Energy & Green Tech
Two electric vehicle fires have been reported in Australia this week. Five cars were destroyed after a lithium battery ignited in a car parked at Sydney Airport on Monday. Firefighters believed the battery had been detached ...
Sep 15, 2023
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Automotive
A historic study has provided first-time insights on electric scooters.
Jul 24, 2023
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Automotive
The for-hire electric scooters that have become ubiquitous in Paris and other cities worldwide are under scrutiny in the French capital, where residents vote Sunday on whether to ban them.
Apr 2, 2023
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Engineering
Improving safety in bike lanes is the aim of a recent study by the Highway Engineering Research Group (HERG) of the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV). Their research analyzes the skid resistance of five types of ...
Feb 28, 2023
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Automotive
A study by researchers at Aalto University shows that, despite improvements in safety, there are still problems with the use of electric scooters, which highlight the shortcomings of Finnish legislation and awareness campaigns. ...
Nov 16, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
The use of shared micromobility services has increased in recent years, particularly in urban areas. But can shared e-scooters and e-bikes contribute to the sustainability of cities and their transportation systems? To answer ...
Oct 26, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
The first rental electric scooters quietly appeared on the streets of Brisbane in late 2018. Four years later, distinctively colored e-scooters are seemingly everywhere, with trial schemes popping up in Melbourne, Sydney, ...
Sep 27, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Are e-scooters just the first sign of a shared-mobility revolution? If they are, then researchers at the University of Arizona intend to make sure that the emerging transportation system has functional models on par with ...
Jun 16, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
When you think of an electric vehicle, chances are you'll picture a car. But there's a quiet revolution going on in transport. It turns out electrification can work wonders for almost all of our transport options, from electric ...
May 3, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
E-scooters have become a familiar sight in cities worldwide in recent years, with many new companies renting them for use. But their arrival has also brought new safety concerns. Now, researchers from Chalmers University ...
Mar 31, 2022
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