Solar, Wind and Bicycle-Powered Christmas Tree in Peru [photos]
As promised, here are several photos of the eco-friendly Christmas Tree using LED lights, wind power, solar power, and bicycles in Lima, Peru.
As promised, here are several photos of the eco-friendly Christmas Tree using LED lights, wind power, solar power, and bicycles in Lima, Peru.
Tonight the Lima district of San Borja plans to light an emissions-free Christmas tree in a popular park as part of event called “Magic, Light, and Color: the Energy You Generate.” The 11 meter high tree will display LED Christmas lights powered by a combination of 10 bicycles, a wind turbine, and two small solar panels [...]
An autonomous self-regenerating hydrogen-based zero-emission low-cost low-tech nomad houseboat airship. Wow. What an idea! Lieven Standaert, a Dutch engineer, architect and science teacher, has designed a ship that makes its own energy, using its propellers to generate hydrogen for fuel. The tagline? “Powered by wind, fueled by rain.”
Go to the Gallery Possibly the most jaw dropping of all the fuel efficient super sports cars we’ve featured, the Venturi Volage, is an all electric, high performance machine. This lightweight carbon fiber chassis is powered by 4 individual electric wheel motors. This system offers a tremendous performance and handling advantage over a single drive system, [...]
Upgrade: $11,000 With zero emissions and from zero to 50 in 6.8 seconds the Vectrix will make you the slickest and quickest scooter commuter on the byways. The Vectrix is the ultimate in performance and eco-friendly transportation. The laws of science still apply to the Vectrix however. Such practices as high speeds, hard acceleration, and [...]
Upgrade: $7450+ The Zero X is an all electric dirt bike sans emissions and noise. With a top speed of 60 mph and the ability to go 0-30 in under 2 seconds, this is no wimpy bike. It is driven by a permanent magnet electric motor that is powered by a special high powered [...]
Upgrade: $17,800 Zero Pollution Motors (ZPM, the US arm of MDI) is going to begin taking US pre-orders for their ZERO emissions Air Car. The orders will be filled in 2010. This announcement came shortly after news of a contract between MDI and India’s largest auto maker, TATA Group, to start producing the Air [...]