Full Scale and Electric Tron Lightcycle
The fully powered Tron bike is here. Full Scale Electric Tron Lightcycle is powered by Lithium Ion batteries and a 96volt electric motor.
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Siemens Not Investing Any More in Nuclear Power
Siemens is the largest engineering company in Europe and it has decided to abandon its investments in nuclear power in response to political aversion towards nuclear power.
Siemens built all 17 of Germany’s nuclear power plants, but they plan on setting 35% of their electricity to come from renewable sources by 2020.
Siemens, the largest engineering conglomerate in Europe, announced Sunday that following the German government’s decision to phase out nuclear power by 2022, it would stop building nuclear power plants anywhere in the world. “The chapter for us is closed,” Peter Löscher, the chief executive of the Munich-based conglomerate, said in an interview with Der Spiegel, the weekly news magazine. He emphasized the company’s commitment to the rapidly growing renewable energy sector.
He said the decision was also “an answer” to political and social opposition to nuclear power in Germany.
via – Treehugger
Scooterdillo: Solar Powered Electric Scooter
SunRed has released a concept scooter called the Scooterdillo. The scooter has an armadillo-like “shell” of solar panels. When the scooter is parked the panels are pulled over its body, allowing the little bike to charge in the sun while its rider takes care of non-scooter business.
The scooter has a top speed of around 30 MPH and a range of 12 miles per charge. Currently, its only a concept, but it would be great to see this come to market.
