Archive for the ‘Green technology’ Category

« Older Entries

Honda 2010 cars

November 5th, 2009

In other article we write about the biggest car manufacturers from Japan, and now it’s in the world, we write about Toyota, and now we write about the other car manufacturers from Japan, and this is Honda.

Honda is the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles as well as the world’s largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines measured by volume. Honda surpassed Nissan in 2001 to become the second-largest Japanese automobile manufacturer.

Honda was the first Japanese automobile manufacturer to release a dedicated luxury brand, Acura in 1986. Aside from their core automobile and motorcycle businesses, Honda also manufactures garden equipment, marine engines, personal watercraft and power generators, amongst others.

In this article you cand read about the 2010 cars from Honda, what it’s new on these and what they have improved.

Honda Accord 2010

The 2010 Honda Accord lineup is getting a features upgrade on certain models with an expanded application of Bluetooth HandsFreeLink to vehicles equipped with leather seating surfaces and new rear-seat ventilation ducts on Accord Sedan EX and EX-L models for more-direct rear passenger airflow.

honda 2010 1231

This year’s model comes with an optional V-6 engine in addition to its standard 5 speed automatic and manual transmissions. The V-6 Accord coupe has a six speed tranny and pumps out a mega dose of 268 horsepower, making sure to get you going. Though the new styling has left a bit to be desired in the notchy shift with a bit of an abrupt clutch take-up, it still has new power.

honda 2010 2231

Three audio systems are available all with MP3/Windows Media Audio (WMA) playback capability and an auxiliary input jack. The standard system provides a single-disc CD player, six speakers, and 160 watts of power. A radio data system (RDS) displays information broadcast by participating radio stations that often includes call letters, station type (searchable by genre) and programming information. Steering wheel audio controls come standard on every Accord. The Accord Sedan EX and Coupe LX-S add a six-disc in-dash changer.

Honda Accors Crosstour 2010

The new 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour is reshaped and more aerodynamic version of the famous Accord sedan. With its sleek new exterior vision, the new Accord Crosstour will also feature a new and more versatile, upscale 5-passenger interior with an innovative rear storage area, a standard 3.5-liter i-VTEC V-6 engine.

picture 1

The 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour competes most directly with the Toyota Venza, another attempt at redefining the crossover with more sedan-like lines that debuted last year. By packaging, pricing, and marketing this vehicle on the high-end of the five-passenger crossover segment, Honda is targeting both empty nesters and young couples moving from either a smaller or larger vehicle into this growing segment.
» More: Honda 2010 cars

4 Comments »

Posted in Green technology

Tags:

ECO cars projects

November 4th, 2009

In other articles we write about electric cars and also about small eco-friendly city car, and these cars are in productions or will be released in future. In this article, we can write about the projects cars, projects that can be possible cars in the future , or just will be a muse for others eco cars.

What is an eco-car?

An eco car can be a hybrid car, electric car, biodiesel, hydrogen car or a car that can consume alternative energy.

Explicit eco car

Explicit is a car designed by Kenyon Yeh, a designer from Taiwan, and the idea was to design a car for heavy traffic on city roads. Explicit is a single car transportation inspired by the sharpness and clearness of the visibility plus the sporty taste of the vehicle.

Explicit eco car 01

The vehicle is designed to adapt different situations and change its shape according to speed and parking purposes. Featuring a compact sporty design through hard and smooth lines, between straight and curved, the Explicit also integrates a trunk or storage at the rear for long or heavy-duty traveling.

Explicit eco car 03

Fiat Multipla eco car

This car concept is designed by an Italian designer Andrea Spaggiari, and the car was designed for Canadian Auto Show. The vehicle concept that featuring an innovative frame structure seems to be the new Fiat Multipla.

Fiat Multipla eco car 01

The designed divide the car in two parts, the outer cage and the interior capsule, which can be interchanged to meet the needs of different users. Accommodating up to six passengers comfortably, the EFS runs on a hydrogen fuel cell that powers four in-wheel motors and allows a safe and sustainable ride. The interior is so simple yet functional that the users can adjust or even detach it according to their needs. And a vibrant color scheme (both interior and exterior) gives it a typical Italian look. In short, the External Frame Structure is a modular vehicle that bends to the changing needs of the modern user.

Fiat Multipla eco car 02

Curve Surfer eco car

Curve Surfer is a concept car designd by Michaël van Vuuren, and the project was designed for an international design contest, the Allivision 09. Curve Surfer is a car concept that provides an eco ride even without compromising on speed and performance. The car was inspired from a catamaran that symbolizes speed, pureness, energy, travel and passion, the futuristic vehicle runs on solar energy produced by solar panels located on the roof.

Curve Surfer eco car 01

Integrating a transparent floor or chassis for an exciting ride, the Curve Surfer features a modula
» More: ECO cars projects

1 Comment »

Posted in Concepts, Green technology

Tags:

Mazda Concept Cars

October 26th, 2009

After writing an article of the concept car from Nissan, came among other Japanese companies, namely Mazda. A company that is becoming more successful, a brand that in 2007 sold more than 1.3 million cars annually.

Like any type of car manufacturers, and those of Mazda future projects, projects for inspiration or projects which give them “life”. Mazda is focused on making cars that achieve harmony between Mazda’s hallmark driving pleasure and environmental and safety performance. In this article you can read about the future projects of the Mazda.

Mazda Kazamai concept car

Kazamai, which means “swirling crosswinds” in Japanese, shows the design inspiration traces from the Mazda Nagare Concept. The Kazamai name was chosen to express the powerful yet nimble character of this stylish and compact crossover.

The concept is based on Mazda’s long-term vision for technology development, Sustainable Zoom-Zoom, which aims to provide a unique balance between sporty driving fun and superior environmental and safety performance. More down to earth, the car also has a five-point grille, accentuated front-wheel arches over 22-inch wheels, and a sleek roof line.

With a width of 1,930mm and a length of 4,520mm, it is slightly larger than the current Mazda3, with room for SUV comfort and functionality on the inside.

Mazda Kazamai concept car 01

The aim was to make the Kazamai’s aerodynamics more than 10% better than other vehicles in its class, and to make more aerodynamics, the designers choose to make a flat floor panel, a rear diffuser, and a low roof line.

To reduce the bodyweight, they use aluminium alloys for the hood, chassis and engine block, and the aim is to make it 100 kilograms lighter than similar models by employing plastics for the panels, fenders and the engine cover.

The engine will be an 2.0-liter direct-injection petrol engine, which Mazda engineers are currently developing, engine which is based on the current Mazda CX-7 engine, but the future engine for Mazda Kazamai will have an advanced technologies to minimize energy loss and vastly improved thermal efficiency, including combustion control technology and variable valve control.

Also the engine will be coupled with six-speed automatic transmission, and the aim for this combination is to deliver an estimated 30 percent improvement in fuel consumption.

Active safety features include roll stability control, blind spot monitoring to assist lane change, a pre-crash safety system and advanced dynamic stability control (DSC) to support the driver.

Mazda Kazamai concept car 02

Technical Specifications

  • Overall length 4,520 mm
  • Overall width 1,930 mm
  • Dimensions Overall height 1,500 mm
  • Wheelbase 2,780 mm
  • Seating capacity: 4 people
  • Engine Type Next-generation 2.0L DISI petrol
  • Transmission Type Next-generation 6AT
  • Suspension Type
  • - Front: McPherson Strut,
  • - Rear : Multi-link
  • Tire Type 265/45 R22 Bridgestone
Mazda Kiyora concept car

Mazda Kiyora follows the Nagare design theme and also water was selected as a theme for this concept. The name of this car is Kiyora, name that meaning “clean and pure” in Japanese. The concept car is based on an all-new platform that will be designed to reduce weight allowing it to be more fuel-efficient, and we can say that the car is a small, eco-friendly city car. To reduce the weight of the car, the designers use for  Kiyora an extremely rigid and lightweight carbon-fibre body structure beneath a small, aerodynamic outer skin and a spirited, small-displacement 1.3-liter direct-injection engine.

Mazda Kiyora concept car 01

The main technologies used on the Kiyora are the SKY Drive transmission and the SKY-G direct injected gasoline engine. The idea behind the SKY Drive is to reduce friction as much as possible, install a more efficient torque converter and clutch, and to speed up that clutch’s shift time. The result is an efficient but responsive transmission that won’t disappoint.
» More: Mazda Concept Cars

3 Comments »

Posted in Green technology

Tags:

Buildings with green roofs

October 22nd, 2009

We can find green roofs on houses, and also on office building. To have a green roof on building can be interpreted like a philosophy which focuses on increasing the efficiency of resource use energy, water and materials. A green building can be interpreted in many different ways, and one of the common views is that they should be designed and operated to reduce the overall impact of the built environment on human health and the natural environment by efficiently using energy, water, protecting occupant health and improving employee productivity, and reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation.

One of environmental feature of green buildings is a green roof. Green roof has extensive plantings on a rooftop or terrace, and these are popular with environmentalists because they reduce rainwater runoff.

Some of these buildings that have green roofs are presented in this article.

Waldspirale

The Waldspirale(wooded spiral) is the name of a residential building complex in Darmstadt, Germany, the building was built in the 1990s. The Waldspirale is a green building designed by an Austrian artist, Friedensreich Hundertwasser.

Waldspirale 01

There are other apartment buildings in Darmstadt, but the U-shaped Waldspirale is special. The roof of the altogether 12 floors is covered with grass, shrubs and trees and the facade follows an irregular grid organization. The building contains 105 apartments, a parking garage, a kiosk as well as a café and a bar, the last two being located at the top of the spiral.

Waldspirale 02

The building has more than 1000 windows. Not one of these windows are shaped the same in this “out of line” building, and many have “tree tenants” growing right through them. Some of the apartments are decorated in Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s personal style and exhibit the colorful tiles in the bath and kitchen that are characteristic of his work.

Waldspirale 03

Waldspirale 04

Waldspirale 05

A-cero Wins Research Center for Renewable Energy

The project was born on architectural competition for an academic center that researches renewable energy sources, when Joaquín Torres was the direction of principal.

A-cero Wins Research Center for Renewable Energy 01

The building that blends in with the surrounding landscape aims to reach highest goals in sustainable architecture. The international competition was organized by the commission of Education, Formation and Employment of the Murcia region in Spain.
» More: Buildings with green roofs

1 Comment »

Posted in Concepts, Design, Green technology

Tags:

Nissan car concept

October 15th, 2009

Nissan and other car manufacturers are always testing new concept cars to gauge public response to new styling, to create buzz about a new model line, or to just test new technology. Like other car manufacturers, Nissan has turned his attention to greener cars, both electric cars and hybrid. Because Nissan is one of the most innovative car manufacturers, we decided to present five of the company’s future projects cars.

Nissan Qazana Concept

The Nissan Qazana Concept made its first ever appearance at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. Inspired by a simple desire to have fun behind the wheel, Nissan Qazana Concept shows that mind-numbing motoring could be a thing of the past. Nissan’s Qazana might seem like an out-there concept, but Nissan Design Europe’s vice president Alfonso Albaisa says that it’ll keep many of the show car’s cues when it goes into production.

Nissan Qazana Concept 01

The Qazana will morph into a production car in 2010 and the new small crossover will be manufactured in the UK’s Sunderland factory, securing 1100 jobs according to Nissan.

Compact overall dimensions (4060mm in length, 1570mm tall, 1780 wide and a wheelbase of 2530mm) mean Qazana would be ideally suited to the urban environment. Yet its rugged appearance also suggests that it could be taken off-road as well. A tall stance, truncated rear styling and short front and rear overhangs add to feeling of robustness and strength, but the low roof line, sleek window profile and broad shoulders provides a very sporty feel.

Nissan Qazana Concept 02

This contrast between sporty performance and all-terrain potential is underlined by the venturi-style skid plate at the rear of the vehicle, Qazana’s extended ground clearance and the soft rubber spats which edge the wheel arches and help to disguise the vehicle’s long suspension travel. The graphite colored spats contrast vividly with the bold exterior colour, a unique shade called White Titanium, and the strikingly styled 20 inch black chrome alloy wheels.

Alfonso Albaisa, Vice President, Nissan Design Europe, says: “When it comes to design, Nissan has developed a reputation for constantly delivering something different. The global success of Qashqai has proven that the car buying public is fed up with the conventional… but we are not prepared to sit on our laurels. Qazana might seem a radical solution but important elements of the concept do point to a future Nissan production vehicle.”

Nissan Bevel Concept

The Nissan Bevel Concept is a dynamic, multi-purpose vehicle that, unlike currently available sport utility vehicles or minivans that emphasize passenger needs and comfort, places its focus strictly on the primary user – male empty-nester’s actively engaged in hobbies, recreation and community service. Bevel offers unique, function-inspired asymmetrical styling, a high-utility three-zone interior and technology ranging from glass roof-mounted solar panels to drive-by-wire steering, throttle and braking. Nissan says its Bevel concept was designed for 45- to 60-year-old men. Design conceived at Nissan Design America, Inc. (NDA) in La Jolla, California, in collaboration with Nissan advanced product planning groups in the United States.

Nissan Bevel Concept 01

Bevel’s compact exterior dimensions belie the immense utility inside. It rides on a 115.4-inch wheelbase, longer than the current Nissan Murano (111.2 inches) but shorter than the Nissan Quest (124.0 inches). Its short front and rear overhangs give it a manageable overall length of 173.2 inches, while width measures a full 75.0 inches. Overall height of 63.8 inches is nearly three inches shorter than Murano (66.5 inches), yet with Bevel’s low load floor the total interior cargo height is the same as Murano.
» More: Nissan car concept

5 Comments »

Posted in Design, Green technology

Tags:

Small eco-friendly city car

October 13th, 2009

A city car is best described as a small car which is economical and compact, and generally available at a competitive price.A city car is best described as a small car which is economical and compact, and generally available at a competitive price. These cars have been sold in Europe since the 1960s, and now are an official car classification. They are also known as A-Segment cars. Most mainstream manufacturers have one or even two city cars in their lineup.

Is an intense competition among major car manufacturers to produce economic city cars, electrical cars or hybrid cars, and also attractive to customers. Part of a future city car, some of these as concept city car, you can find in this article.

Nissan Land Glider city car concept

Nissan is pulling out all the zero emission stops at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. In addition to the expected Leaf electric vehicle, the Japanese automaker will also be showing off a new concept called the Land Glider. Intended to be an urban runabout, the two-seat Land Glider is fully electric and is extremely narrow to ease congestion in dense city centers and make it easier to find suitable parking spots.

Nissan Land Glider Concept 01

While the agility, thrills and freedom of bikes inspired the designers and engineers, an extra spice was added to the mix. Tandem architecture became the obvious choice. A unique two-seater, cocoon-like structure sitting on a zero emission powertrain. With four-wheel stability and a sense of safety that originates from a tilting cabin, the Nissan Land Glider Concept will appeal to both two- and four-wheel driving enthusiasts.

The Land Glider is an electric vehicle, features the range of 160km (100 miles) in a full charge. It can lean into turns like a motorcycle, and sci-fi looking cabin, all full of monitors displays and a steering wheel which looks like twin joysticks.

Nissan Land Glider Concept 02

Targeted at city dwellers of all generations, the Nissan Land Glider Concept is a serious motoring statement of the new era of mobility that Nissan intends to lead.

Technical Specifications

  • Overall Length: 3,100 mm
  • Overall Width: 1,100 mm
  • Overall Height: 1,415 mm
  • Wheelbase: 2,180 mm
  • Seating Capacity: 2

VW E-Up! Concept city car concept

This is the so-called €8500 electric car from Volkswagen. Dubbed E-up, the new car shows us how the ‘car of tomorrow’ will look like and promises to be a real hit in 2011, when it will hit the dealerships. According to the manufacturer, the new car features an 82 hp (60 kW) electric motor capable to offer a range of 130 km and a top speed of 135 km/h.

The car is small – under 10.5 feet (3.19 meters) in length – and will seat four occupants in a 3+1 arrangement. Top speed is listed at just under 85 miles per hour (135 km/h) and the run to 60 mph will take about 11 seconds while the city-centric zero to 30 mph is dispatched in just 3.5 seconds.

VW E-Up! Concept city car concept 01

The car`s low weight is quite astounding, given the fact that 240 kilograms are taken up by the lithium-ion battery. The implemented battery`s energy capacity of 18 kilowatt-hours (kWh) enables driving distances of up to 130 kilometres, depending on driving style – enough for the city and the drives of most commuters. The E-Up! will be “refueled” in the garage at home, in a parking structure or on the road at one of the future municipal recharging stations that will be enabled by chip card. Depending on the available charging infrastructure and the battery`s momentary charge state, the storage battery could be charged to up to 80 percent of its total capacity within an hour.

VW E-Up! Concept city car concept 02

The E-Up! emphatically demonstrates that emission-free Volkswagens will be anything but lacking in emotion. Responsible for this, once again, is the team led by Group Chief Designer Walter de Silva. Together with Klaus Bischoff (Chief Designer, Volkswagen Brand) and Flavio Manzoni (Head of Creative Design, Volkswagen Group), he developed a layout for the E-Up! that reflects the visual bandwidth of the future New Small Family. The E-Up! bears a resemblance to previously presented concept vehicles of this new model series – the Up! (city specialist), Space-Up! (microvan) and Space-Up Blue! (fuel cell powered van) – it represents a design stage that reflects the future production car even more closely.
» More: Small eco-friendly city car

2 Comments »

Posted in Green technology

Tags:

Three-wheels vehicles

October 9th, 2009

A three wheeled car is an automobile having either one wheel in the front for steering and two at the rear for power, two in the front for steering and one in the rear for power, or any other combination of layouts.

Having one wheel in front and two in the rear for power reduces the cost of the steering mechanism, but greatly decreases stability. However, a configuration of two wheels in the front and one wheel at the back has many strong proponents among automotive designers and enthusiasts. Two advantages are its improved aerodynamics, and that it readily enables small lightweight motorcycle powerplants and rear wheels to be used.

Like four wheels cars, three wheels cars can have an electric engine and can be in the same time green cars.

A three-wheeler car from Venture

Venture develop a car for two passenger, three-wheeled vehicle powered by either a pure plug-in electric or plug-in hybrid petrol-electric powertrain. The name of the car is VentureOne, and the model is designed and built on the existing Carver three-wheeler already available in Europe.

A three-wheeler car from Venture 01

Even if the car has a single front wheel, VentureOne has more in common with a conventional car than a motorcycle due to the fully enclosed cabin, upright seating position, steering wheel, foot pedals and gear stick.

The VentureOne will be available in three configurations including the Venture d50 Hybrid Drive which has a 50 kW powertrain, the faster Venture Q100 Hybrid Drive which has a 100 kW powertrain (giving the Q100 a 120 mph / 193 km/h top speed!) and the all-electric Venture EV which has a 40 kW powertrain and reduced range, but zero emissions. In addition to the low-emission, flex-fuel Hybrid model, a zero-emission all-electric version is also being developed that will have an all-electric range of nearly 200 miles.

A three-wheeler car from Venture 02

Safety features being integrated into the design include a chrome-moly steel roll-cage, collapsible steering column, side impact rails, driver’s airbag and break-away engine mount. Three-point driver and passenger seatbelts, safety glass, digital traction control and ABS are all standard safety elements.

Brontes three-wheeled vehicle with zero emissions

This car is a concept car called Brontes, and it’s designed by Spanish car designer Marco Aurelio Galan Henriquez. Brontes runs on electric engine giving you a sustainable city driving. This environmentally friendly car seats two passengers and features amazing exterior looks. The concept car is powered by a lithium-ion battery that powers its electric engines. The car is not designed for speed performances, and in this case do not expect high speed or long-distance driving range as the car uses just 3 wheels.

Brontes three-wheeled vehicle with zero emissions

According to its designer, the car measures 2, 7 meters in length, 1, 8 meters in width and 1, 34 meters in height. Thanks to its electric engine, the Brontes car features a silent cruising.
» More: Three-wheels vehicles

Leave your comment »

Posted in Concepts, Green technology

Tags:

Solar powered cellphone

October 7th, 2009

The sun is used in power generation, especially for office buildings or homes. Handset manufacturers and they are trying to introduce solar technology in mobile phones. The advantages of introducing such technologies are many, the biggest being that it will be enough to let the phone for several minutes in the sun to load the battery, giving up phone charger and phones become more environmentally friendly.

LG GD510 solar power cellphone

LG GD510 solar power cellphone

LG Electronics has unveiled their latest touchscreen phone dubbed LG GD510, which is being touted to be the most compact 3-inch touchscreen phone ever made. In addition to a host of trendy features, the cellphone carries a large photovoltaic panel to charge the onboard battery on the move.

LG GD510 solar power cellphone 01
By simply pointing the phone’s solar panel at natural light, the panel will convert solar energy into electricity without needing to be plugged in. Exposing the panel to the sun for ten minutes will give the phone enough power for a three-minute call, making it the perfect companion for emergency situations when no power is available to charge a dead battery. If left in natural light for long periods, the solar panel creates enough standby power to power the phone without any charging devices. LG plans to release this eco-friendly phone in the European market at the end of this year.

Samsung Crest E1107 Solar-Powered Cellphone

Samsung Crest E1107 Solar-Powered Cellphone 01

Its first solar-powered GSM mobile phone from Samsung, the E1107, also known by the catchier name Crest Solar. The phone is a dual-band GSM (900MHz and 1800MHz) and can be charged anywhere the sun is shining. Crest Solar features a large solar cell on its back cover that can keep its 800mAh battery charged when exposed to the sun. Samsung claims that when the phone is powered off, an hour’s worth of sun can result in enough power for an additional 5 to 10 minutes of talk time.
» More: Solar powered cellphone

4 Comments »

Posted in Green technology, Phones

Tags:

Electric cars

October 6th, 2009

Since middle of 19th century and early 20th century electric cars enjoyed popularity, when electricity was among the preferred methods for automobile propulsion, providing a level of comfort and ease of operation that could not be achieved by the gasoline cars of the time. A small-scale electric car was designed by Professor Stratingh of Groningen, Holland, and built by his assistant Christopher Becker in 1835.
What is an electric car?

One of the answers could be – an electric car is an alternative fuel automobile that uses electric motors and motor controllers for propulsion, in place of more common propulsion methods such as the internal combustion engine. Electric cars are a specifically a variety of electric vehicle intended for use as a road-going automobile. Electric cars are commonly powered by on-board battery packs, and as such are battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Other on-board energy storage methods that are expected to come into use in the future include ultracapacitors, or a spinning flywheel, which stores energy as kinetic energy.

Because oil resources are becoming increasingly rare and oil prices rise, major automobile manufacturers are beginning to investments in green projects, in their cars to function with as little fuel or, at best case, cars that work with electricity. In this article we present electric cars.

Honda EV-N – an electric concept car

Honda EV-N - an electric concept car 01

Honda EV-N is an concept car displayed at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. The EV-N is an all-electric vehicle which features a roof covered in solar panels to help top up the onboard battery. The Vehicles simple retro styling was inspired by the Honda N360, an ultra-compact micro car Honda released in the 1960s. The concept vehicle integrates the Honda UX-3 personal mobility unicycle into the passenger side door panel.

Honda EV-N - an electric concept car 02

The retro-styled battery-powered car features a compact design, making it an ideal vehicle for the city roads.

Mercedes SLS gullwing – an electric car from Mercedes

Mercedes SLS gullwing - an electric car from Mercedes 01

Mercedes-Benz will build an electrically powered version of its upcoming SLS gullwing coupe. The EV version of the SLS will drive all four wheels by means of an individual motor for each corner. It will not however use wheel hub motors, since those add too much unsprung mass. The motors will be mounted just inboard of the suspension components.

The zero-emission supercar, tentatively named the SLS AMG eDrive, will feature four electric motors with a combined output of 392 kW (526 hp) and 880 Nm (649 lb-ft) of torque. This will enable the electric SLS to rocket from 0-100 km/h in around 4 seconds, which puts it on par with the standard 6.3-liter (6208cc) V8 powered (571 hp and 650 Nm) SLS that accomplishes the same task in 3.8 seconds.
No range is being quoted at this time, but given that the battery capacity is lower than the Tesla Roadster and the car is larger, it will likely be well under 200 miles. No timeline for the electric version is being quoted, although earlier rumors placed it at 2015.

Mercedes SLS gullwing - an electric car from Mercedes 02

In a statement, Mercedes-AMG GmbH’s CEO Volker Mornhinweg said, “With the SLS AMG with electric drive, we wanted to redefine the super sports car. For us, it is not just about responsibility. We attach just as much importance to excitement and classic AMG performance.”
» More: Electric cars

4 Comments »

Posted in Green technology

Tags:

Bicycles will always remain green

September 25th, 2009

To be friendlier with the environment, most of people use bike to move from home to work and back, for sport, for hiking and the list it’s opened. The bike is 100% green, we don’t need any kind of energy to use it, without our energy, you should use just the pedal the bike.

When you use a bike, it’s important to be safe, and for this you should use equipment especially created for bicycle. An accident can be happened, and the injuries can be serious, and a minimum protection is to use a helmet. A helmet can provide some protection for your head and brain in case you fall down.

Next in this article, I will present you bikes of the future, bike which are inspired by nature, electrical bike, bike which can be used as electrical generator and other bikes which are distinguished by an exceptional design.

M.S.Q.T.O Quad Bike
M.S.Q.T.O Quad Bike 01

M.S.Q.T.O Quad Bike is a bike inspired by mosquito, and is created to provide an entirely new biking experience from all aspects. The biker’s seating arrangement has been done in a dominative manner over the road, just like the fear of mosquitoes dominates, even though the size of the bike is competitively small.

M.S.Q.T.O Quad Bike 02

TFL Bikeshare

The bike is a concept bike designed by Gabriel Wartofsky, and is designed to be an efficient and healthy way to realize the ultimate solution for commuters. The idea is to use this bike from home to bus, and deposited to modular mobile hub, and board a bus. Upon arrival at destination, another hub will be there to rent another bike through using the unique Oystercard which can be availed by leasing the service on a trip or monthly basis.

TFL Bikeshare 01

The bike is designed to be folded quickly and intuitively by the user and deposit it into the storage modules after arriving to a transit hub. RFID technology has been utilized to charge the users on their Oystercard according to the amount of E-bike rental time. When docked, E-bikes act as hub seating and get charged for the next renter.

TFL Bikeshare 02

The electrical modular buses aim to optimize the needs of next generation commuters by providing ultimate convenience for public transit. The specialized interior space addresses the diverse needs of passengers. The compact and ergonomically bended seating arrangement provides a safer environment for seat occupiers and the standing passengers downstairs for short distant travel. On the other hand, long-distance travelers and tourists will be able to enjoy the city from panoramic second floor.
» More: Bicycles will always remain green

Leave your comment »

Posted in Concepts, Design, Green technology, Others

Tags: