Solar cars Electric vehicles Magnetic levitation trains Vehicles run on vegetable

oil or grease Diesel powered vehicles

run on bio-diesel

Fuel cell cars Hybrid vehicles Natural gas

vehicles

Solar Cars

•A solar car is a light weight, low power vehicle designed and built with a single purpose in mind – racing.

•They have limited seating they have very little cargo capacity, and they can only be driven during the day.

Battery Pack

Nuna II, a Dutch Solar Car won the World Solar challenge, a 3000 km race that crosses Australia.

The car took 30 hours, 54 minutes - it hit a top speed of 105mph in 2007

In 2008, the race1100 miles, taking the teams from Austin, TX, USA to Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Won by the University of Michigan, its 5th victory,

Speeds running up to 65mph

Electric Cars

A typical EV holds at most 25 kwh of power, the energy equivalent of about two-thirds of a gallon of gasoline, on which many people can commute to work for an entire week (about 140 miles, top speed 180mph).

6.8 hours to recharge. 150-200 miles on a charge

The City of Vancouver Canada trialed electric vehicles in 2002.

The “Think City” and the “Ranger EV” are fully electric, zero emission vehicles that are being leased from the Ford Motor.

25 mph

20+ miles on a charge

San Francisco

Clean cars could have been sold for $25,000 each, cash, no rebates to

loving buyers

Instead, GM crushed and then shredded them, sending the remains

to the foundry. They spent $500m on the project

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Maximum Speed: 15mph

Range Maximum*: 20 miles

Magnetic Levitation

Who Uses It?

Japan & Germany have test tracks China will have the 1st functioning system in

2003– Covers 19 miles in less than 10 minutes

Shanghai maglev train

Guide rails under construction in Shanghai

http://www.monorails.org/tMspages/MagShang.html

Train Levitation

Magnetic Levitation Trains

Photographs compliments of:High Speed Rail (HSR), by Oliver Keating

http://www.o-keating.com/hsr/

Yamanashi test line Maglev site in Japan

Maglev Train “Tracks”

Train moving on Guideway at 500 mph

The Yamanashi Guidewayfor the MLX01

How do they work?

Electrodynamic Suspension Models

EDS is used in Japan – Train levitates 10 cm off track– Train rolls on rubber wheels until

“take off” speed of 25 mphWheels can be also be used if

the electromagnet fails

EDS in Japanhttp://www.rtri.or.jp/rd/maglev/html/english/maglev_frame_E.html

Electromagnetic Suspension Models

EMS is used in Germany Developed by Transrapid Can go up to 300 mph with passengers on

board

http://www.transrapid.de/en/index.html

Vehicles Run on Bio-Diesel,

Vegetable Oil or Grease

Bio_Diesel is produced from feedstock including soybean oil and recycled waste oils such as restaurant grease. 100% organic, completely biodegradable and non-toxic to plants, animals and humans.

A blend of 20% bio-diesel and 80% petroleum diesel is the most commonly used blend. It can be used in any diesel vehicle

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Hybrid Cars

The Prius is, the cleanest emissions rating next to zero emissions.

HONDA CIVIC HYBRID

TOYOTA PRIUS Toyota Highlander Hybrid SUV

Toyota's Fuel-Cell Hybrid Vehicles (FCHV)

The Fortwo is small outside at only 2.5m long, yet it offers all of the comfort of a large saloon. It has a top speed of 84mph and accelerates from 0-60mph in only 15.5 seconds, yet returns an average fuel consumption of 60mpg.

Smart Car: Hybrid

Natural Gas Cars

police patrol cars package delivery

vans U.S. Postal mail

delivery vehicles taxi cabs school buses,

transit buses fork lifts

www.cngcorp.com/.../ natural_gas_vehicles.html

Fuel Cell Cars

Hydrogen powered fuel cell car.

The only by-product is a little water, so no pollution

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5030050&ft=1&f=1025

Fuel cell submarines offer underwater stealth