Category Archives: Transport
Determined not be snowed in during the harsh Canadian winter, eco-eccentric Dan baker has pimped his golf cart into an emission free, fully enclosed, electric snow blowing machine. The oddly-named ‘Snowpig’ is as far as we are aware, the only one of its kind. Since ‘Snowpig’ is 100% electric, it is far more environmentally friendly than the standard trucks normally contracted to clear Canadian roads. These would normally guzzle up to 3 gallons of gasoline per snow-moving expedition.
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Two new vehicles from Organic Transit are about to hit the market. The ELF and the Truckit are both solar powered, but with different functions and audiences in mind. The ELF is designed for commuters. Its slim design will enable you to by-pass traffic and take bike paths instead. There is plenty of storage space for laptops needed for a day in the office, and space for groceries bought on the way home from work. The battery pack can be recharged when the ELF is parked in the sun, or by plugging it into a standard outlet. Battery pack upgrades are also available if you like a little more oomph. The ELF will retail for approximately $4,000.
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Norway will soon bring to the waters of the world the first electric ferry that will show up in 2015. A car-carrier that measures in at 262.5-feet long, this catamaran can easily carry 120 cars and 360 passengers. Kicking away the gas-powered engines for two humongous 11-ton electric motors that drive a propeller each, this vessel will make its maiden journey from Lavik to Oppedal.
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Mercedes Benz is going the fuel-efficient way and ha just unveiled to extremely green BlueEFFICIENCY Edition models, the A180 and the A180 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY Edition. The A180 petrol model boasts a consumption of 5.2 l/100 km and 120 g of CO2/km and is easily one of the most efficient in its class. The A180 CDI on the other hand has a consumption of 3.6 l/100 km and CO2 emissions of just 92 g/km, making it the most efficient Mercedes-Benz car!
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Autonomous vehicles that require no human intervention when it comes to maneuvering have long been on our minds. It’s been a while now since automobile big wigs have come forward with their plans for cars that need no drivers. French mobility solutions firm Induct has come up with a driverless electric shuttle that can be used in pedestrian-heavy areas called the Navia.
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Planning to get around in a green way and lug around a load of stuff with you? Well, give the gas-gulping cars a skip and hope aboard the TruckIt! Now this vehicle is bound to draw a lot of stares, particularly if you wind up on a busy urban street in it. Resembling a rickshaw, the TruckIt is in essence a recumbent-bicycle with an electric motor and is amazingly inexpensive!
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Bicycles are indeed one of the best ways to get around town, particularly if you live in a dense urban area where the streets are usually packed with chunks of metal on wheels. In such situations, hopping on a tiny two-wheeler and zipping through traffic is fabulously practical indeed. Which is why, we simply love the Swiss company Volitude SA’s V1 fold-up pedal assisted electric bicycle.
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Wireless charging is indeed one of the most promising developments in automotive technology. Systems like these could make juicing up electric cars of the future a lot easier. All drivers will be required to do further ahead is drive their car over a charging pad and fill up their electric cars with clean and renewable energy! Now, Raleigh in North Carolina has adopted the technology and is easily one of the pioneers of wireless car charging on a larger scale.
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Wireless charging is the way ahead, and we’ve been proclaiming it to be so since quite a while now. Using this concept, Utah State University’s Wireless Power Transfer team came up with a feasible way to mass transportation that could soon give cities a cleaner way to move commuters around. Called the Aggie Bus, this one functions just like a regular gas-powered bus. The difference is its electricity-powered insides and the way it charges up!
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Nissan has given its lovable green car, the Leaf, an overhaul. The new 2013 version of the car sports a whopping 142 mile range on a single charge as per the JC08 test mode, increasing nearly by 20 miles from the previous Leaf. The 2013 model comes with regenerative brakes and lower weight high-voltage unit that help increase the car’s efficiency. That apart, the car’s motor now uses a combined powertrain unit with integrated functions, streamlined battery module and case structure.
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