an online store for educational material, and more. Discover the potential!