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China is becoming world's major electric vehicles production base

China will soon become the world’s major production base of electric vehicles, more and more car manufacturers have made strategy of developing electric vehicles in the Chinese market.

“China’s lithium battery industry is becoming the world’s strongest,” said Simon Morse, general manager of the UK’s benchmark mining intelligence (a company that collects price data and evaluates the supply chain for the lithium battery industry). He recently said in an interview with the Chinese media that there are very large lithium battery factories, most of the new lithium battery production capacity concentrated in China.

Simon Moore said that although the ultra-large lithium battery factory began in Tesla, but China’s lithium battery production giants such as BYD, new energy (ATL) and Lishen’s 70% new factories are located in China.

He also said that we also see that Japanese and Korean battery manufacturers are also building super-giant factories in China. China’s lithium battery production in 2020 will reaches to 62% of the world.

According to the British benchmark mining information, China’s lithium battery factory production capacity is currently 16.4 GWh, by 2020 the total output will reach 107.5 GWh.

The increasement in demand for electric vehicles, the Government strengthen the requirements of energy-saving lamps and other factors such as hoverboard and other smart electric scooter consumes more and more battery,have contributed to the development of lithium battery market.

“The global market is experiencing rapid changes,from smaller battery vehicles moving towards large electric cars.” “The increase in electric bicycles in China is also an important factor, and gasoline engine cars are being replaced by electric cars,” Morse said.

He also said if after full charge a car can run 230 miles (about 370 km), and the price is reasonable, then the electric car market really ushered in a great development period. He predicted that three years later this period will come.

Moore said investing in lithium batteries and working with major technology companies to build new types of electric vehicles is very important to China and will keep China in a leading position.

“China may become the world ‘s leading Chinese electric car and Western brands of electric car production base, in the cooperation basis, China will firmly seize this opportunity.”

Why electric car

Ford has just announced the development of electric vehicle strategy in China. Ford Motor plans to move 70 percent of electric vehicles to China by 2025.

Reported that Tesla 7 billion USD turnover in 2016, while 1 billion USD achieve in China, the company president said several years later China will account for the company’s largest global sales share.

Volkswagen’s president recently said that their new I.D. electric car take into account the Chinese market during design. The company plans to sell more than 1 million electric cars yearly before 2025.

At the same time. Chinese electric car maker BYD has an impact in the US market, they are selling electric buses and electric trucks to customers. BYD is supported by US investors Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway.

Automotive industry analysts believe that the reasons for the development of China’s electric car market mainly for two main factors. One is the expansion of the surplus population in the Chinese population, and they want to drive luxury cars such as Tesla, because these car can be more durable, powerful, and eyesight attracting.Another is the population distribution factor. More and more Chinese population flood into large cities, enjoy the better education and training there, farmers flood into large cities to get employment. These people need means of transport besides railways and buses , and small electric cars such as electric bicycles and balance scooters are more suitable for them to use in crowded cities.

Inmotion S1 electric bike-combine sports and traveling together

Recently smart electric hoverboard brand Inmotion released its first higher-end electric bikes-the S1,this is the first attemptation Inmotion have taken into electric bikes . So what is the features of this electric bike? Let’s explain it to you:

From the exterior appearance, the bike has kept the simple product style of Inmotion, electric bike body without a redundant part, with matte black paint in color which make it more texture.
S1 electric bike’s most feature is its unique wheel which adopt the three-spoke hub wheel design, using Japan’s Toray T700 carbon fibre shaping,light weighted and easy to clean, 4 Palin-style wheels with low wind resistance.

The electric bike frame made of integrated aluminum body,has been pass European Ebike standards, hidden line design with 360 °radiant interface.
S1 has a professional level 10-speed shifting system.The shifting system is to ensure a comfortable ride speed in any terrain or any gradient.It effectively improve the riding efficiency ,and rider has more speed options when facing with different situations. More gear means you can get a broader range of your pedaling speed.
S1 electric bike has built-in DC motor and torque sensor system, intelligent matching and induct rider’s pedaling during riding, smart regulate motor output according to the road conditions and rider’s subjective intention requirements, , sthus providing the perfect riding experience to rider.
It adopts LCD high definition digital display instrument panel, combined with modern minimalist design and technology, light and thin. The driving data are clearly visible. Customized functions to meet the needs of four riding modes,ensure full screen visual proportion,at the same time, seamlessly using keystrokes to operate.

The S1 electric bike detailed technical specifications as below:
Motor:250W DC motor
Battery: 36V 5.8Ah lithium ion battery pack
Charging hours: 2.5-3.5 hours
Maxium load: 100kg
Driving mileage: about 60km
Climbing ability: 15 degree
Size: 148x56x96cm
Gross Weight: 15KG

4 tips for buy hoverboard or mini segway scooter

Today, with the rapid development of science and technology,we can see people riding a hoverboard or mini segway scooter ( also being called minipro segway scooter ) crossing the street occasional. In order to travel conveniently, hoverboard or mini segway scooter has become the best choice to avoid traffic jams. Electric hoverboard and mini segway scooter market is hot so that there is quickly too many brand and sellers on the market,same products with just different appearance,or even the same appearance, which in virtually cause consumers a lot of trouble when purchasing. What point should consumers pay attention to when purchase hoverboard or mini segway scooter ?

ul2272 approved 6.5 inch hoverboard at cheap price

1.Performance
If the selling price is not too much different, we should check the hoverboard or mini segway scooter performance. Hoverboard or mini segway scooter performance comparison is mainly reflected in the battery capacity, driving mileage, the maximum load and brand name etc. There is cheap hoverboard or mini segway scooter selling only around 99$ in the market, also have hoverboard or mini segway scooter selling at more than 500$,usually the cheap hoverboard or mini segway scooter,the safety performance will be relatively weak.
2. price
Now the electric scooter players purchase hoverboard or mini segway scooter, the first thing they are concerned is the price of hoverboard or mini segway scooter, to see if it is cost effective or not, in fact, this itself is understandable, after all, it is also consistent with our current consumption concept. But still remind hoverboard or mini segway scooter riders too low prices seem to save money, but our safety is more important.
3.Certificate
We have heard that there are some serious fire and safety accident caused by bad quality hoverboard or mini segway scooter. Thanks to UL lab, there are UL2272 approved hoverboard on the market now, usually it is 50-100% more expensive than those non UL 2272 certificate hoverboard,but i am sure it is 200% much more worthy.
4.After sale
Finally we can check after-sales service and warranty of hoverboard or mini segway scooter, after-sales protection is very important. Regular hoverboard manufacturer offer excellent quality hoverboard and mini segway scooter with related certificate approved, so they are daring to provide warranty,usually good hoverboard or mini segway scooter manufacturer will provide 1-2 years warranty.I hope consumers can pay attention to this point.

Anti theft smart electric bike with app

Recently, famous electric scooter brand fwheel released a smart electric bike, named D1. The D1 smart electric bike, with intelligent APP, combine positioning, anti theft, path query and other functions in one. its size is small and lightweight, even a lady can carry it with just one hand.

One of the brightest spot of D1, is its built-in GPS anti-theft system, combined with the APP, can achieve the following functions:

1.One key lock the electric bike

2. electronic fence, when your electric bike is moved without permission, app will immediately remind the owner.

3. The app can real-time recording the trajectory during the ride, after theft, you can also get the real-time movement track and positioning of the electric bike even its electricity is not turned on.

4. It can also be folded easily and put into the trunk, in the last few kilometers which the car can not reach , it can replace your feet walking.

Detailed technical of D1 smart electric bike as follows:

Model: D1 smart electric bike
Material: Alluminum Alloy
Folding size:105x70x20cm
Open size: 105x70x50cm
Deck height: 20cm above ground
Gross weight: 12-14kg
Maximum Load: 120k
Rated Speed: 20km/h
Maximum speed: 30km/h ( can be adjustable by app)
Driving mileage:20-50km
Climbing Ability: 15 Degree
Braking system: rear and front disc brake
Battery: 36V 4.4Ah/40ah lithium ion battery
Motor power: 350w
Charging voltage: 100-240v 50/60hz

Anyone interested in this D1 smart electric bike, can visit fwheel website for more details: http://www.fwheel.cn/jingdianxilie/2016/11-28/350.html .

Protective gears you need to have for bike riding

Riding a bicycle is amazing, but you’d better prepare some necessary protective gears before riding, so you will be always safety and get your self better exercised.

1. Head:it is necessary to wear a helmet while riding a bike.
2. Eyes:it is necessary to have goggles or sunglasses to anti sand, reduce glare and so on.
3. Nose: you can have an optional magic scarf, bring it during ride on the road as possible as you can, otherwise it would not a happy moment to clean your nose.
4. Neck: you can have an optional collar or scarf, POLO style or line style.Riding in the daytime would make your neck easily burned by sun.
5. Arm: optional sleeves, sun shine proof.
6. Elbow: optional elbow protection pads to tighten the muscles and protect your elbow if fall down.
7. Wrist: optional wrist protection pads.
8. Hand: it is necessary to wear gloves, half fingers covered glove is light, but fully covered gloves can protect you better.
9. Body: optional riding clothes, if you do not like to wear riding clothes you can choose other slim clothes, the clothes should not be too loose.
10. Leg: Necessary have protection clothes for legs, if you don’t have riding pants, then wear a tight four corners underwear, to avoid inner leg friction caused by abrasions.
11. Knee: optional knee pads, better to have a pair so that it can tighten the muscles and protect your knees.
12. Ankle: optional, foot wrap or good elasticity socks.
13. Foot: it is necessary to have a pair of hard bottom and low upper shoes, breathable or not depends on personal preferences.

9 things you need to do before buying a bicycle

It is to right season for a short traveling or doing morning exercise in the park, you are about to buy a new bicycle to do these things. Well, don’t make your decision right away on which bicycle to buy before you have done below 9 things:

1.Look: check if the wheel size is appropriate, style and equipped parts satisfying or not, see if some of the solder joints and screws rusted,the paint is smooth or not, whether the bicycle rim is made of aluminum or Steel? Generally,aluminum rim is expensive than steel rim.

2.Ask: whether the bicycle seller can provide invoices and warranty card.

3.Listen: turn up the bicycle wheels, listen to the sound and see whether the wheel rotation sound sounds good ?

4.Dial: if it is a variable speed bicycle, then dial the speed lever to check whether the speed regulation system is smooth or not ? (Dail both front and real lever, at all levels)

5.Rotating: lift the front wheel or rear wheel, let the wheels turn up to see if the wheels are straight or not.

6.Brake: brake and see whether the bicycle tires still rotating being pushed driving the car tires are also rotating, when the wheels is rotating,braking can be effective.

7.Shake: shake the bicycle handle, check the handle and faucet is appropriate locked?

8.Press: squeeze the tire to see if the tire pressure is enough, tire air leak or not ? Is the shock absorber smooth? How is the elasticity of shock absorber (both front and back anti shock absorber ) ?

9.Ride: try to ride for a while, and feel it, then you can make the final decision.

4 important invention in the whole bicycle development history

Different bicycle manufacturers seems introduce a lot of new products and new technology every year, it looks like that it is difficult to keep up with the bicycle trend. However, real innovation is rare, and now these new marketing concepts and technology are actually those historic technology .

1.Disc brake

In recent years, the disc brake appear a lot on the road and develop gradually, but the mountain bike has been using disc brakes for 20 years.in fact, if you check carefullly, you will find some travel bike has been using it 40 years ago. In the middle 1970s, Shimano developed the mechanical disc brake BC-300 and sold the specific hydraulic disc brake BC-200 for bicycle.

In the same period, there are brands such as Phil Wood and BridgeStone also joined the disc brake market.
Prior to this, Schwinn use mechanical disc brake in the Manta-Ray stroller, During 1970s,when muscle car and modern fashion is popular, lever speed, rubber cushion, anti shock front fork and bald tires have been appeared.

2.Synchronous speed

Nowadays,synchronous speed is just like a basic feature of Shimano Di2, which allows the rider to control multiple transmissions through a finger, this design appeared in the 1990s and was still a relatively obscure product. The system uses a single dial to control front dial and rear dial of 24 or 27 speed bike, the two outlet holes show the shift mechanism link the front and rear dial through the internal complex mechanical structure.

3.Anti shock front fork

Although it can not be concluded that this is the first anti shock front fork, but this is definitely the first patent which can be checked for telescopic anti shock front fork (rather than connecting rod), GW Sage designed this front fork in 1922, It uses a telescopic structure, and the spring were hidden in the tube, it has been very close to the current suspension front fork design.

4.Super wide tire with super wide rims

In the past few years, the tires and rims in the bike began to grow in the direction of width, it seems we can see “Plus” signs everywhere, but as early as 15 years ago, Nokian had produced a 3 inch width DH exterior tires, named Gazzaloddi.

For the wide rim, it is generally believed that the width should be about 33 mm, and during that time Sun Ringle has produced, 46 mm width exterior DH rim.

Why not dry cleaning your bicycle ?

Cleaning is a big problem for bicycle, especially the axis,hub may rusted if water penetrated. Why not try dry cleaning your bicycle ?

1.Dry cleaning the chain and guide wheel

In order to avoid useless work, before cleaning the chain, we recommend you to check whether your chain needs to be replaced, excessive stretching of the chain will accelerate wear and tear of the driving system and pull down the riding efficiency. We don’t recommend cleaning chain with kerosene or industrial degreasing agents, they will easily wash out grease inside the chain,the best choice is to clean lint free cotton cloth with specific chain cleaner for bicycle.

First spray the specific chain cleaner on the chain and cloth, wrap the bottom of chain with the cloth, and turn the crank in the reverse direction,you will see dirt on the cloth,if the cloth is too dirty, then replace a clean cloth and continue to wipe until the chain became glory again.

During the cleaning process, it is recommended to clean the guide wheel and plate, to avoid the dirt on the guide wheel and plate stain the chian again immediately,be careful not to scratch your fingers during cleaning.

2.Dry cleaning the flywheel

Remove the rear wheel, spray the specific cleaning agent on the flywheel and cloth.Place the rear wheel vertical stability, embed the cloth into the flywheel gap, pull back and forth, we recommended that to cut the cloth into strips so that it can improve the utilization rate and save cost.If the flywheel is very dirty, you may need more cleaners and cloth.

3.Dry cleaning the bicycle frame and the wheels

Before cleaning the frame, remove the front and rear wheels, remove the code table, lights, tool kits and other accessories, remove large particles sticked during the spare parts gap,pull the stalls to the lowest level to keep the chain relaxed. After the preparation work is completed, spray the diluted cleaning agent onto the frame, and use a cloth to wipe the surface, pay attention to the back and bottom of front fork, rear triangle inner side, bottom bracket, folder and other parts, if the bicycle has electronic speed meter , power meter and other electronic components, you need to be very careful during clean. Using the same method to wipe the rims, spokes, hubs, check the tires, brakes, and so on. If it is a carbon fiber wheel, it is recommended that the wheels should be completely dry and then replace. Otherwise, abnormal sound may occur.

Reference source:http://www.bikehome.cc/news/20170217/555487_1.html

Important tip for hoverboard battery

Spring is coming, and it is time for picnic outdoors now, electric hoverboard players can take out their hidden in winter hoverboard out and play out now.

What ? You hoverboard can’t charge ? or driving mileage is shorter and shorter.In fact, this is because the battery exhausted, resulting in low voltage so that the lithium battery can not start, which makes the battery early failed (because the voltage below rated value, resulting in the battery cell can not start the charging process again).

This situation most often occurs in digital camera battery, many people will buy a few more digital camera battery, but sometimes these batteries are not often used, coupled with the usual neglect of charging, when the battery power is lower than a certain voltage without too much attention, the battery was so scrapped.

Lithium battery stored too long without charge, it will be broken.

Over charging, the problem we may have noticed ,many devices with over charge protection function and will automatically switch off to protect the battery.

But another problem we should pay attention to is that:, do not use the battery without any electricity.Often hear someone suggest you “best running out the battery, and better to charge after it automatically power off”, but this saying in the lithium battery world is completely wrong. When the iPhone warning when it has only 20% electricity,it is necessary preparing for charge.Lithium battery if excessive discharged, may lead to too low battery voltage and causing the battery early scrapped.Use life of Lithium battery often over discharged, is about 50% more shorter than lithium battery frequently charged.

Pay attention to this tip for hoverboard battery, your electric balance hoverboard battery life will be much durable and longer.

Robot scooter automatically follow owner and help carrying things

Are you still worrying about carry clothes and goods after shopping ?A newly developed robot scooter can help you.

Piaggio Fast Forward, a robot company belongs to Italy motorcycle manufacturer Piaggio, has developed an new automatic transport robot- Gita. Gita means “short trip” in Italy.

Gita is a dedicated robot scooter used to carry maximum 18kg things, it is very easy to use, you only need put things into it,Gita will follow your waling step automatically.

Automatically follow function requires the user wearing a white belt on the body, with the camera on the belt,Gita can identify the owner, under the technology of synchronous positioning and mapping, it can create a 3D point Cloud map according to the user’s walking path. It is As long as Gita walking from a path once, Gita will be able to remember the route and automatic travel next time.

It can also have a lot of other usage, for example, when you play digital games it can help you go downstairs and buy beers;get courier for you; to help you deliver something and so on. It can walk 8 hours after being charged for 3 hours.

After completion of the task, gita will find a quiet corner itself for itself and waiting for command from user.

Gita was exhibited in Massachusetts,Boston on Feb 2017 without setting a target price. Piaggio said that Gita is still under testing this year.After perfect testing, they will be listed on the market soon.