ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES Solar cars Electric vehicles Magnetic

ALTERNATIVE FUEL VEHICLES 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

• 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.

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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 105 mph in 2013

AMERICAN SOLAR CHALLENGE In 2014, the race 1722. 55 miles, taking the teams from Austin, TX, USA to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Won by the University of Michigan, Speeds running up to 65 mph

GM EV 1 ELECTRIC CAR 6. 8 hours to recharge. 150 -200 miles on a charge 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 180 mph).

SEATTLE – MUNICIPAL VEHICLES City Fleets Plug-In Ready 43 all-electric vehicles Over 7, 600 gallons of fuel saved as a result of using EVs to drive 343, 833 miles Lifetime savings of $3 -4 K with EV over hybrid or conventional vehicle 12, 000 electric cars are registered in the Seattle in 2015

ELECTRIC TOURIST CARS 25 mph 20+ miles on a charge San Francisco

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TESLA ROADSTER -ELECTRIC Tesla Model X

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ELECTRIC BIKES Maximum Speed: 15 mph Range Maximum*: 20 miles

l l Japan & Germany have test tracks China from airport to the city of Shanghai – Covers 19 miles in less than 10 minutes Who Uses It? Shanghai maglev train Guide rails under construction in Shanghai http: //www. monorails. org/t. Mspages/Mag. Shang. html

How do they work?

Electrodynamic Suspension Models l EDS is used in Japan – Train levitates 10 cm off track – Train rolls on rubber wheels until “take off” speed of 25 mph l Wheels can be also be used if the electromagnet fails EDS in Japan http: //www. rtri. or. jp/rd/maglev/html/eng lish/maglev_frame_E. html

Electromagnetic Suspension Models l l l EMS is used in Germany Developed by Transrapid Can go up to 300 mph with passengers on board http: //www. transrapid. de/en/i ndex. html

WHAT IS BIO_DIESEL? 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.

B-20 BIO-DIESEL 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 AND SUVS TOYOTA PRIUS The Prius is, the cleanest emissions rating next to zero emissions. Toyota Highlander Hybrid SUV Nissan Kia HYBRID

Toyota's Fuel-Cell Hybrid Vehicles (FCHV)

Smart Car: Hybrid The Fortwo is small outside at only 2. 5 m long, yet it offers all of the comfort of a large saloon. It has a top speed of 84 mph and accelerates from 0 -60 mph in only 15. 5 seconds, yet returns an average fuel consumption of 60 mpg.

UPS HYBRID TRUCK

NGVS: NATURAL GAS VEHICLES 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

http: //www. npr. org/templates/story. php? story. Id=5030050&ft=1&f=1025 Hydrogen powered fuel cell car. The only byproduct is a little water, so no pollution

FUEL CELL SUBMARINE Fuel cell submarines offer underwater stealth

FRENCH CAR RUN ON COMPRESSED AIR Peugeot Air Hybrid