Institution News
Hyundai designs 20km electric scooter
Hyundai Motor Group has revealed
a prototype electric scooter
featuring a 10.5 Ah lithium battery
enabling it to achieve a top speed
of 20km per hour, and also
suf cient to power the scooter for
around 20km on a single charge.
The latest concept, building
on a previous design launched
at the CES show in 2017,
features in future Hyundai
Motor Group plans to enable
rst- and last-mile mobility
by integrating the scooter
with future Hyundai and Kia
vehicles. When mounted
on a vehicle, the scooter is
charged automatically using
electricity produced while
driving.
The 2019 model’s shift from front-wheel drive
to rear-wheel drive is key in enhancing safety
and stability as it positions weight near the
rear, Hyundai says. Additionally, engineers have
added suspension to the front wheel to provide a
smoother ride, even on rough surfaces.
The
scooter
weighs
around 7.7kg.
It features
a digital
display that
shows battery
status and
speed; while,
for nighttime
riding, there are
two curved front
LED headlights,
and two rear tail
lamps.
Looking at
further potential
development,
Hyundai says it
plans to install a
regenerative braking system to increase
the scooter’s range by 7%.
A promotional video shows the electric
scooter in the context of the coming future
mobility era (www.is.gd/ucoyib).
Potty
A pair of Bristol-based designers have
developed at-pack plant pots that can be
sent through the post. POTR pots, made
of recycled folded die-cut polypropylene,
assemble with a drawstring that also functions
as a wick to a water reservoir held in the base.
“We kept seeing house plants in concrete
pots, which seemed to be at odds with the
environmental impacts of concrete,” say
inventors Andrew Flynn and Martin Keane are
currently seeking funding on crowdfunding
platform Indiegogo: www.is.gd/umoquy
Elections & Registrations
Registration as Chartered Engineer
Colin Goddard Misterton
Registration as Incorporated
Engineer
Adrian Blackwell Camberley
Registered CAD Practitioner
Eamon Tarrant Hailsham
Transfer to Fellow
Sebastian Howell-Smith Andover
Paul Doherty Taunton
Election to Member
William Page York
Fiona Reid Glasgow
Scott Stevenson Edinburgh
Harris Richards Burnley
Liam Hoyland Barnsley
Francesco Siena Nottingham
Colin Simmons
IEng FIED
It is with deep sadness
that we report the
passing of longstanding
member and
active volunteer Colin
Simmons.
Colin joined the IED in 1973,
whilst working as a Design Section
Leader at CAV Ltd. Colin had started
his career in 1939 as an apprentice
in the drawing of ce at D. Napier and
Son, working on detailed drawings of
aero engines. His career then focussed
on aero propulsion, working for De
Havilland and CAV in Acton, designing
fuel equipment and turbochargers.
During his working life, Colin also
took time to teach part-time students
and tutored technicians and graduates
in the design drawing of ces, before
setting up his own consultancy in
1985.
Shortly after joining the IED,
Colin began working with the BSi in
his spare time, and over 40 years
he represented the Institution on a
number of BSi and ISO standards
committees – the most recent
focusing on geometric tolerancing.
Colin was the head of the UK
delegation to ISO TC10 for many
years and was widely respected for
this long service and contribution to
international standards development.
It was for his efforts in this area
on behalf of the IED that Colin as
awarded a Medal of Appreciation in
2008 (pictured).
Colin was an enthusiastic member
of the IED, passionate about design
and engineering and the Institution.
He will be greatly missed.
Haikal Lokman London
Election to Student Member
Amy McTigue Open University
Lewes Glen Strathclyde University
Nathan Gibbons Keele University
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