Eco Factor: Zero-emission car powered by electricity.
BRUSA Elektronik has developed a new electric roadster, The Spyder, which offers speed, performance and styling without polluting the environment with even a gram of CO2 emission. The Porsche 550-inspired roadster comes with two real-wheel-mounted 100KW electric motors which churn out an amazing 270HP and 324 foot-pounds of torque.
The car, with a 16KWh lithium-polymer battery pack, does zero to 62 in less than five seconds and can power the car for 100KM on a full charge. The company claims that its enormous battery pack can be recharged in just four hours when plugged into a 16-amp 220V line. Since the car’s power house is mounted on the rear wheels which eliminates the need for a differential lowering the weight of the car to just 2,000 pounds for maximum efficiency.
Eco Factor: Zero emission motorcycle powered by hydrogen.
Two engineering students at Swarthmore College, Alex Bell and Andres Pacheco, have succeeded in taking their education on a greener route by building a fully functional hydrogen fuel cell powered motorcycle. Built around the chassis of a Buell Cyclone, which the duo purchased at a salvage yard, they had to remove the unecofriendly internal combustion engine and other factory components of the bike to replace it with their own eco-stuff.
The duo integrated a Polymer Exchange Membrane stack that can generate 1.2KW of electric power. This energy is fed into a 1.2KW 6-pole induction motor. Pure hydrogen is stored in two metal hydride cylinders at low pressure. The inside of the cylinders is filled with metal powder consisting of lathnium, nickel and aluminum. This powder reacts with pure hydrogen, converting it into metal hydride, enabling the cylinders to hold 900 liters of hydrogen at low pressure. The average efficiency of the bike is claimed to be around 46%, which is great considering the materials used to build the bike.
The Dark Side:
The technology used in the bike does show the potential of hydrogen as a fuel. We do appreciate the efforts of the students to develop a green motorcycle in their lab. However, the overall safety of the bike is still something we doubt.
Eco Factor: Concept car powered by electricity and a conventional green engine.
Car designer Zdenko Vukoja has developed a concept car for Peugeot called “The 3GEO.” The car carries a battery pack which works simultaneously with a conventional natural gas or biodiesel engine. To achieve maximum fuel efficiency the car has been made from lightweight but sturdy materials like carbon fiber and fiber glass.
To ensure the safety of the passengers the car carries a double floor chassis with aluminum fork with is connected to the front and rear suspensions of the vehicle. The simple and aerodynamic body ensures further fuel savings while making sure that the manufacturing process of the car doesn’t prove to be a burden for the company.
The Dark Side:
The designer aims to develop the car with carbon fiber, which would increase the cost of this three-wheeled car.
Solar energy is one of the most impressive and easily available sources of green energy that has the potential to power everything from the PMPs we carry to the cars we drive. Toyota has already started exploring the potential of solar energy by announcing that it will use solar panels in its next-generation Prius hybrid car. While this car would just use the energy to run the car’s AC, some designers have shown the way cars could completely be powered by the energy falling from the sun. Check out ten such concepts one of which might just be your ride into the future.
In the world of fashion this one right here is a hot-bod! With this tang orange shade it is catching everyone’s eye. The electro-magnetic power train is neatly housed in the rear wheel itself, it is quite magnetic actually with its environment friendly working process it puts up a vociferous protest against combustible engine.
Henrik Björkman is quite a nature lover as every detail of design has something we can read into. A gaping hole in place of an engine or room for herbal tea where one might put liquid fuel. The Thunderbolt has a range of around 70 kilometers on a three hour charge, so sit on it and ride the change!
Bicycles are back in vogue. And you just got a great opportunity to bring one home for yourself even if you have a serious lack of space in your home. Gregor Dauth, a student at the Coburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany has developed the super-flexible Urban Street Concept Bike in collaboration with Cube bikes that can be folded down to fit inside a rucksack! Fully fitted with front lights integrated into the brake levers, the bike also features a dynamo in the front wheel hub that automatically turns on the lights in the darkness apart from integrated rear and stop lights in the seat. The bike folds down like a Swiss Army Knife and we fully expect the bike to gain commercial popularity in due time.
Off late there has been a revolution of sorts in the electronic scooter market. The target has definitely been the urban consumer, of course keeping the future in mind. Rechargeable batteries, in-wheel motor and breathtaking styling; this head turner would leave the young ones drooling and those young at heart wanting it. Hearts are already pouncing over its curveous body. Designed by Tai Chiem, it even has a modular base system that commonly allows different bodies to be attached, not to mention GPS and touch screen interface. The helmet storage comes along of course. Not much is known about it price or when it will be out but this design for the future gives a fresh breather at least where the design is concerned.
So if you are thinking that William Hannah and Joseph Barbera have not infiltrated our lives yet, then you could not be farther away from truth than anything else. In fact, their influence is so far reaching that now with the association of Harley-Davidson; they have made their way in to the lives of tribes that live away from the civilized world in the oblivion of the jungles of South East Asia. The natives of the Cordilleras of the northern highlands of the Philippines have brought out the Flintstones bike and made it a reality. (more…)
If you are the one who prefer style and grandeur to cost, even when it comes to buy a toy for your youngsters, then you certainly can count on Ferrari FXX Racer. Using just your brawn energy as fuel, Ferrari FXX Racer drives on just by paddling, that’s why it carries the name Ferrari FXX Racer Pedal car!
Ferrari pedal car, equipped with a seven-speed transmission, an on-board processor, disc brake pedals and semi-slick pursuit tires, could be yours in just $725. It may sound a bit expensive, however, trust me riding it would be a thrilling experience. Won’t that be an inexpensive experience? So, just say good-bye to fuel and paddle it to a thrilling ride!
Electric bicycles are the newest green rage, partly because they make you look like you’re a regular triathelete when you ride it to work with helmet and other protective gear and partly because you literally don’t have a to move a muscle to make it go forward and it costs next to nothing compared to your car! And guess who else just upped the ante for the competition? Electronics moguls Panasonic. With the launch of their promising new Titanium Flat Road EB that can save you having to pedal for 10kms with its electric motor! What’s even better is that the sleek, sexy, space saving and eco-friendly ride also features a SLIM - Smart Lithium-Ion Integrated Management System that can tell you how much time you have left before the battery dies leaving you to pedal on your own.
