Honda revealed its new Motocompacto electric scooter, an homage to the foldable gas powered versions from the 1980s.
Based in Scappoose, Oregon. The Lightning meets the ultralight standards in the US.
I wonder if you could run it on electric and get enough batteries on board without exceeding the 254 lb. ultralight weight limit...
Jonathan Barraclough sells electric propulsion systems for the PeeBee microlight.
From Instagram:
He says the components that go into the system are quite specialized for aircraft... The Gigavac GV200MA contactor he was after was only available from the Stealth EV website. Onboard he has a 21kW motor, 400A controller, 4kWh batter at 24S [sic] (88V nominal), and a folding propeller. If you've been wanting to convert a vehicle to electric, or make one from scratch like Jonathan, Stealth EV is here to get your project on the road or off the ground.
[This is inspiration for an electric autogiro build! Now to figure out how to source the rest of the rig.]
Imported Kei trucks have become increasingly popular with people wanting a cheap, nimble pick-up on farms, or to carry surfboards to the beach.
Telo is a new EV company that’s building a small modular truck that can be a five-seater with a five-foot bed, an eight-seater with no bed, and options in between. It’s the size of a Mini Cooper.
https://wehotimes.com/weho-bike-share-connect-program-crosses-westside-borders/
Some municipalities in Southern California had their own bike share systems outside of the territory of Metro Bike Share, but many of them worked with the TAP system. They (at one time?) were grouped together under the name Bike Share Connect.
West Hollywood: WeHo Pedals (seems defunct)
Santa Monica: Breeze Bike Share, folded and partially shifted to Beverly Hills system
(Lyft was supposed to have bike rentals in Santa Monica in late 2020.)
Beverly Hills: also defunct
Bruin Bike Share: defunct, seems to have been folded into Metro Bike
2011-2022 model owners may be paid for damages, towing, rentals, other costs.
Car thieves have come up with yet another way to steal your car, and this one is rather creative.
The changes will affect car companies but not car buyers.
Tesla employees viewed and shared the videos recorded on Tesla vehicles within the company’s internal messaging system, according to a report from Reuters.
Bluedot is a debit card for EV owners, offering flat charging prices, plus cash back and rewards.
Goodyear plans to shift to 100% sustainable tires by 2030, and the 90% sustainable tire will be preceded by a 70% model this year.
London-based NanoFlowcell opened its American headquarters in New York City and it's looking for ways to sell Bi-Ion-powered EVs here.
California will ban the use of deceptive terminology to describe driver assistance features that still require human intervention.
Eric Buell's Fuell offers an electric motorcycle. The Fllow, packs 47 horsepower and 553 pound-feet of peak torque but needs pre-orders to become reality.
A slew of security researchers discovered a fairly easy way to commandeer Hondas, Nissans, Infinitis, and Acuras via their infotainment systems.
