ASTM F2641-23: Recreational Powered Scooters & Pocket Bikes
The film Roman Holiday, released in 1953, is one of the most famous examples of a Vespa scooter, which was used as a glamorous form…
SAE J 2014-2022: Military Tactical Wheeled Vehicles
A key issue for military equipment constructors is ensuring the stability and mobility of military vehicles during combat, as tires get especially damaged by vehicle-targeted…
ISO 7862:2004—Sled Test Procedure For Road Vehicles
Each year, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) tests roughly 90 to 150 cars. It evaluates each vehicle is evaluated in four areas—frontal crash test, side barrier…
ISO 19363:2020— Electrically Propelled Road Vehicles
The concept of transferring power without wires has been around since the late 1890s. Nikola Tesla was able to light electric bulbs wirelessly at his…
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A Brief History of Golf
Golf courses around the world have different numbers of holes. Even the Old Course at St. Andrew in Scotland, which was the first course to…
ISO 10605:2023—Road Vehicles ESD Test Methods
An average modern car has between 1,400 to 1,500 semiconductor chips: tiny electronic components that control everything from emissions systems to driver assist systems. Given…
ISO 3691-4:2023— Driverless Industrial Trucks
The automation of vehicles is usually tied to improved safety, whether it is on the road or in a warehouse, compartment floor, or load center….
ANSI/OPEI B71.9-2022: Multipurpose Off-Highway Utility Vehicles
ANSI/OPEI B71.9-2022: Multipurpose Off-Highway Utility Vehicles is an American National Standard that establishes the equipment, configuration, and performance of multipurpose off-highway utility vehicles (MOHUVs). What…
ISO 6469-3:2021—Safety for Electric Road Vehicles
The concept of electric cars is not recent. In 1884, English inventor Thomas Parker built the first electric car for mass production. The electrical vehicle…