'Green' concept cars

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'Green' concept cars

• The future of green motoring as shown at auto
  shows and showrooms around the world.

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Fuel Cell Cars

• 0-60 mph in 11 seconds
• 170 miles before refueling
• max speed of 93 mph

Hondas new fuel cell car has a very contemporary
exterior.
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The Spallino family of Los Angeles has been
test-driving a Honda FCX, powered by hydrogen
fuel cells. Jon commutes with the car to Orange
County, and his wife Sandy uses it to ferry their
daughters to school, soccer and ballet.
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Fuel Cell Cars
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Battery Electric Cars

• 0-60 mph in 10 seconds
• 100 miles before recharging
• max speed of 95 mph

Phoenix Motorcars plans to release this SUT as
well as an SUV in 2010. They charge up in less
than 10 minutes! It uses new lithium titanate
batteries.
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Battery Electric Cars
Tesla Roadster 101,000

• 0-60 mph in 3.7 seconds
• 220 mi before recharging
• max speed of 125mph
• takes 3.5 hours to charge
• 110Wh/km

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Chevy Volt

• uses a "series hybrid" system.
• Powered by electric motors, gasoline engine to
  charge batteries
• 40 miles without charging batteries
• Available in 2010
• http//www.chevrolet.com/pages/open/default/fuel/e
  lectric.do?evar23fuel_solutions_landing20page

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Aptera

• Electric plug in hybrid with gasoline for backup
• Gasoline consumed depends on total miles driven,
  for 350-400 130 MPG (plus electricity!!)
• http//www.aptera.com/

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Volkswagen 1-Liter Car

• 100 km/L diesel (235 MPG)
• 3.47 m long x 1.25 m wide x 1 m high
• carbon fiber composites
• Magnesium frame (low density)
• Questions about energy for mining resources and
  production of vehicle
• Only carries one person

http//www.seriouswheels.com/cars/top-vw-1-liter-c
ar.htm
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Tango

• Very small electric car
• Easy to park
• Low energy consumption
• 0-60 in 4 seconds
• Up to 200 miles per charge
• http//www.commutercars.com/

http//www.commutercars.com/intro.html
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Honda FCX
The FCX is a hydrogen fuel cell concept vehicle
with a much longer range than the current Honda
FCX experimental vehicle.

• Honda leased a number of these in summer of 2008.
• 60 miles per gallon equivalent (1 kg H2 1 gal
  gasoline)
• Roughly 240 miles per fill-up

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SmartCar

• All Pure models are equipped with a new
  3-cylinder (70HP) engine
• The Pure will get roughly 40 miles per gallon
  and it requires premium gas.
• Two-seater

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MDI AIRpod

• AIRPod runs on compressed air meaning no
  pollution from the vehicle itself
• 137 miles per air charge!
• 1.5 minutes to fill tank!
• 3 seater

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Tatas Nano

• The small, four-door Nano is also known as the
  peoples car
• It is powered by a two-cylinder engine at the
  back of the car.
• With 33 horsepower, the Nano is capable of 65
  miles an hour
• Designed to be affordable in India (Rs.
  104,000 or 2,200)
• Proposed to grow the Indian car market by 65
• Questions about safety and pollution, among
  issues
• (http//wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/10/tata-n
  ano-the-worlds-cheapest-car/?hp)

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SAAB Biopower

• Unlike flex-fuel vehicles currently on the
  market, the BioPower 100 can run on E100, 100
  percent pure ethanol, as well as E85, which is 15
  percent gasoline, or pure gasoline. Other
  flex-fuel vehicles can't take pure ethanol.

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The 2008 Civic GX sports Natural Gas Powered
Vehicle Available today (25,190) Greenest car
ultra low emissions Driving Range 170 miles MPG
estimates 24/36
http//automobiles.honda.com/civic-gx-fleet
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What will the future bring?

• Propulsion systems
• Internal combustion
• Fuel cell
• Electric
• Hybrid options

• Fuels
• Gasoline/Diesel/Nat.Gas
• Biofuels
• Hydrogen
• Electricity

New ways to think about moving around ???