Check out the 2010 James Dyson Award Competition US Winner — the Copenhagen Wheel, a wheel that turns a regular bike into a smart, electric hybrid. Like a hybrid automobile, it recaptures energy from braking. It also describes it as being controlled via a smart phone. I'd rather it integrated with my cyclocomputer. Regardless, really cool [...]
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One of a local technology company's products is hitting the mainstream consumer market. Research Triangle Park's Cree, who specializes in solid state lighting products, now has one of their components featured on the Home Depot shelves (and web site). I love technology like this — looking to innovate in the spaces of energy efficiency, without compromising [...]
Kudos to SAS for continuing to push for more green power in the Raleigh-Durham area This second solar farm can produce enough power to light 200 homes. The tech geek in me loves this type of thing, and I'd love to setup our home with solar power. We've done easy eco stuff like switching to CFL [...] It's nice to see some local fast food chains starting to take some environmental/green steps forward with their business: Triangle Fast-Food Restaurants Go [...] This is a really cool concept — utilizing roadways as solar panels to generate electricy. I'm thinking with current technology this would be cost-prohibitive to create any infrastructure of any large size, but it's a cool concept and hopefully will have a future in electrical generation down the road (literally). Solar Roads Get Small DoE Contract, Confidence [...] Here's an eco-friendly article that has a local twist. The first McDonald's in the whole franchise worldwide to have charging stations for electric cars / hybrid plugins is opening in our backyard — but it's not in Chapel Hill where you'd think, but rather in Cary, NC. The owner of this specific franchise is also building [...] When does hybrid become simply a buzz word, rather than a real solution for truly increasing gas mileage and reducing emissions? When does the term "hybrid" jump the shark Oh, I'd say it's about when Lamorghini develops a hybrid: Lamborghini Jumps on the Green Wagon with Hybrid [...] Not surprisingly, the reduction in price, the competition of the Honda Insight and a bunch of new features has created a lot of buzz for the third generation Prius. That buzz has turned into a lot of interest and pre-orders it would seem. Pre-Orders Flood in For New [...] Toyota announced the prices for the third-generation Prius today, and I've gotta say that I'm really considering snagging a 2010 to replace my 4Runner after all the hype and demand wear off after its initial launch later this year. Granted, we do get a ton of utility out of our sport utility, but I'm ready for something [...] |
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I love keeping up on bleeding edge, and just edge cases when it comes to new technologies within existing products — televisions, phones, computers and especially vehicles. This new all-electric vehicle from Nisssan, called The Leaf seems pretty cool. It's the first mass-produced electric vehicle since General Motors' EV1. The collection of batteries are beneath the floorboard, meaning passenger space is maximized and they say also helps in giving it a low center of gravity. Makes sense, and seems efficient, except for maybe replacement/servicing.
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