car free commercial drive, vancouver 06 2008 – great times

Car Free Commercial Drive was a huge hit yesterday with the streets literally packed with thousands of people enjoying the sun and the spectacle. I snapped some pics . Here is a sample. The rest are available via the linkage below.

linkage: car free commercial drive, vancouver 2008 photos

venturi’s solar and wind powered car

Here is a look at a new prototype car by Venturi that they tout as an ‘autonomous energy vehicle’. Autonomous in the sense that the batteries will allow it to cover 30 miles on a full charge, and the solar panels and wind gust chargers will recharge the batteries. If you happen to live in London and the greyness isn’t giving your batteries the loving they need you can always plug it into AC.

First production runs are limited to 200 so I would imagine the $30,000 price tag won’t be high enough to scare off those fast adopters whose carbon debt won’t let them sleep at night.

eglide power boards, electric skateboards for the masses

So you are sick of polluting the environment with your stinky CO2 emitting combustion engine beast? You have flicked that polluter off to some schmuck and have been riding around on some form of mass transit, or just using the feet you were born with, but still hanging out for just a bit further or faster coverage? If you want something you can throw into a locker, because there is never anywhere to lock your bike, or you live in a town where you cycles seat is constantly getting stolen then eglide may just have what you are looking for.

affordable, electric, personal skateboards after the jump