- Does bicycling waste gas?
- Trying to figure out how much electricity it takes to produce gasoline.
- Remote controlled fasteners. “He even invented a word—telezygology—to refer to controlling fasteners at a distance. Taking advantage of declining costs for electronics chips and proliferating new radio technologies, Rudduck started fiddling with fasteners that could lock themselves into place, activated by radio signals sent from a hand-held computer.”
- Toyota is planning to have hybrid versions of its entire line by 2012. (comments are a good read too)
- Going green in London
(A the risk of moving off the topic of EVs) I appreciate the article about eating less meat. I have been vegetarian for nearly 25 years and have been quietly pointing out its ecological advantages. It seems to me that in a world where pollution is high and enery and water are becoming scarce, the least we can do is try to eat a little less meat.
The electricity involved in making gasoline: I’d never even considered it when working out how to be environmentally friendly. It’s an eye-opener.
I may have to be the most inefficient person on earth then. At the rate I eat, I should be able to provide a lot of energy, but despite the amount of work (or lack there of) I’m not going to give up my hamburger!