Shai Agassi: A bold plan for mass adoption of electric cars
Posted on September 2nd, 2009 by admin
http://www.ted.com Forget about the hybrid auto — Shai Agassi says it’s electric cars or bust if we want to impact emissions. His company, Better Place, has a radical plan to take entire countries oil-free by 2020.
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Hybrid drive systems for cars Road to Emission-free Mobility
HHO Purple Bug -actual footage (unedited/ uncut)of Emission Testing - registering Very Low Emissions! Using the Super 7 Cell.
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Rob Greenlee shows the exterior of the 100% Electric car called the ZENN which means “Zero Emissions No Noise” and is blue in color and has a large sunroof. It is an electric car the you can buy TODAY ($12-17,000) in the USA that will go up to 35 MPH (in Washington State Only) and has a range of about 40 miles on regular marine battery technology. This is part 2 of 2 videos about his car. I also made a review video about the Toyota Camry Hybrid that can be found on YouTube.
Rob Greenlee test drives the 100% Electric car called the ZENN which means “Zero Emissions No Noise” and is blue in color and has a large sunroof. It is an electric car the you can buy TODAY ($12-17,000) in the USA that will go up to 35 MPH (in Washington State Only) and has a range of about 40 miles on regular marine battery technology. This is part 1 of 2 videos about his car. I also made a review video about the Toyota Camry Hybrid that can be found on YouTube.
The Libralato engine is potentially the best small engine in the world; an eco-engine for the 21st century. The asymmetrical rotary engine is exceptionally compact, powerful, efficient, low emissions, low production and maintenance costs, low vibration and low noise. The engine is ideally suited for use as an onboard generator for the next generation of Range Extended Electric Vehicles (REEV) currently being developed by major manufacturers around the world, but is also suited for a wide range of mobile generator sets and other small engine applications. For more details see: www.libralato.co.uk
An animated description of how a Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicle (HHV) works. The technology was developed by the EPA National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory in partnership with Eaton and Navistar. UPS is the first company to buy an HHV vehicle, helping to bring little known technology into real-world testing and use.
A video from late 2002 about hybrids, biodiesel, and straight vegetable oil, featuring members of biodieselnow.com