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Car Runs on Compressed Air

asarapi — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:05:34 +0000

While politicians in U.S.A. keep lobbying on behalf of billionaire oil companies, a visionary inventor is hard at work on his proposal to run a motor with compressed air. Science fiction novelist Jules Verne predicted aero-cars and aero-buses. Ironically, inventor Francis Guy Negre shares the same birth date as Verne. Guy Negre, PDG, is founder of MDI Group. Negre, along with his son Cyril Negre and about 30 engineers are hard at work to make the compressed air engine a modern day reality selling zero-emission cars.

Negre is no novice to the arena, Negre worked in aeronautics during the 1980s, later shifting to cars and Formula 1 racing development, where he designed a (double V) 12 cylinder engine with a revolving valve system. In Luxembourg, around 1991, he produced a “dual-energy” engine running petrol and compressed air technology, which formed the start of MDI Enterprises S.A.

Green Transportation

asarapi — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:24:21 +0000

Getting into our privacy booth on wheels, we believe to be independent. But it seems this so called “independence” comes with a price. The U.S. lost $78 BILLION dollars due to traffic congestion in 2005. U.S. citizens pay $164 BILLION dollars for traffic accidents every year, with the tragic loss of over 40,000 lives each year due to traffic accidents. We are slaves to our cars like a deadly addiction. Our current system is not efficient. Other countries have already started using high speed rail systems which offer efficient mass transportation using clean energy alternatives. Our traffic engineers should be diligently working on plans to build mass transportation systems that would cost less than $25 million per mile, to be able to compete with current automotive road building costs. The more advanced countries have rail systems running at speeds of 300 MPH, but systems could be designed to run at 450 MPH. It’s not to late to enter the race.

Opel Ampera Electric Car

asarapi — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:15:43 +0000

The new Opel Ampera Electric Car concept was unveiled recently at the 79th Geneva International Motor Show, March 3 2009. Adam Opel GmbH is a subsidiary of GM in Europe. The car’s exterior design first hit you with the unique macho though guy look on the front headlights. A good start for counteracting motor enthusiast’s weak opinion of electric cars. Boasting zero carbon emissions, the Ampera four-door electric hatchback offers a top speed of 130 Km/hr (80 miles per hour) with a range of 145 kilometers (90miles). It is powered by a 330 volt lithium ion battery and charges within 14 hours by plugging into any home A/C electric outlet.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Bike

asarapi — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:53:29 +0000

The ENV Hydrogen Powered Electric Bike is the world’s first electric bike to be built from the ground up, using Hydrogen as the only fuel source. ENV stands for Emission Neutral Vehicle. Intelligent Energy, the UK based company has won several awards for it’s design. The key to the ENV is the fully integrated fuel cell generator, providing power on demand, the cell converts the electro chemical reaction between Hydrogen and Oxygen into electricity, and the only bi-product is water. The ENV generates about 8 hp (6 kilowatts) and reaches around 50 miles per hour (80 km/hr). It can be ridden continually for 4 hours on a full tank of Hydrogen costing about $3 dollars, with a range of 100 miles (160 kms). The lightweight frame is built from hollow-cast aircraft-grade aluminum. The ENV is undergoing regulatory approval in the EU, expected to be finalized sometime this year (2009) and they plan to start releasing ENV bikes gradually following the increasing demand for clean vehicles.

Biodiesel Renewable Fuel Pioneers

asarapi — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:12:56 +0000

In tune with Farm Aid‘s cause, renewable fuels can provide family farmers with new opportunities. A few ordinary people are making extraordinary differences in communities around the world by taking the initiative in this Biodiesel industry. For example: Andrew Cooper first heard about Biodiesel in 1998 from a fellow student when they were taking an engineering class at Humbolt State University, he started “Footprint Recycling” a community scale production facility in Arcata, Humboldt County, California. Melissa Hardy another Biodesel pioneer started the “Biodiesel Oasis,” a retail store selling Biodiesel B99 in Berkely. Australian Pete Bethune is skipper of Earthrace a powerboat attempting to break the round-the-world speed record running on Biodiesel. Celebrity promoters include actor/ranch owner Tommy Lee Jones, Iowa Senator Tom Arkin and of course folk hero/musician Willie Nelson, owner of BioWillie Diesel Fuels. Many more people are finding out that Biodiesel is a viable and ecological alternative. Funny that the word “Diesel” comes from the German inventor Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel who invented the diesel engine in 1982 fueled originally by peanut oil.

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Jack Nicholson’s 1978 Hydrogen Car

asarapi — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:25:05 +0000

Call him crazy if you want, but Jack Nicholson was a hip nutty professor back 30 years ago when people were brain dead on gasoline fumes thinking it would last forever… Jack’s Chevy Hydrogen modified car ran perfectly and the Hydrogen was produced by Solar Power. How’s that for thinking ahead?

Going Green in Style!

asarapi — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:54:35 +0000

Some drivers may miss the motor noise and the exhaust fumes, but the instant torque on these electric cars makes it an instant turn-on. Check out this video of the ShelbEV Shelby Cobra 427 electric conversion, it will do 0-60 MPH in 3.2 seconds!!!

World’s first production Electric Sports Car

asarapi — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:22:05 +0000

The Venturi Fetish “sports car of the future” is the first production electric super car produced by former racing driver Gildo Pastor, CEO of Venturi Automobiles in Monaco, with several other models of electric vehicles. The Venturi Fetish is designed as a luxury sports car with WIMAX (Intel®) technology to monitor and manage it’s array of Lithium batteries. It comes with neoprene seats and iPod as standard. At a cost of 300,000 pounds, it is not for everyone, but has sparked the interest of some major celebrities like Keanu Reeves. The car offers over 300 horsepower, all of the torque is available the moment you touch the throttle, it does zero to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds with top speed of “just” 105 mph.

New Aptera Electric Car available in 2009

asarapi — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 03:45:30 +0000

The new Aptera plug-in electric hybrid car has a fluid exterior form designed to have minimum drag for best energy efficiency (300 mpg). Fun to drive and boasts a top speed of 85 miles per hour with race car type safety features and hi-tech options like “Smart Phone Connectivity” (plug in your iPhone for music and switch to an incoming call with the touch of a button). The gull wing doors are great for stepping out in tight parking spaces.

Kia Motors Unveils Next Generation “Borrego” Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle

asarapi — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:25:10 +0000

Setting a great example for sluggish car companies afraid to invest in groundbreaking innovation, Kia Motors Corporation unvelis the new Borrego Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) which boasts a high output 154 hosrpower fuel cell with 450 volts Supercapacitor. Extended driving range and ability to start motor in sub-zero temperatures top the list of new features. Let’s hope other companies can compete soon.