#Kenyan# teacher uses old #laptop #batteries to #power #bikes He's founded a company called #Ecomobilus to supply his laptop-battery powered bikes. He collects frames from old #motorbikes, removes the engines and replaces them with a battery and a motor to propel the bike. They run on a #60V direct current. The batteries can take 45 minutes if on a fast charger & can travel up to 62.1 miles https://www.africanews.com/2023/01/24/kenyan-teacher-uses-old-laptop-batteries-to-power-bikes/ #EV #Ebikes
Innovation and creativity is fantastic, while the west dithers other countries just get on with it and find solutions.
Probably what happens when you have very little you make the very best of what you DO have and make your life and that of others much better.
