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Yamaha Joins Global Move to Battery Swaps for E-bikes

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Because of that form factor, battery swapping for e-bikes is a quick and simple method for staying powered up, whereas for a traditional four-wheeled EV, swaps are a more involved process for doing the equivalent of filling a gas tank. best known for its motorcycles and motorboats, is now looking to expand into this growing marketplace, too.

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Freescale Offers New Electronic Control Solution for Small Combustion Engines

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Small engine system controls. Faced with worldwide emissions regulations and rising gas prices, the small engine market is migrating from mechanical carbureted systems to cleaner, more efficient electronic control and electronic fuel injection (EFI). Click to enlarge.

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Can-Am Spyder First Drive: Embracing The Third Wheel

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As a lifelong motorcycle enthusiast, I cannot tell you the number of times I’ve wanted to sneak stories about two-wheeled transportation onto this website. Despite having seen them around for years, they were models I had long assumed would be marginally better than the atrocious three-wheeled motorcycles offered by Harley-Davidson.

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Pinnacle 4-stroke opposed-piston SI engine shows fuel economy improvements of between 30-60% at light loads, 12-30% at medium loads over conventional

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MJ/kg) (4000 RPM) between 250cc Pinnacle and 200cc poppet valve engine. Net indicated efficiency of the Pinnacle Opposed-Piston engine, CR = 15:1, 87 Octane. Net indicated efficiency of the Pinnacle Opposed-Piston engine, CR = 15:1, 87 Octane. Pinnacle Engines’ 4-stroke opposed-piston engine. Source: Pinnacle.

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Top 10 Most Weird And Wonderful Electric Vehicles

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It is no doubt that Electric vehicles are far superior to their IC engine counterparts and one among many such things is the design flexibility an electric vehicle offers to the designer. First, let us look at how an IC (Internal combustion) engine-powered vehicle operates. What Makes Designing An EV More Flexible. In under 3.3