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Super Soco
Super Soco is an electric motorcycle brand, created by the Super Soco Intelligent Technology group that was founded in Shanghai in 2015. The brand is promoted internationally by the Vmoto Soco automotive group. The Super Soco Intelligent Technology group, a separate entity, is based in China, and manages the distribution of Super Soco products within China. The founder of the group and the current CEO is Sherman Xie. The Super Soco line of motorcycles includes the Super Soco TC and TC Max motorcycles as well as the Super Soco CUX and CPX scooters. History Super Soco was founded in 2015 by Sherman Xie, and their first motorcycle, the Super Soco TS, was released the following year. The company unveiled their first scooter, the CU, in April 2018. In 2017, Super Soco shifted their manufacturing operations from Wuxi, China, to Nanjing, leasing a section of a factory that was owned by the Australian company Vmoto. In February 2020, Super Soco entered into a joint venture with Vmot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowing through it. With a population of 24.89 million as of 2021, Shanghai is the most populous urban area in China with 39,300,000 inhabitants living in the Shanghai metropolitan area, the second most populous city proper in the world (after Chongqing) and the only city in East Asia with a GDP greater than its corresponding capital. Shanghai ranks second among the administrative divisions of Mainland China in human development index (after Beijing). As of 2018, the Greater Shanghai metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (nominal) of nearly 9.1 trillion RMB ($1.33 trillion), exceeding that of Mexico with GDP of $1.22 trillion, the 15th largest in the world. Shanghai is one of the world's major centers for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Motorcycles And Scooters
Electric motorcycles and scooters are plug-in electric vehicles with two or three wheels. Power is supplied by a rechargeable battery which drives one or more electric motors. Electric scooters are distinguished from motorcycles by having a step-through frame, instead of being straddled. Electric bicycles are similar vehicles, distinguished by retaining the ability to be propelled by the rider pedalling in addition to battery propulsion. Electric scooters with the rider standing are known as e-scooters. History 1895 to 1950 The early history of electric motorcycles is somewhat unclear. On 19 September 1895, a patent application for an "electrical bicycle" was filed by Ogden Bolton Jr. of Canton Ohio. On 8 November of the same year, another patent application for an "electric bicycle" was filed by Hosea W. Libbey of Boston. At the Stanley Cycle Show in 1896 in London, England, bicycle manufacturer Humber exhibited an electric tandem bicycle. Powered by a bank of storage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vmoto
Vmoto is a manufacturer and distributor of electric motorcycles, based in Perth, Australia, with a manufacturing facility located in Nanjing, China. The Nanjing factory of Vmoto produces the electric motorcycles of the Super Soco brand, and these are distributed internationally through the Vmoto Soco group, an entity controlled by Vmoto. History Founding and formation The group has its origins in Vmoto Motorcycles, a scooter distributor business which was founded by Perth entrepreneur Patrick Davin in 1999. An ASX-listed company, the Optima group, acquired the Vmoto brand in 2006, and Davin was appointed as managing director the following year, after which the company took on the name of the motorcycle brand. A period of rapid consolidation followed on from the Vmoto acquisition. At the end of 2006, Vmoto announced a formal agreement to acquire the Shanghai-based motorcycle trading and distribution company Freedomotor. The managing director of Freedomotor, Charles Chen, joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ducati Motor Holding S
Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. () is the motorcycle-manufacturing division of Italian company Ducati, headquartered in Bologna, Italy. The company is directly owned by Italian automotive manufacturer Lamborghini, whose German parent company is Audi, itself owned by the Volkswagen Group. History In 1926 Antonio Cavalieri Ducati and his three sons, Adriano, Marcello, and Bruno, founded ''Società Scientifica Radiobrevetti Ducati'' (SSR Ducati) in Bologna to produce vacuum tubes, condensers and other radio components. In 1935 they had become successful enough to enable construction of a new factory in the Borgo Panigale area of the city. Production was maintained during World War II, despite the Ducati factory being a repeated target of Allied bombing. It was finally destroyed by around 40 Consolidated B-24 Liberators on 12 October 1944 as part of the United States Army Air Forces's Operation Pancake, which involved some 700 aircraft flying from airfields in the Province of Foggia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kymco
Kymco (an acronym for Kwang Yang Motor Co, Ltd ()) (stylized as ''KYMCO'') is a Taiwanese motorcycle manufacturer headquartered in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. With approximately 3000 employees, Kymco produces over 570,000 vehicles annually at its factory in Kaohsiung. The company also has production facilities in Jakarta, Indonesia; Petaling Jaya, Malaysia; Shanghai, Changsha, and Chengdu, PR China. History The company was founded in 1963 after splitting from Honda. KYMCO originally made parts for Honda. The company built its first complete scooter in 1970 and began marketing under the "KYMCO" brand name in 1992. In the 2000s, Kymco became the largest scooter manufacturer in Taiwan, and the fifth largest scooter manufacturer worldwide. In early 2008, KYMCO was chosen by BMW to supply the engines for their G450 X Enduro bike. The optional range extender in the BMW i3 is also supplied by Kymco. In late 2013, Kawasaki announced that their new J300 scooter is manufactured in partnership wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qingpu District
Qingpu District, is a suburban district of Shanghai Municipality. Lake Dianshan is located in Qingpu. The population of Qingpu was counted at 1,081,000 people in the 2010 Census. It has an area of . Qingpu District is the westernmost district of Shanghai Municipality; it is adjacent to Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces. Around the lake are a number of tourist scenic areas, all complete in tourist facilities. Among the tourist areas is the waterside town Zhujiajiao, a major tourist destination in the Shanghai region. There are currently 21 domestic travel services, three international travel business departments, 14 star-rated hotels, and 3 AAAA-grade tourist spots in Qingpu District. Transport * Line 17 (Shanghai Metro) * China National Highway 318 Tourism Qingpu's tourist attractions include the Zhujiajiao Ancient Town, Oriental Land, Jinze Ancient Town, Lake Dianshan, and the Qushui Garden. Economy The China offices of Oishi are located here. Culture Baihe, the ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niu Technologies
Niu Technologies ( zh, 牛电科技; stylized as NIU) is an electric scooter company headquartered in Beijing, China. Yan Li has been its CEO and COO since December 2017. Founded in 2014 by two ex-employees of Xiaomi, it is now one of the largest electric vehicle manufacturers in China. Early on, it differentiated itself by using lithium-ion batteries as opposed to the cheaper lead-acid alternatives widely used in Chinese e-scooters at the time. It had nearly $300M in revenue in 2019. As of November 2020, 98% of its sales were in China. In 2018, it was listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker NIU. Niu scooters are used by some vehicle-sharing enterprises. Revel Transit launched in New York City in 2019 with 1,000 Niu mopeds, later expanding to Washington DC, Austin and Miami. In 2021, Lime Lime commonly refers to: * Lime (fruit), a green citrus fruit * Lime (material), inorganic materials containing calcium, usually calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide * Lime (color) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Lorenzo
Jorge Lorenzo Guerrero (; born 4 May 1987) is a Spanish former professional motorcycle racer. He is a five-time World Champion, with three MotoGP World Championships (, and ) and two 250cc World Championships ( and ). After winning the 2006 and 2007 250 cc World Championships, Lorenzo moved to MotoGP in 2008 with the factory Yamaha team. In his first season, he won rookie of the year honours after finishing 4th place in the championship, including a win at Portugal. The nine seasons he spent with Yamaha from 2008 to 2016 proved to be very successful, as he won the championship on three occasions in , and , finishing as championship runner-up in , and . His win tally of eight in the 2013 MotoGP season remains the most by any rider in the premier class in a single season not to win the title, as he finished just four points behind Marc Marquez in the final standings. Lorenzo moved to the Ducati factory team in 2017. He struggled at Ducati in his first season, getting onl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carbon Dioxide
Carbon dioxide (chemical formula ) is a chemical compound made up of molecules that each have one carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms. It is found in the gas state at room temperature. In the air, carbon dioxide is transparent to visible light but absorbs infrared radiation, acting as a greenhouse gas. It is a trace gas in Earth's atmosphere at 421 parts per million (ppm), or about 0.04% by volume (as of May 2022), having risen from pre-industrial levels of 280 ppm. Burning fossil fuels is the primary cause of these increased CO2 concentrations and also the primary cause of climate change.IPCC (2022Summary for policy makersiClimate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. Contribution of Working Group III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA Carbon dioxide is soluble in water and is found in groundwater, lakes, ice caps, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honda PCX
The Honda PCX is a scooter made by the Japanese manufacturer Honda, it was first introduced for sale in November 2009. Production began in September 2009 at A.P. Honda Co., Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand. First Generation (JF28/KF12;2010) In early 2010, the Honda PCX 125 was launched in the UK and US, while the PCX 150 was launched in the rest of Europe and Japan. 2012 eSP Update (JF47/KF15) For 2012, the PCX 150 was launched in Australia. The US skipped the 2012 PCX 125 as they made a switch for the PCX 150 model which arrived in the summer of 2012, these were later sold in 2013 for both Canadian and US markets. This model became known as the PCX 125/150 eSP as the label was displayed on the airbox. The 2012 update featured a redesigned engine to decrease friction; increasing efficiency, and the displacement (which was increased to ). The new engine is based on Honda's eSP (Enhanced Smart Power) design. Honda continues to produce the version (with eSP) for export to sele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Askoll
Askoll EVA S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of two-wheeled electric vehicles for urban mobility. The Dueville based company produces e-bikes, electric scooters, components and kits. Askoll EVA is a subsidiary of ''Askoll Group'', an Italian corporation specialized in manufacturing electric motors and drain pumps for washing machine A washing machine (laundry machine, clothes washer, washer, or simply wash) is a home appliance used to wash laundry. The term is mostly applied to machines that use water as opposed to dry cleaning (which uses alternative cleaning fluids and ...s, heating systems and other domestic appliances. History Askoll EVA was founded in 2014 after two years of preparing development within ''Askoll Group''. First Electric bicycle, e-bike and Electric motorcycles and scooters, electric scooter models were launched in 2015. In 2016, the company presented a prototype for an electric microcar (''Askoll Elò''). The parent company sold a part of its main b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
