Not just a concept… this is real and available soon!
This ultra light vehicle is called the Aerorider SPORT. It’s a hybrid tricycle. Designed for commuting in urban areas or for recreation. In the Aerorider SPORT your muscle power is combined with a powerful support from the electric motor.
http://www.aerorider.com
http://www.sunrider-cycles.com
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The Best from the 2006 New York International Auto Show! Alternative fuels and hybrid vehicles are more important than ever. Get an inside look at the features and vehicles Honda, Mercedes, Chevrolet, Toyota, and Nissan are introducing in this category.
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An animated description of how a Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicle (HHV) works. The technology was developed by the EPA National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory in partnership with Eaton and Navistar. UPS is the first company to buy an HHV vehicle, helping to bring little known technology into real-world testing and use.
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100 families in Northern California are test-driving 10 Toyota Priuses that are plug-in vehicles. UC Davis is monitoring the families to see what they think of the latest green vehicle on the road. NewsWatch 2007
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ATLANTA, Oct. 27, 2008 As part of a public-private partnership to increase the commercial availability and use of alternative fuel vehicles, UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced its first purchases of a little-known technology the hydraulic hybrid vehicle that promises dramatic fuel savings and environmental benefits.
http://pressroom.ups.com/pressreleases/current/0,1088,5052,00.html
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Q: Can it be powered by one person or do you always have to have 4 people to generate power?
A: Yes it can be powered by one to four people. One can even operate it in full electric mode as well.
Q: Do you have to be super-strong to make it work or can a regular reasonably fit person power it?
A: It’s about the same energy as your bicycle. A reasonably fit person will do very well with the HumanCar.
Q: What kind of licensing does it require?
A: The HumanCar Imagine_PS is street legal for off highway use. Think of it as a perfect neighborhood commuter.
Q: Can you also plug it in to charge the battery?
A: Yes! The Imagine_PS is a PHEV (plug in hybrid electric vehicle)
Q: Will it be street-legal in my state?
A: Yes, the new NEV designation will also make large tax credits available as well as new lane space for these new cars.
Q: Will it have a top so it can be used in the winter/rain?
A: Yes, we will offer a coupe’ version as well as have an optional convertible ragtop for the Imagine_PS.
Q: When can I buy one?
A: Right now, by placing an order via humancar.com. (A $99 dollar down payment will reserve one)A note from the inventor on specifics: HumanCars uses recycled plastics and other exciting materials (hemp fiber for example, Kenaf, bamboo, etc)”The output of the FM-4 is measured in watts at the drive wheels. Power
output has been measured as high as 1,800 watts for a strong 4-person team. Energy
output depends upon how long they can maintain this level of output,
typically only for short bursts. The continuous output can be half or less
of the peak output.For vehicle use the peak output determines the drive train engineering
requirements, as well as the vehicle performance envelope - think “passing
power”.Human generation is appropriate for low-draw highly efficient devices such
as communication equipment and task lighting. It is not an answer for our
typical massive use of electrical power/energy. - CS Greenwood PE
” We’re hot rod builders, dirt bike riders, bicycling enthusiasts, and we love all kind of sports, with or without machines, with or without electronics. We love healthy people. You and your family will power yourselves down to the store and back.”-Charles S. Greenwood PE,
HumanCar Inventor”We are here to race and the opponent is dependency. It’s on.”-Chuck Greenwood CEO HumanCar Inc. is privately funded and independent research/industrial design firm. Investor relations.RE: 60 MPH?A human powered car will go only as fast as its occupants make it go. However, with a small amount of additional power, it may be possible for many people to achieve truly useful cruising speeds. This has been the core of many years of research at HumanCar, Inc. The FM-4 was engineered to test the limits of four-person teams using a rowing like interface along with a push back power stroke. All of the major muscle groups can be utilized. Down hill testing of the FM-4 verified the vehicle stability of this design, traveling around corners at speeds in excess of 60 MPH. A tricycle configuration is inherently unstable under such conditions. That is why we do not “play cutesy” and offer three-wheeled electric contraptions that sneak through the licensing laws as “motorcycles”. Indeed, our down hill testing program has verified the absolute necessity of proper suspension, steering, chassis and brake design. We are lucky enough to have predicted a number of key changes in the specialty vehicle market. Low Mass Vehicles is a term originated by us in a 1996 white paper of the same title. One hundred years or more ago such an idea was well accepted, but larger and larger cars and trucks made it difficult for very elegant small vehicles to have market acceptance. Those days have changed. HumanCar, Inc. is now ready to produce a neighborhood electric vehicle that integrates the FM-4 biometric interface. The inevitable High Speed/Low Mass vehicles that will follow are already in the prototype lab. And yes, they go 60 MPH.
Welcome aboard to the future.
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Fire Dept familiarization of Hybrid Vehicle, including safety considerations.
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DIY’s “Weekend Mechanic” episode on Hybrid Vehicles - segment 4: History of Hybrids and new alternative fuel vehicles (hydrogen fuel cell). Host: Bruce Bonebrake. Producer: Melissa Cross.
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On December 12, 2002, Toyota Motor Corporation began limited marketing of the hydrogen-powered TOYOTA FCHV (fuel cell hybrid vehicle) in the United States and Japan. Considered to be the closest thing yet to the ultimate eco-car, the TOYOTA FCHV was developed using Toyota’s original hybrid technology—derived from the Prius, the world’s first mass-produced hybrid vehicle—as its core technology.
As R&D on the TOYOTA FCHV continues, the technology that drives it is accelerating toward widespread use. At the same time, we are exploring the potential of a wide range of power sources—including not only hydrogen, but also gasoline, diesel, electricity and alternative fuels—while considering what the optimum eco-car would be for the energy situation, infrastructure and regulations in each country.
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Create your own hybrid?
The original revolutionary fuel-saving technology that started the 
Movement.
Keep your pants on and your tank full!