Neatorama » zero emissions http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:26:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Driving in Chairs http://www.neatorama.com/2010/04/10/driving-in-chairs/ http://www.neatorama.com/2010/04/10/driving-in-chairs/#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:57:33 +0000 John Farrier http://www.neatorama.com/?p=30627

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This stop-motion animated video is a commercial for Nissan’s efforts to build a zero emissions car. It shows people driving chairs around town, running errands and racing each other.

via Urlesque

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A Japanese shipbuilding company named IHI Marine United is developing a ship that can be powered entirely by rechargeable lithium batteries. It will be able to travel 80 km while carrying 800 passengers:

Its Zero Emission Electric Propulsion Ship will use batteries that can be recharged at charging stations in ports it visits. The plug-in ship powered by lithium-ion batteries would run without a diesel engine, thus cutting its carbon dioxide or nitrogen oxide emissions to zero.

The company hopes to have a commercial vehicle available in 2015.

Link via technabob | Photo: Far East Gizmos

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The German-built Antares DLR-H2 is the world’s first hydrogen fuel-cell aircraft.  It just made its first test flight.  It has a range of 750 km and can fly up to 170 kph.  Click the link for more pictures and a video (in German).

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