Category: Transport
Green Eco School Bus Will Reduce CO2 Emissions
If you think about it, having a green eco-friendly school bus will not only be environmentally friendly, but also make children more aware of environmental issues. A $50,000 project funded by the Ford College Community Challenge Grant had the Ford Motor Company Fund and the Georgia Institute of Technology convert a traditional school bus into [...]
MoreUno 3 – Electric Transformer Style Motorcycle
Four years ago, in 2007, when 17 year old Benjamin Gulak travelled to China he was appalled by the pollution emitted by the scooters and motor bikes on the roads there. He came back and set about designing an electric bike, with a cool quotient. The home-made bike, dubbed the Uno, went on to win [...]
MoreEco-Friendly High Speed Luxury Bus
It is not a bird, a plane or even superman. It is a superfast superbus – a Dutch initiative, which has been designed by a team led by Dutch astronaut Wubbo Ockelsat at TU Delft University. This 15-feet-long bus is a cross between a stretch limo and a bus, and almost as luxurious as a [...]
MoreSolar Powered Beach Car – The California Beach Transit
When you are on a beach, there is almost always plenty of sunshine. Matthew Giammarino, a Canadian designer, has exploited this by designing a solar beach car which looks funky and stylish. It is also technologically advanced and uses solar power to run. The California Beach Transit has a minimalistic design featuring a roof with [...]
MoreAudi Launches An Eco-Friendly Wooden Bike
Audi, the car maker, has come out with a range of Duo wooden bikes which are lightweight and eco-friendly. The bike’s frame is a monocoque one by Renovo, the wooden bike maker. This collaborative effort is of superior quality and strong as well. The bike features a belt drive, aluminum and carbon fiber components, disc [...]
MoreElectric-Solar Powered Scooter In A Suitcase
Terry Hope, an engineer, was working on a schooner and wanted to take a scooter on board, but the captain refused saying that he could not take anything that did not fit in a suitcase. Most people would have let it go, but Terry took it on as a challenge. It took him three years [...]
MoreWorld’s First Wireless Electric Bike
The Shadow eBike is an eco-friendly electric bike which has done away with wires. Made by Daymak, this cool looking bike has solid wheels without any spokes, giving it an altogether different look. To go with its sleek looks is technological advancement: it features the Daymak drive controller and lithium polymer batteries which fit into [...]
MoreThe Deliver-E – An Electric Tricycle
When you think of a tricycle, you probably think of little kids who start cycling by learning on three-wheelers, and then perhaps graduate to two wheelers, with training wheels, before the extra wheels come off. But when you think of mailmen, you probably think of them as making their rounds on foot. In actual fact, [...]
MoreA Solar Cycle Path To Generate Electricity
Many countries in Europe are very bicycle friendly and even their head honchos use cycles as a preferred mode of transport. Using a pedal powered bicycle reduces environmental pollution caused by vehicular transport. To take this a step further, the government of north Holland is building a SolaRoad bike path which will generate electricity.
MoreSynthetic Fuel With No Emissions
Both gasoline and diesel emit carbon dioxide apart from other pollutants into the air. While there are hybrids and electric cars available which help in reducing the total pollution level in the air, what if there was a fuel which would not give out any pollutants? UK based Celia Energy is working on just such [...]
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