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Following the lead set by Honda and others , Brembo is to establish a business incubator of its own , " Brembo Ventures " - a venture capital unit that " aims to accelerate the development of innovative solutions for the mobility of tomorrow ." BV will also coordinate relations with the start-ups where Brembo is a shareholder . One such is its 6.8 % acquisition of PhotonPath , a business that aims " to create new solutions for the digitalization of braking systems ." BV also holds a 20 % stake in Infibra Technologies - a 2014 founded research institute spin-off that develops and produces integrated photonic systems .
Aviation may only contribute 2.5 % of anthropogenic greenhouse-gas emissions , but it is a high- profile contributor to global warming . Green moves are happening , including work towards using batteries or hydrogen for short-haul flights . Sustainable fuel made from biomass and waste products is already being used by some airlines . However , what would solve the matter quickly is an all-new fuel , high in both environmental credentials and in energy density , based on modified bacterial fungicides . Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California have worked out how to create cyclopropane ( cp ) rings , one of the energyrichest chemical structures found in hydrocarbons , using genetically engineered bacteria . Aeronautical engineers already know the value of cp rings , in the 1960s , Soviet scientists used them in their design of Syntin , a rocket fuel that propelled the upper stages of Soyuz and Proton launchers . But making Syntin and other synthetic polycyclopropanated ( pop ) compounds remains hard and expensive - and usually involves a fossil-fuel feedstock . However , an anti-fungal molecule produced by Streptomyces roseoverticillatus , a common soil bacterium , one of only two known natural pop compounds , is full of cp rings and powerful enough to fuel aircraft with energy densities of up to and greater than 40 megajoules per liter , more potent than most widely used rocket and aviation fuels .
Honda Plans Ten New Electric Bikes by 2025
With deadlines for the demise of the internal combustion engine starting to appear around the world , motorcycle makers are under pressure to switch to electric power . Honda is the latest to come forward with bold plans that start with an onslaught of at least ten new electric models by 2025 . The plans include a target of reaching annual electric motorcycle sales of one million per year within five years and rapidly increasing that to 3.5 million per year by 2030 - just seven years away . That would be 15 % of Honda ' s global motorcycle sales . The initial launch plan is to unveil two ' commuter ' electric motorcycles between 2024 and 2025 for markets in Asia , Europe and Japan , along with five lower-performance electric mopeds - with top speeds between 25 and 50 km / h - and lower-performance ' electric bicycles ' with top speeds under 25km / h . Honda also plans for ' FUN EV ' models , launching in Europe , Japan and the US between 2024 and 2025 . These higher-performance models are represented in silhouette form in images that accompanied the announcement . The three bikes include a maxi-scooter , a retroinspired roadster taking cues from the ' Neo Sports Café ' look adopted by the CB650R , CB125R and CB1000R , and a lower-slung , cruiser style bike . In stance , the bikes are reminiscent of the Honda Integra , NC700 and CTX700 models of a few years ago - all based
Described as a " Luxury Air Cruiser ", the Aerwins Technology Xturismo is said to be the first in a whole new class of personal transport - think Star Wars Storm Troopers on Speeders on the forest moon of Endor in ' Return of the Jedi ' meeting a drone style hoverbike , and that pretty much brings to mind the Xturismo . However , this is not science fiction . In fact , Aerwins , a Japanese manufacturer , demonstrated the Xturismo at the recent return of a reimagined Detroit auto show . As tech edges us ever closer to electric powered aviation and taxis , this machine is not in fact , as might be assumed , an EV , but a good old fashioned on the same platform , but targeting very different customers . Honda also plans an eleventh model , the Kids Fun EV , which will be an off-road minibike aimed at children in Europe , Japan and America . The technology used in these future electric bikes is intended to include monocoque thinking , with the battery , PCU and motor combined into a bike ' s body to reduce the number of components , improve efficiency and
reduce costs . Honda is also working hard on solid-state battery technology , where a solid rather than liquid electrolyte is used . Due to appear in prototype form by 2024 and reach production in the second half of the decade , solid state batteries promise to be safer , faster charging , lighter and more power-dense than current technologies . Honda has also reiterated its support of battery-sharing tech , based on a
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hydrocarbon burner - internal combustion with battery and autonomous control via an electric control system . The hoverbike is already on sale in Japan , and Shuhei Komatsu , founder and CEO of Aerwins , said plans were underway to sell a smaller version in the United States in 2023 . In order to make that happen , his company plans taking the SPAC route to a NASDAQ listing that will value the business at $ 600m . The Xturismo is claimed to be able to fly for 40 minutes , with a maximum cruising range of 40 km , reaching speeds of up to 62 miles per hour ( 100 kph ). It weighs in at around 300 kg and measures 3.7 m long by 2.4 m
standardized , swappable battery pack - as seen with Honda ' s Mobile Power Pack ( MPP ), used in the PCX electric scooter , Gyro-e and Benly-e in Japan . Along with Kawasaki , Yamaha and Suzuki , Honda has established a standard for swappable batteries in Japan and is working with European manufacturers to create a similar standard in Europe , with the aim of creating an ecosystem of battery-swap stations to allow instant refills .
Despite all this , the internal combustion engine isn ' t being forgotten . As the basis of Honda ' s success , the company is working to develop low-CO2 and carbon-neutral ICE models , introducing flex-fuel bikes in India , with E20 ( 20 % ethanol ) compatible machines in 2023 and E100 ( 100 % ethanol ) models in 2025 . Honda already has 100 % ethanol bikes on sale in Brazil .
wide and 1.5 m high . The payload is recommended not to exceed around 100 kg … and the price ? In a galaxy , far , far away , it is hoped to be able to sell it for $ 777,000 - although Komatsu has said that the company hopes to get the cost down to $ 50,000 for a smaller , pure electric model by 2025 .
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