E-motorbikes from recycled laptop batteries?
29 December 2022 |
4:08 pm
Meet the physics’ teacher from Kiambu, Kenya, who innovated electric motorbikes by using recycled laptop batteries. Applying different concepts of physics, he’s now aiming to help his country to tackle fuel shortages.
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