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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Future racing car of Peugeot

At 100 years ago, Peugeot car ever to win the race in the Indianapolis 500 by using Peugeot L45 car driven by Dario Resta. To commemorate the victory, the French car manufacturer will create a concept car named Peugeot L500 R HYbrid racing concept.
Peugeot L500 R HYbrid run along with its predecessor, Peugeot L45. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1amSRp)
Peugeot L500 R HYbrid racing car inspired by the L45 car, but combined with the technology of the future. And the car developed by the Peugeot Sport Teams relying of a petrol engine-powered 266 hp and coupled with two electric motors.

The future race car has a total power up to 493 hp and maximum torque of 730 nm. This makes the car can accelerate from 0-100 kilometers per hour in just 2.5 seconds.
Front-left side view of Peugeot L500 R HYbrid racing concept. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1amSRp)
"With the L500 R HYbrid racing concept, we paid tribute to the Peugeot's racing heritage of the early twentieth century. Inspired by the spirit of the car, we would like to present a concept car, elegant and technologically future of Peugeot motorsport," said Matthias Hossan, Peugeot's Brand Concept Car and Technological Advance Chief, as quoted of Carscoops on Monday, May 30, 2016.
Interior view of Peugeot L500 R HYbrid racing concept. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1amSRp)
Peugeot L500 HYbrid racing concept car, continued Hossan, built as a vehicle that can be integrated with the driver. This is manifested by the i-Cockpit cabin technology that displays a range of information about the car and the various needs required by the driver before driving. 
Rear view of Peugeot L500 R HYbrid racing concept. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1amSRp)
"Peugeot L500 R Hybrid racing car made to blend nicely with its driver," he concluded. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | CARSCOOPS]
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Supercharged version of Ninja 250 being developed

The development of motorcycles that use supercharged device these days not only be done by authorized manufacturers only. Motorcycle home modifier apparently began to look at the use and application of the power's induction device on their modified motorcycles.
Is this supercharged version of Kawasaki Ninja 250 that being developed by a Japanese's Trick Star Racing? (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1bN02R)
As conducted by Trick Star Racing, a Japanese home modification who is developing the Kawasaki Ninja 250 that use supercharged. The display of motorcycle design seen has a large-sized air intake as an air supplier for the supercharged device and is identical to that on the Kawasaki H2R.
Its intake air duct looks large enough on the front, which was similar to the Ninja H2R. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1bN02R)
Unfortunately, in the development supercharged version of Kawasaki's Ninja 250, Trick Star Racing still has not revealed that the motorcycle development was being done by them whether this is a real ‘development’ bike being put through its paces ahead of the official reveal later this year as part of the Kawasaki 2017 line-up.
The supercharger routing on the Kawasaki is identical to that on the H2R – here’s a naked H2R’s intake. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1bN02R)
As quoted from Morebikes on Friday, June 16, 2016, had been known that Trick Star Racing is one of the home modifications that been involved in the design and development of a retro-GPz900 and a modern H2R models.

Currently, Kawasaki Ninja 250 supercharged modified version is still being developed, no information is revealed by Trick Star Racing about the motorcycle's maximum speed and the power generated while doing testing.

Kept spur your adrenaline on the power of two-wheeled monster and stay alive with the true safety riding. God will forgive Your sins.... *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | TRICK STAR RACING | MOREBIKES]
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The Last Poem of Losers

It’s time for my voice to be heard.
It’s time for my presence to be awaited.
It’s time for my absence to be felt.
It’s time for my cries to be answered.
It’s time for my wish to be granted.
It’s time for my remorse to be pardoned.
It’s time for my sins to be forgiven.
It’s time for my love to be avenged.

Let me meet my Lord in peace.

(Thus, the Losers stared into one another’s eyes—eyes that could only look on blankly, as if tomorrow were merely another second repeating itself, and life would soon forget him. In the end, the world would simply lose the Losers…)

I’m so sorry, moms, dads.
Why were you the first to tie the rope to the gallows?
Regretting an end that was always meant to end?
Or because your own flesh and blood called himself a Loser,
one who deserved to be cast away?

EPILOGUE:
On a dark night, in a corner of the city, no tears fell upon these pages—words almost never read.
After years of wandering, when regret had become utterly meaningless.
 
The Loser was dead… killed, abandoned…
What did you care? 

Who knew he was still there, around you even now?
Once
a Loser—living or dead—no one mourned.

Bandung, September 14, 2000
To someone who misses me… you will be mine.

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Canadian newest three-wheeled EV

Vancouver-based automobile manufacturer named Electra Meccanica will launch a three-wheeled electric vehicle that fitted only by one seat for its driver, which is why the car is named Electra Meccanica SOLO.
Electra Meccanica SOLO Alpha Series Limited Edition. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1bApGb)
Electra Meccanica SOLO is the result of the creation of a longtime car builder named Henry Reisner and Jerry Kroll. The idea to make this car is inspired by the Corbin Sparrow which was made in 1999.
Four color choices of Electra Meccanica SOLO Alpha Series Limited Edition. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1bAqiF)
As quoted from Autoblog on Wednesday, June 8, 2016, the rear mounted electric motor that move the car is capable of generating power up to 82 horsepower and torque of 140 lb.ft, so it can make the car run with a top speed of 75 mph (120 km/h), and in a single battery full charged can cover a distance of 125 miles (201 km). The SOLO is expected to take a full charge on its 8.64 kW/h Lithium Ion battery in about 3 hours (on a 220V connection).
Rear side view of Electra Meccanica SOLO Alpha Series Limited Edition. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1bAqs0)
And while the car can only seat one person, the company's owners argue that about 90 percent of light-duty vehicle travel is done alone, so it's a smart purchase.
SOLO has a length of 120 inches (3.04 m), or about a foot longer than the Smart Fortwo, a German-made mini car. Its wheelbase is 80.5 inches (2,04 m)and height of 50.5 inches (1.28 m). The SOLO three-wheeler will sold at around US. $15,300 which is likely to be launched next July and is available in four color choices. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | ELECTRA MECCANICA | AUTOBLOG]
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Goodyear introduced a unique electric motorcycles

The world's famous tire manufacturer, Goodyear offers something unusual, ie. electric motorized three-wheeler named e-Go was the model offered to address urban mobility without emissions.

Goodyear is a giant tire manufacturer with 70 thousand employees, it seems now trying their luck by offering two environmentally friendly vehicles designed to travel in the city, namely e-Go 1 and e-Go 2.
Goodyear e-Go 1, a stand up urban mobiity scooter. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1bNWt6)
Both models come with the same electric motor and lithium-ion batteries that can be used for a distance of 100 km and a top speed of 45 km/h. If we look at its figure, both classified as mopeds.

Only Goodyear e-Go 1 looked like a kick scooter because there is no seat, so that the rider will stand on deck during the travel. A pair of front tire 12 inches size with a single smaller rear tire.

Uniquely, e-Go 1 can be folded, so that it can be loaded into the car trunk. It seems destined to deliver the owner of the parking lot to the real destination and vice versa. Offered at a price of £2,350 or approx. Rp.48 million.
Goodyear e-Go 2, a three-wheeler like the Piaggio MP3 or Yamaha Tricity, but in a smaller scale scooter. (Picture from: http://adf.ly/1bNWt6)
While the model of e-Go 2 is more conventional seated scooter like the Piaggio MP3 or Yamaha Tricity, but in a smaller scale and offered at a price of about £3,600 or approx. Rp.69 million.

And both are manufactured in Europe under license Suprimmo SA, and will be marketed from September 2016.

Kept spur your adrenaline on the power of two-wheeled monster and stay alive with the true safety riding. God will forgive Your sins.... *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | SCOOTERLAB.UK]
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Penggagas Pertama Teori Evolusi

Abu Uthman Amr Ibn Bahr Al Qinanih Al Fuqaymih Al Basrih (781-869)
Charles Darwin yang terkenal lewat karyanya 'The Origin of Species' adalah bukan orang pertama yang menggagas Teori Evolusi. Ratusan tahun sebelumnya, seorang ilmuwan yang hidup pada masa kejayaan peradaban Islam bernama Al Jahiz telah menuangkan gagasan evolusi dalam karya tulis ilmiah setebal 350 halaman.

Dia adalah Abu Uthman Amr Ibn Bahr Al Qinanih Al Fuqaymih Al Basrih, demikian nama lengkap Al Jahiz, yang lahir di Basra, Irak, pada tahun 776. Namanya berarti "mata bundar seperti ikan". Al Jahiz memang dilahirkan dari keluarga yang sederhana sehingga ia harus ikut berjualan ikan bersama ibunya di Kanal Basra.

Keterbatasan tak memupus semangat Al Jahiz. Ia tumbuh menjadi seorang humoris dan penuh rasa ingin tahu. Sebagai Muslim, dia gemar melewatkan waktu di Masjid Besar Basra. Di sana, dia belajar dari para ulama, membahas beragam pertanyaan dan tak jarang berdebat.

Dia pun tak sungkan untuk bertemu dan belajar dari penyair-penyair terkenal masa lalu, seperti Al-Asma'i, Abu Zayd, dan Abu Ubuyda. Hasilnya, kemampuan bahasanya meningkat pesat. Dalam waktu singkat, Al Jahiz mahir berbahasa Arab. Kemampuan itu mendukungnya belajar lebih banyak.

Haus akan ilmu pengetahuan, Al Jahiz berkelana ke berbagai daerah, seperti Damaskus, Beirut, Samara, dan Baghdad. Ia lalu memutuskan untuk menetap dan belajar. Ia hidup dari menulis. Diperkirakan, ia telah menulis 200 karya meski kini tersisa 30 saja.

Esai mengenai kekhalifahan yang ia tulis menjadi tiket emas masuk ke lingkungan kalangan atas. Esai itu juga menyita perhatian Khalifah Al-Ma'mun, khalifah ke-7 Dinasti Abbasiyah. Ia banyak berhubungan dengan tokoh politik terkemuka, termasuk menjadi orang kepercayaan Hakim Agung Ahmad bin Abi Du'ad.

Meski banyak membaca tulisan Aristoteles dan banyak karya klasik Yunani Kuno lainnya, Al Jahiz punya gaya sendiri dalam menulis. Ia gemar menyematkan humor. Al Jahiz menganggap humor bukan hanya sebagai alat untuk menghibur, melainkan juga sarana untuk menyebarkan gagasan seluas mungkin.

Kitab Al Hayawan 
Karya Al Jahiz yang paling berpengaruh adalah Kitab Al Hayawan (Kitab Hewan-hewan). Kitab itu ibarat sebuah ensiklopedia, memuat tulisan tentang sekitar 350 spesies hewan yang terbagi dalam tujuh volume, serta dilengkapi dengan gambar-gambar dan penjelasan yang detail.
Salah satu ilustrasi dalam Kitab Al Hayawan. Al Jahiz menulis kitab tersebut pada abad ke 9, berisi gagasan tentang adaptasi dan evolusi. (Gambar dari: http://adf.ly/1bN4yT)
Kitab ini merupakan buku pertama yang mengungkap berbagai aspek biologi dan zoologi hewan, seperti klasifikasi binatang, rantai makanan, seleksi alam, dan evolusi. Al Jahiz setidaknya sudah menulis dengan jelas bagaimana hewan yang lebih besar bisa menakuti hewan yang lebih kecil ukurannya.

"Hyena bisa menakuti rubah atau binatang yang lebih kecil ukurannya. Semua hewan kecil akan memakan hewan yang lebih kecil darinya dan hewan yang lebih besar tidak bisa memakan yang lebih besar. Ini adalah hukum eksistensi," tulisnya dalam kitab tersebut.

Karya itu bahkan mendeskripsikan mimikri, cara komunikasi, serta tingkat kecerdasan serangga, dan hewan lainnya. Al Jahiz menjelaskan dengan detail perilaku semut dalam bekerja sama, bagaimana mereka menyimpan gandum di sarang dan menjaga agar tak busuk saat hujan.

Kitab Al Hayawan ini memuat tiga hal penting dalam proses evolusi yang juga dituliskan oleh Charles Darwin dalam The Origin of Species. Menurut Al Jahiz, hewan-hewan berjuang untuk tetap bertahan hidup, bertransformasi menjadi spesies, dan mengatasi faktor-faktor lingkungan.

Al Jahiz percaya bahwa satu spesies bisa mengalami transformasi secara jangka panjang sehingga memunculkan spesies baru. "Orang berkata beragam tentang eksistensi hewan berkaki empat. Beberapa menerima perubahan dan melahirkan eksistensi anjing, serigala, rubah, dan kerabatnya. Keluarga itu berasal dari orang makhluk yang sama," demikian ditulisnya.

Kitab Al-Hayawan yang berpengaruh menjadi acuan bagi para pakar hewan dan pemikir evolusi di Eropa. Miguel Asín Palacios, seorang ilmuwan dan pendeta Katolik, mengatakan, karya Al Jahiz sangat berarti bagi perkembangan sains, terutama zoologi.

Menjelang akhir hidupnya, Al Jahiz menderita kelumpuhan total pada satu sisi tubuhnya (hemiplegia). Ia memutuskan pensiun dan kembali ke tempat kelahirannya, Basra. Dan ia meninggal dunia pada tahun 869 pada usia 93 tahun. *** [EKA | DARI BERBAGAI SUMBER | ]
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