Damien Somerset talks with Marques McCammon from the Aptera Team about the design and market viability of the Aptera 2e. The Aptera 2e is a three wheeled vehicle and was designed for efficiency. This all-electric vehicle can achieve over 100 miles on a single charge. Plug into any standard 110 Volt household outlet for 8 -10 hours and you are ready for your next 100 miles. The shape was inspired by nature so that the vehicle seamlessly slips through the air as opposed to pushing air like most traditional vehicles. This when combined with the lightweight, high-strength composite body, and an estimated annual charging cost of less than $400 makes the Aptera 2e quite possibly the most energy efficient production vehicle in the world. For more information: http://progressiveautoxprize.org
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Team Leader: Marques McCammon
Powertrain: Battery Electric
Fuel Type: N/A
Design: New
Class: Alternative (Side by Side)
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Damien Somerset is a video blogger, environmentalist, and efficient vehicle enthusiast. Damien is very active in both online media and environmental advocacy, and hopes to use both to help reshape the face of modern environmentalism.
http://DamienSomerset.com
Contact: damiensomerset -at- gmail
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ABOUT THE PROGRESSIVE AUTOMOTIVE X PRIZE
Our goal is to inspire a new generation of viable, safe, affordable and super fuel efficient vehicles that people want to buy.
$10 million in prizes will be awarded in September 2010 to the teams that win a rigorous stage competition for clean, production-capable vehicles that exceed 100 MPG energy equivalent (MPGe). We are proud to announce that the on-track Competition Phase will be hosted at Michigan International Speedway.
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Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May head into a wind tunnel with their newly created electric car to prove that it has better aerodynamics than a Top Gear presenter’s head! For more exclusives from Series 15, car reviews and car and show news go to http://www.topgear.com
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At Columbia University in New York City, a panel of electric vehicle infrastructure leaders, thought-leaders and stakeholders to discuss if the city of New York was ready for electric cars. Learn about the importance of bringing these groups together and watch as Columbia University engineering students get a look at the Volt.
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Sally Benson, faculty director of Stanford’s Energy Seminar, gives a tour of the special Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicle Showcase held on April 7, 2010. Students, faculty and the general public attended the event, which was part of the weekly seminar series. The showcase featured alternative vehicles from Daimler, Honda, Pi Mobility, Tesla, Toyota, VW and AC Propulsion. The regular Energy Seminar is held Wednesdays at 4:15 p.m. in Building 420, Room 40, and is sponsored by the Woods Institute for the Environment, the Precourt Institute for Energy and Chevron.
Stanford University:
http://www.stanford.edu/
Stanford News:
http://news.stanford.edu/
Woods Institute for the Environment:
http://woods.stanford.edu/
Precourt Institute for Energy
http://pie.stanford.edu
Stanford University Channel on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/stanford
Duration : 0:2:14
April 7, 2010
Sally Benson, faculty director of Stanford’s Energy Seminar, gives a tour of the special Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicle Showcase held on April 7, 2010. Students, faculty and the general public attended the event, which was part of the weekly seminar series. The showcase featured alternative vehicles from Daimler, Honda, Pi Mobility, Tesla, Toyota, VW and AC Propulsion. The regular Energy Seminar is held Wednesdays at 4:15 p.m. in Building 420, Room 40, and is sponsored by the Woods Institute for the Environment, the Precourt Institute for Energy and Chevron.
Stanford University:
http://www.stanford.edu/
Stanford News:
http://news.stanford.edu/
Woods Institute for the Environment:
http://woods.stanford.edu/
Precourt Institute for Energy
http://pie.stanford.edu
Stanford University Channel on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/stanford
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This video demonstrates the use and convenience of the Better Place solution through a day in the life of an EV driver. The video features battery switch, charging at home and work, in-car services (charge levels, remaining miles/kilometers, navigation, location of charge spots and battery switch stations), smart phone integration, and how all of the components interact to provide a comprehensive electric vehicle services solution. The end result is that the Better Place driver has unlimited range and a state-of-the-art driving experience while having minimal impact on the electric grid. For more information visit, http://www.betterplace.com/
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Michele Tihami of IBM discusses plug-in electric hybrid vehicles. Part of an ICCF Energy Efficiency Technology and Nature Conservation Congressional Briefing: http://www.iccfoundation.us/e-briefings/2009energyseries/index.htm
Duration : 0:8:32
Video created for Plug-In Electric Vehicles 2008. Our RAV4EV Electric Car crushes a hydrogen fuel cell car on energy efficiency and for the greater good. May the Force be with electric cars – now!
Duration : 0:1:30
Electric cars are something that show up in the news all the time. There are several reasons for the continuing interest in these vehicles:
Electric cars create less pollution than gasoline-powered cars, so they are an environmentally friendly alternative to gasoline-powered vehicles (especially in cities).
Earlier this year Steve Kelly went to the Detroit Motor Show at the home of he American car industry to find out what the future holds for the electric car.
Steve Kelly is a reporter, freelance photographer and video journalist based in Calgary Alberta, Canada.
Duration : 0:3:34
48 volt electric car designed and hand built by George Fortin, top speed 40 miles an hour,range per charge- 15 miles, excelleration- 0 to 30 in 5 seconds…email-gfortin@cox.net
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