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The Hybrid Scooter

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i-want-my-water-engine dept.

anthemaniac writes "Hybrid cars are all the rage. Now comes a hybrid scooter. It gets beyond ethanol and lots of batteries, though, running on a hydrogen fuel cell that charges a battery. During braking, energy is also harnessed. All this and speedy too, says inventor Crijn Bouman of Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. For now, however, the prototype lacks one crucial component: the hydrogen fuel cell! It's coming, Bouman says. Yes, just like $5/gal gas..."

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  1. SUV-bike collision? by tepples · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    And the more I have to pay to fuel my . . .bicycle.

    What happens when a vehicle with a drunk driver collides with your vehicle? SUV vs. car: people in car survive if they are properly restrained. SUV vs. bike, even with proper helmets: Don't even go there.

    1. Re:SUV-bike collision? by Gordonjcp · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      I've seen a Hummer H2 destroyed in a collision with a Renault Megane. The two people in the Megane had to be helped from the wreckage. The people in the H2 had to be hosed out.

    2. Re:SUV-bike collision? by JanneM · · Score: 1, Offtopic

      What happens when a vehicle with a drunk driver collides with your vehicle?

      What happens when a sleep-exhausted semi driver collides with your SUV?

      If you're that worried about road safety, take the bus.

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      Trust the Computer. The Computer is your friend.
  2. Front wheel breaking, Absolute rubbish! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Anyone who uses mainly front wheel breaking will come off the moment they hit the smallest patch of ice and is a complete idiot.

    It is far safer to spread the breaking between the rear and front wheel with a rough split of 75% rear, 25% front.

    In the event the rear wheel locks or slides it is much easier to control than having the front wheel flip out from under you.

    rgds