By Chiu Yu-Tzu
This newly designed electric scooter, which gets double the mileage on a fully charged battery compared to other battery-powered scooters, was unveiled at a press conference yesterday.
PHOTO: CHIANG YING-YING, TAIPEI TIMES
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/photo/2004/08/11/2003146241A newly designed electric scooter, with gets double the mileage on a fully charged battery relative to other battery-powered ones was unveiled to the public yesterday. The scooter is the result of collaboration between engineers from Tamkang University and the motorcycle industry.
Displayed at a press conference yesterday, the battery-powered scooters are superior to conventional ones in terms of energy usage, according to Duh Wen-chien (???), an electrical engineer at the university. A specially designed mechanical and electrical system makes it possible for the scooter to regenerate some of the power it uses while in motion, Duh added.
Engineers from HK Environmental Service Inc and university researchers allowed the Automotive Research & Testing Center to test the 199kg scooter. On a fully-charged battery, it was driven at a fixed speed of 30kph until its power was exhausted. Results showed that it could travel a total distance of about 110km after having having been charged for four hours. Under similar conditions, electric scooters already on the market get only half that distance, Duh said.
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