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Canadian powersports vehicle manufacturer BRP ( Bombardier Recreational Products ) has announced that it intends to offer electric models in all product lines by the end of 2026 . To achieve this , it will invest $ 300m in product development . The company ' s subsidiary Rotax ( Gunskirchen , Austria ) is developing a modular electric power pack technology for use in all product lines .
Energica has signed a new technological partnership with Reinova - a fellow Italian ' Motor Valley ' business that is an " innovative Centre for Excellence " specialised in the development and validation of components for sustainable mobility electric and hybrid powertrains ". The three-year agreement will focus on an " industrial partnership that aims at developing technological tests for the development and validation of e-mobility components - which also include modules and batteries ".
In the first quarter 2021 , total motorcycle market sales in China were 3.7m units , up 28.2 % compared with 2020 ( when February sales dropped due to COVID-19 ) and 12.9 % compared to 2019 . Electric vehicles represent more than 50 % of the total market , which are forecast to reach a new all-time record for the end of 2021 .
A reimagined Motor Bike Expo ( MBE ) finally looks set to be held at Verona in northern Italy on June 18-20 . The event will leverage its switch from its usual January date to exploit the better riding weather with secure in-show parking and outdoor activities , including demo rides .
Swiss born Moto3 rider Jason Dupasquier ( 19 ) died in hospital on Sunday May 30 following a serious incident in the Moto3 Qualifying 2 session at the Gran Premio d ’ Italia Oakley . He was involved in a multirider incident between Turns 9 and 10 , with the session Red Flagged thereafter . FIM Medical Intervention Vehicles arrived at the site immediately and the Swiss rider was attended to on track before being transferred by medical helicopter , in a stable state , to a hospital in Florence , but he sadly succumbed to his injuries .
Expanding the Duo concept
In the past , solar chargers have been a reluctant purchase for many - not only are they more expensive than a comparative AC powered battery charger , but many also find that the lack of information and feedback during charging is discouraging . The typical solar charger does not indicate charge progress , how fast it is charging , if at all , and then ( literally ) at the end of the day , how much charge the battery received . TecMate ' s solar chargers have changed that - the smart controller answers all those questions . When the sun is up , you can follow charge progress on the LED control panel ; when the sun is down , even in the dark of night , the same LED panel displays how much charge the battery is holding . And now its solar chargers have made it even easier - there is no need to think what battery you want to charge . The latest OptiMate combination charger and battery monitor automatically saves , charges and maintains both 12V leadacid ( Pb ) and 12.8V / 13.2V Lithium Ferrous Phosphate ( LFP ) batteries . When charging , the controller optimises power output according to incoming sun power . So , on a cloudy day it collects that slow incoming power and delivers pulses of charge that are more effective than a very slow trickle of current ; in full sun it delivers continuous power , i . e . the fastest charge . TecMate offers different sizes of
OptiMate SOLAR DUO chargers - 10W is the entry level and ideal for smaller batteries , delivering 0.6A on average . The OptiMate SOLAR DUO 20W model is ideal for larger battery maintenance , even that of a car or pickup truck - delivering 1.2A on average . The OptiMate SOLAR DUO 40W models deliver 2.4A ( average ) to 3.3A ( max .), great for faster charging next to the track or out in the middle of nowhere on a riding adventure . Martin Human , CEO / CTO of TecMate , says : " We can all agree that no one really cares about their battery until it ' s dead . Then they might wonder what battery is in the vehicle and how it needs to be charged - but only then ! " We ' ve made that part extremely easy - all you have to do is connect an OptiMate SOLAR DUO charger to your battery , point the panel to the sun , and the ' no brainer ' solar maintainer does the rest ! Plus , at night the monitor mode will tell you how far it got . Smart solar charging has arrived !" www . tecmate . com
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