Wind Helmet concept would recharge batteries while riding on 2 wheels
Click above for a gallery of the Wind Helmet We’ve seen lots of interesting ideas to generate electricity in our quest to locate story material for our blogging duties, but, as far as we can remember, this is the first helmet we’ve ever seen that’s designed to recharge batteries. The theoretical headgear would feature a small propeller that would catch the flow of wind over the motorcyclist’s helmet, acting as a turbine connected to a small generator that can recharge a set of batteries. From that point, the stored electricity could be used by any number of electronic devices, like cell phones or iPods. There’s no doubt that some thought went into this design, but we’re not so sure it’d be a good idea in practice. A small generator connected to one of the bike’s wheels would certainly be more efficient; alternatively, a small array of solar panels could gather as much energy without putting a drag on the bike’s engine. Gallery: Wind Helmet concept [Source: Core 77 via Motorcycle.com ] Auto Blog: Etc. , On Two Wheels , Green Daily Wind Helmet concept would recharge batteries while riding on 2 wheels originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green
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Top Gear America’s Project Sipster adds 2003 TDI engine to 1981 Rabbit
Click above and scroll down to watch the video Project Sipster is underway. This conversion of a 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit into a fast and frugal 70 mpg diesel car is Top Gear America’s way of saying hello to the revived eco-car mindset. In the latest installment of the series, the Rabbit gets an engine transplant courtesy of CWS Tuning in Regina, Canada. One way to help boost the Rabbit’s original 50 mpg up to 70, is to mismatch a transmission from a 1998 TDI to the donor engine from a 2003 Jetta TDI in order to increase the gear ratio. CWS Tuning mechanic Cam Waugh should be able to do this, but it’ll be no easy task. But why let me describe the muddle that they’re making of things when Top Gear America has already written everything up nice and neat – oh, and provided a video as well. You can watch it after the jump and be very glad you’re not responsible for patching all this up. [Source: Top Gear America ] Continue reading Top Gear America’s Project Sipster adds 2003 TDI engine to 1981 Rabbit Auto Blog: Diesel , MPG , Volkswagen , Green Daily Top Gear America’s Project Sipster adds 2003 TDI engine to 1981 Rabbit originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green
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Leave a commentYamaha Japan introduces three electric bikes: $1,200 for a 42 mile range
Yamaha. I hear the name and hope the news is about zippy electric scooters. The truth is, though, that the Japanese manufacturer also builds bicycles, and some of these bicycles have electric motors to assist the person pushing the pedals. This month, the company is releasing three new models, each using 25V / 4 Ah Lithium batteries: the PAS Lithium S (pictured above), the PAS CITY-S and the PAS CITY-F. Priced at $1,200 in Japan, the only difference between the three models is their wheel sizes and trim details. The bikes offer less-stressed-out riders three different ranges, depending on riding style: 21 km (14 miles) in power mode, 39 km (24 mi) in standard mode or up to 67 km (42 mi) in eco mode. [Source: Yamaha via Crunchgear ] Auto Blog: EV/Plug-in , On Two Wheels , Japan Yamaha Japan introduces three electric bikes: $1,200 for a 42 mile range originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green
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Volkswagen and Toshiba to collaborate on electric drive systems
Click the VW up! for a high res gallery It’s been a busy day in Wolfsburg as VW followed up the release of a sketch of its upcoming mid-sized sedan with an announcement about new electric drive systems. VW and Toshiba have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on electric drive systems and power electronics. These electric drive systems will be used in battery-powered versions of the New Small Family (NSF) cars. The NSF lineup is made up of the production versions of the up! series of concepts first seen in 2007. VW is planning to build small cars based on this new platform under a number of its different brands around the world. In the press release, CEO Dr. Martin Winterkorn, indicated that VW wants to be the first to mass produce affordable electric vehicles on a large scale. In order to get there, VW is working with a number of partners in addition to Toshiba on elements such as lithium ion batteries. VW has not given an indication of when these electric cars may debut, but if they intend to be first, they will have to move fast. Gallery: Volkswagen up! concept [Source: Volkswagen] Continue reading Volkswagen and Toshiba to collaborate on electric drive systems Auto Blog: EV/Plug-in , Volkswagen Volkswagen and Toshiba to collaborate on electric drive systems originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green
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