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The I-Green Bicycle Charging System from Fandi Meng
Industrial designer Fandi Meng has come up with a concept generator that allows you to charge yourcellphones using renewable energy harvested by the device. Christenedthe I-Green Bicycle Charging System, the device can be attached to theframe of the bike to harvest kinetic energy, which is later convertedinto usable electricity. While the details are scant, the [...]
The Rebirth of the Electric Bicycle
The electric bike trend has apparently exploded all across the world. If you had gone toan alternative energy or electric bicycle convention 10 years ago youwould have barely seen more than a dozen electric bicycle models ondisplay. Of course, there were many reasons for this; mostly becauseelectric power assisted bicycles were not advanced enough and [...]
Sanyo Solar Bicycle Stands in Tokyo
Sanyo Electric hasopened a new stand for motor-assisted electric bikes in Tokyo. This isthe second such solar-powered bike stand in the area and these twostands can offer a total of 100 motor-assisted bikes for rent. Thestation features 36 solar panels, which generate renewable electricityto recharge the station’s battery bank. The station’s battery bank stores 9.7KWh [...]