Green Options » flintstones http://greenoptions.com/tag/flintstones Posts tagged 'flintstones' Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:53:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en ‘Flintstones’ Car First to Combine Pedals, Solar, & Battery http://gas2.org/2008/12/13/flintstones-car-first-to-combine-pedals-solar-battery/ http://gas2.org/2008/12/13/flintstones-car-first-to-combine-pedals-solar-battery/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:53:31 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://gas2.org/2008/12/13/flintstones-car-first-to-combine-pedals-solar-battery/

Students at San Jose State University have created a new type of hybrid—or perhaps tribrid?—that makes use of human pedal-power, solar panels, and a strong battery. They’ve dubbed the car the ZEM, or Zero EMissions Vehicle, and say it could be mass-produced for a mere $4,000.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2008/12/13/flintstones-car-first-to-combine-pedals-solar-battery/feed/ Shades of Green: The Real History of Green Cars http://ecoscraps.com/2008/05/05/shades-of-green-the-real-history-of-green-cars/ http://ecoscraps.com/2008/05/05/shades-of-green-the-real-history-of-green-cars/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 14:19:40 +0000 Jeff McIntire-Strasburg http://ecoscraps.com/2008/05/05/shades-of-green-the-real-history-of-green-cars/ sog_-flinstones-4-28-08.jpgYabba dabba doo! Thanks, as always, to Brad and Peter for allowing us to republish “Shades of Green.” You can find more of their work at The Green House. And, of course, there’s always more on alternative transportation at Gas 2.0.

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