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Alternative Fuel Vehicles

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.

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Alternative Fuel Vehicles

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  1. 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

  2. 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.

  3. Battery Pack

  4. NUNA 2 Dutch Solar Car 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 105mph in 2007

  5. Solar car

  6. Blue Car – Electric + solar

  7. American Solar challenge • In 2008, the race1100 miles, taking the teams from Austin, TX, USA to Calgary, Alberta, Canada. • Won by the University of Michigan, its 5th victory, • Speeds running up to 65mph

  8. GM EV1 Electric Car • 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 180mph). 6.8 hours to recharge. 150-200 miles on a charge

  9. Electric Vehicles • The City of Vancouver Canada trialed electric vehicles in 2002. • The “Think City” and the “Ranger EV” are fully electric, zero emission vehicles that are being leased from the Ford Motor.

  10. Electric Rental Car 25 mph 20+ miles on a charge San Francisco

  11. Problems with Electric cars Instead, GM crushed and then shredded them, sending the remains to the foundry. They spent $500m on the project Clean cars could have been sold for $25,000 each, cash, no rebates to loving buyers

  12. Tesla Roadster -Electric

  13. Chevy Volt Click on the picture

  14. Electric Bikes Maximum Speed: 15mph Range Maximum*: 20 miles

  15. Japan & Germany have test tracks • China will have the 1st functioning system in 2003 • Covers 19 miles in less than 10 minutes Who Uses It? Shanghai maglev train Guide rails under construction in Shanghai http://www.monorails.org/tMspages/MagShang.html

  16. How do they work?

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

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

  19. 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.

  20. 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

  21. Veggie Van List en to a bit of this radio broadcast by scrolling over the speaker icon to the right

  22. Hybrid cars and SUVs • The Prius is, the cleanest emissions rating next to zero emissions. Toyota Highlander Hybrid SUV TOYOTA PRIUS HONDA CIVIC HYBRID

  23. Toyota's Fuel-Cell Hybrid Vehicles (FCHV)

  24. The Fortwo is small outside at only 2.5m long, yet it offers all of the comfort of a large saloon. It has a top speed of 84mph and accelerates from 0-60mph in only 15.5 seconds, yet returns an average fuel consumption of 60mpg. Smart Car: Hybrid

  25. Ups Hybrid Truck

  26. 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

  27. Spallinos family ride the first fuel cell car • Hydrogen powered fuel cell car. • The only by-product is a little water, so no pollution http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5030050&ft=1&f=1025

  28. BMW Fuel Cell Car 187mph

  29. Fuel Cell Submarine Fuel cell submarines offer underwater stealth

  30. French car run on compressed air

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