Mobility

Trek to be first to use Bosch\'s new e-bike motor in North America

Germany\'s Bosch has unveiled a next-generation electric bicycle motor that boosts output while reducing weight and size. The updated Active Line Plus motor offers up to 600 watts of power and 60 newton metres of torque, with pedal assistance up to 340 percent. In the United States it will be used on Class 1 e-bikes with assistance up to 20 mph. Trek will be the first brand in North America to adopt it on the Marlin+ e-mountain bike.

Mobility

Two-seat electric scooter with solar charging goes on sale in U.S., adds up to 30 km a day

A two-seat electric scooter that can boost its driving range using solar power has gone on sale in the United States. San Francisco R&D company Otherlab has started selling and delivering its Lightfoot scooter, which has solar panels on both sides with a combined 240-watt output. The company says it can add about 5 to 6 km of range per hour in good sunlight. The scooter is capped at 20 mph and offers up to 60 km per charge.