An article on South Sudan’s bike ambulances paints a very different picture of motorcycles than usually found in hospitals. There are certainly more comfortable ways to go to hospital than a motorbike with a sidecar bed attached to its side. But the launch of these ambulance motorbikes in South Sudan is a serious attempt to … Continue reading Ambulance Motorbikes
Ski bikes! The spooky thing about this video is that I recognize the bike and the terrain. I have a feeling I was riding a snowboard just behind the bike in the first sequence: Full suspension has arrived. Just like mountain bikes the suspension on snow should give far more control and safety compared with … Continue reading Ski Bikes
The BBC reports that a bike, worth about $50, is seen as more desireable to militia members than their gun: A scheme under which gunmen in the Democratic Republic of Congo are given bicycles in exchange for their weapons is being extended due to its success. Ngoy Mulunda, a pastor in the south-eastern Katanga region, … Continue reading Bikes for guns
I found a short wheelbase with 200 mile range detail in a buried lede under the big Tern RC8 (Class 8) Battery Electric Truck announcement. A 100% battery-electric platform with an industry-leading short wheelbase of 165 inches A gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 68,000 lbs. targeting applications of approximately 200 miles in regional city … Continue reading Tern RC8 EV Heavy Truck “addresses 95% of use cases”