Video Archives – The Green Optimistic

New York is Building a Wall to Hold Back the Ocean

Matias Prieto — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:50:30 +0000

When Superstorm Sandy slammed into the East Coast in 2012, New York City was devastated. Winds blew in at 80 mph, and storm surges pushed the ocean more than 9 feet above normal levels in Staten Island. Homes were leveled, subways flooded, and coastlines destroyed; 2 million people were left without power. Of the 43 […]

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NASA Gets New Eye to Watch Earth’s Ice Melt

Matthew Fiala — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:33:17 +0000

If everything goes as planned today, climate scientists will have a new satellite in the sky to keep a close watch on the melting of Earth’s ice. The new satellite, called ICESat-2, is scheduled to launch in California at 5:46 a.m. Pacific time. The launch will be shown live on nasa.gov. The satellite’s predecessor, ICESat, […]

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Before the Flood Full Movie – Watch Leonardo DiCaprio’s Green Masterpiece Here

Ovidiu Sandru — Sun, 30 Oct 2016 19:20:48 +0000

I’ve been waiting for this movie for a while, and now here it is – freshly launched by National Geographic, for free, and presenting facts more vividly than ever. Leonardo has gained the world’s attention and is trying to raise a signal before it’s not too late. There are interviews with Elon Musk, Barrack Obama […]

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28 Tesla Model S P85D Drag Races, in a Row

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 07:43:06 +0000

Have you ever given into the temptation of searching YouTube for “Model S vs …” and see a couple of drag races that the P85D is involved in, plus the hateful comments of various BMW lovers that mistake the Tesla for a Prius? Well, I have, and for those who like to see drag races […]

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Climate Change Explained in Under a Minute [Video]

Benji Jerew — Tue, 07 Apr 2015 18:15:45 +0000

If someone were to ask you to explain climate change and why you believe it exists, how long do you think it would take? Really, climate change isn’t all that complicated, and you don’t even need any charts. The only thing you need to know is the role of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, carbon […]

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Boost Your Home Energy Efficiency – Now’s the Time

Benji Jerew — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 17:26:17 +0000

Home energy efficiency is a good thing to take a look at, no matter what season it is. In the summer, cooling can be quite expensive, especially if you have a leaky home in a hot and humid climate. Just to feel comfortable may require running air conditioners 24/7 some weeks. In the winter, the […]

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Solar Roadways Blows Out Crowdfunding Goals

Benji Jerew — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 19:56:49 +0000

Solar Roadways certainly looks like a cool idea, with so many benefits, but getting such a venture off the ground, or on the ground, depending on how you look at it, could have been a difficult sell. The idea behind Solar Roadways was originally cooked up by an Idaho engineer couple, Scott and Julie Brusaw, […]

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Electric Bike Conversion Kit is Lightest Ever

Benji Jerew — Wed, 21 May 2014 15:41:06 +0000

When considering an electric bike conversion kit, there are a few paths you can take, both of which help solve the transportation problems city-dwellers or city-workers experience. The main idea with electric bikes is they help to solve the “last mile” problem, where commuters get to their destination city and still have to get to […]

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How “The Hybrid Shop” Reduces Hybrid Battery Waste

Benji Jerew — Tue, 20 May 2014 18:46:42 +0000

When considering a hybrid vehicle, perhaps one of the first things you think about is fuel economy. Then there’s the hybrid battery, which will eventually fail, and do you have any idea how much that costs? The thing about hybrid battery packs isn’t “if” they’ll fail, but “when” they’ll fail. For the most part, dealerships […]

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Electric Airplane Makes Maiden Flight

Benji Jerew — Mon, 12 May 2014 15:28:06 +0000

Nearly a year ago, the EADS E-Fan electric airplane was shown as a concept at the Paris Air Show, but it hadn’t officially taken to the air. Still, the electric airplane generated a lot of interest in the aviation community, and development continued. The EADS (European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company) Innovation Works E-Fan demonstrator […]

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White House Has Solar Panels – Finally!

Benji Jerew — Sat, 10 May 2014 03:07:36 +0000

In 1979, President Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed on the roof of the White House. What better way to use all that acreage, aside from patrolling security teams? Unfortunately, President Ronald Reagan had the solar panels removed, for which environmental groups have been campaigning for their reinstallation. In October, 2010, President Barack Obama promised […]

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Indoor Vertical Garden, a Testament to Sustainable Design

Benji Jerew — Thu, 08 May 2014 18:59:20 +0000

Design firm “Green Over Grey” focuses on sustainable designs for the 21st Century and beyond, some facets of which are more or less visible than others. Green Over Grey is currently refurbishing the Desjardins Building in Lévis, Québec, Canada, which is expected to be LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) certified when it opens […]

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One Man’s Tesla Model S and a Cooler of Food

Benji Jerew — Thu, 08 May 2014 18:26:13 +0000

Apparently, that’s all you need to get from Herkimer, New York, to Miami, Florida, and back. You’ll notice I didn’t mention gas money, which is exactly what you don’t need when driving around a Tesla Model S. The average conventional vehicle, on the other hand, would cost a pretty penny. For example, calculating the trip […]

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Lexus Hybrids Muddying Electric Vehicle Waters

Benji Jerew — Tue, 06 May 2014 16:31:31 +0000

Look anywhere, at politicians, journalists, ignorantes, even in some of the comments here on The Green Optimistic, and you’ll find electric vehicle opponents. One place I wouldn’t expect have expected to see an opponent, however, comes from a recent ad campaign touting Lexus’ and, by extension, Toyota’s hybrid electric vehicles. Toyota Synergy Drive and Lexus […]

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“Zero Waste” Restaurant Goes Much Further than Recycle

Benji Jerew — Thu, 01 May 2014 20:59:42 +0000

We’ve heard the waste reduction mantra, “Reduce, Recycle, Reuse,” which has helped reduce the amount of waste heading to landfills, but what if we took it a couple of steps further? Justin Vraney, owner of Sandwich Me In, in Chicago, has gone so far beyond “Reduce, Recycle, Reuse” that his quick-service eatery has produced just […]

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Apple Campus 100% Renewable Corporate Headquarters

Benji Jerew — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 15:56:22 +0000

The new Apple headquarters may look odd, but it’s also a very smart building, capable of being fully-powered by renewable energy, not to mention its focus on the environment. Steve Jobs visionary new headquarters for Apple looks very much like something from a sci-fi movie, and perhaps because of this, it’s a design that we […]

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Listen to Kermit the Frog Being Right: It’s Not (That) Easy Being Green…

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 11:02:51 +0000

Today I came across this song I’d never heard before. It’s called “It’s not easy being green” and it’s sung by Kermit the Frog, which I’m sure everyone who’s ever heard of Sesame Street knows. Although this song was written in a totally different context and time, it reflects the state of mind many entrepreneurs […]

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Honda Smart Home is a Vision of a Zero Carbon Future

Benji Jerew — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:56:22 +0000

Honda doesn’t just built zero-carbon cars, such as the Honda Fit EV, but has actually developed a whole-life approach to eliminating carbon dioxide emissions. The Honda Fit EV, of course, consumes electricity, which would normally come from the power grid. Where that power comes from, and how much carbon dioxide it generates, is out of […]

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Tesla Motors says “Shields Up!” Adds More Protection for Battery Pack

Benji Jerew — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:31:52 +0000

After three Tesla Model S fires last year, some have been wondering if electric vehicles truly have a place in our transportation future. Tesla Motors says yes! Of course, the three fires in question were highly unusual, one involving a Class III three-ball towing hitch that had fallen off a truck, and another involving a […]

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Festo DualWingGenerator is Remarkably Efficient Wind Power Device

Benji Jerew — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 20:04:48 +0000

A few years ago, Festo created a flying bird model that was remarkably similar to the genuine article. Now they’re turning their attention to wind power. It makes sense, of course, since the same aerodynamic principles that enable birds and airplanes to fly can be applied to the stationary wings of a wind power device. […]

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IPCC Report – Climate Change Worst is Yet to Come

Benji Jerew — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 17:15:55 +0000

Climate change science is telling us that the damage is already done, and that what we’re seeing today is just a hint of what’s to come as the climate continues to destabilize. For example, because ice caps and glaciers are melting faster than they are growing, sea levels are already rising enough to threaten coastal […]

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Park Passive House is First in Washington State

Benji Jerew — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:49:32 +0000

What is a “passive house?” The idea has been around for about twenty years, building the world’s most-efficient homes. Perhaps better if I let someone else explain what a passive house is and where it all started, in 1991… The idea of the passive house is to significantly reduce energy expenditures in the home. Typical […]

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Ecoppia E4 Robots Increase Solar Panel Efficiency by 35%

Benji Jerew — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 13:20:50 +0000

Depending on where a solar panel is installed, dirt and dust buildup can seriously impact efficiency. Cleaning a few solar panels, on your home, to increase efficiency might not seem like a big deal. After all, we’re talking perhaps a couple hundred square feet. You could do that in an afternoon. On the other hand, […]

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Wood-Based Biofore Concept Car Reduces Petroleum Usage

Benji Jerew — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:04:49 +0000

Modern vehicles contain, on average, over 300 pounds of plastic. Of course, most modern plastics are made from petroleum, which opens up a whole new world of pollution and emissions. Plastic pollution, not only from its manufacture, but also from lack of recycling, means a lot of petroleum goes to waste. In 2012, the EPA […]

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Beijing to host First Race in 2014 Formula E Championship Racing Series

Benji Jerew — Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:34:02 +0000

The Beijing National Stadium, perhaps better-known as the Bird’s Nest, was built for the 2008 Olympics. The Bird’s Nest might be getting a new lease on life, hosting the first race in the 2014 Formula E Championship series. Backed and organized by the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile), the 2014 Formula E is the first […]

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Ricardo HyBoost, “The Future of Hybrids?”

Benji Jerew — Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:15:35 +0000

Do we really need a “new kind of hybrid?” Perhaps we do, since most people complain about two things in current hybrid vehicle technology. First, hybrid vehicles are typically less-powerful, leading to a reduction in the all-important fun-to-drive quotient. Second, hybrid vehicles are usually thousands of dollars more than their conventional counterparts. True, you’ll save […]

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Paris Public Transportation Free for Three Days to Combat Air Pollution

Benji Jerew — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 21:08:10 +0000

Automobile density in Paris, France, like many cities, has many leaning toward public transportation as a better option, but not enough, apparently. Because there are so many vehicles in such a crowded space, great cities around the world struggle against air pollution, and the City of Light, Paris, is no different. Unfortunately, these days, the […]

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QUANT e-Sportlimousine Concept Features Redox Flow-Cell Battery

Benji Jerew — Tue, 04 Mar 2014 19:44:59 +0000

Another advance is coming in electric vehicles, as exemplified in the QUANT e-Sportlimousine Concept, powered by a flow-cell battery system. The redox flow-cell battery, developed and perfected by nanoFLOWCELL, in Germany, has a couple of distinct advantages over the current-best rechargeable battery technology, lithium-ion. First, the flow-cell battery, at 600 Wh/kg, has at least 200% […]

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Tesla Model S, The Best You Can Get

Benji Jerew — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 08:49:49 +0000

The Tesla Model S, simply continues to please in, among other things, performance, safety, quality, company support, pretty much every way that matters. So say pretty much everyone who owns a Tesla Model S, and the aggregate numbers prove it. Combining anecdotal evidence with their own testing, Consumer Reports has given the car a much-coveted […]

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Tesla Motors and Apple, an “Unlikely” Sale, says Elon Musk

Benji Jerew — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 15:26:15 +0000

It’s no secret that Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk had some secret meetings with Apple acquisitions people, but there’s been little news as to what actually came out of those meetings. There has, however, been plenty of speculation that Apple might buy the successful startup electric vehicle maker, Tesla Motors. Of course, if any company […]

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BMW X5 eDrive – 62 MPG Plug-In Hybrid SUV

Benji Jerew — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 18:49:21 +0000

BMW has been toying with us, showing off various plug-in hybrid electric vehicles at the auto shows, but could the BMW X5 eDrive be the first to make it off the production lines? The BMW X5 eDrive was revealed at last year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The plug-in hybrid SUV borrows heavily from the BMW i3 […]

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Toyota Prius Plug-In Demonstrates Wireless Charging, the Easy Way

Benji Jerew — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:43:59 +0000

Various plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle makers, as well as other companies, have been investigating wireless charging, self-parking in the Toyota Prius Plug-In makes it even easier! Currently, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles require a physical connection to recharge the vehicle’s onboard battery packs. Current charging stations have been fairly reliable, and there should be […]

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Tesla Model S Forms Basis for Rinspeed XchangE Autonomous Vehicle Concept

Benji Jerew — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 23:03:05 +0000

Autonomous vehicles are coming, but what will they look like? Perhaps the vehicle of the future, based on the most futuristic vehicle on the road, the Tesla Model S, might look something like the Rinspeed XchangE? It’s a rare sight to see an auto show concept rolling on the streets, but Rinspeed seems to be […]

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President Obama Announces Fuel Economy Standards for Heavy Truck Fleet

Benji Jerew — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:13:38 +0000

United States President Barack Obama has a few more things to do before he leaves office in 2016, one of which is continuing fuel economy reforms to reduce emissions and petroleum imports. Container ships and cargo trains may be the first two steps in the logistics of the United States, but the heavy duty truck […]

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Global Warming Explains Extreme Weather Events

Benji Jerew — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:49:55 +0000

Mention global warming in Atlanta, Georgia, after snow and ice crippled the city, and you might get some strange looks. Climate change and global warming deniers will quickly point to the extreme cold weather events in Atlanta and other areas, saying that “cold” and “warm” are opposites, and there is nothing wrong with global temperatures. […]

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Carbon-Neutral-ish Audi A3 G-Tron Initiates Sales in Germany

Benji Jerew — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:51:15 +0000

The Audi A3 G-Tron is a multi-fuel vehicle, which runs on regular gasoline or natural gas. Combined with the installation of an all-new e-gas plant, the car runs carbon-neutral, sort of. First, Audi A3, which is probably the cheapest way to buy into the Audi luxury brand, is equipped with a turbocharged dual-fuel 1.4ℓ i4, […]

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General Electric Magnetic Refrigerator 20% More Efficient

Benji Jerew — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 18:16:11 +0000

It’s an old idea, but General Electric’s advances in magnet technology could lead to a magnetic refrigerator that’s 20% more efficient than today’s refrigerators. Refrigeration technology has come a long way since the ice box. The first compressor-type refrigerators appeared in the 1920s, and advances in insulation and compressor and evaporator technology have led to […]

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Negative Emissions House Built by Studio Apxé

Benji Jerew — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 12:52:33 +0000

Reducing or eliminating emissions doesn’t have to be painful, expensive, or even ugly. Of course, beauty or ugliness remains in the eye of the beholder, but this negative emissions house, built by Studio Apxé in Kladnica, Bulgaria, is a sight to behold. The project began with the idea to develop a sustainable one-story house on […]

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Toyota TE-S800 Roadster is a Plug-In Hybrid Vehicle, But…

Benji Jerew — Wed, 05 Feb 2014 12:21:15 +0000

What do Toyota hybrid vehicle engineers do in their spare time? Do they even have spare time? There are a couple times a year that I really wish I’d taken that BMW Powertrains job, but even if I had, I’m sure my lack of appropriate credentials would have kept me out of the prototyping department. […]

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Can New Nissan Engine Make for Better Fuel Economy?

Benji Jerew — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:50:02 +0000

A lot of racing technology trickles down to mainstream vehicles, including everything from tires to aerodynamics and even seatbelts and fuel economy tweaks. A new Nissan engine, developed for the world-famous 24 Hours of Le Mans race, could change everything we know about conventional vehicles and fuel economy. The Nissan ZEOD (Zero Emissions On Demand) […]

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Tougher IIHS Crash Testing Pushing Small Cars Off the Road

Benji Jerew — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 12:22:50 +0000

With the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) quantifying the relative safety of vehicles in various types of accidents, it seems that small cars are no longer up to par. Its seems logical to assume that, the bigger the car, the safer you’ll be in case of an accident. On the other hand, small cars […]

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Learning Electric Vehicle Charging Etiquette

Benji Jerew — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 19:17:07 +0000

“How to charge your electric vehicle” might seem like a fairly straightforward exercise, similar to “how to refuel your conventional vehicle,” but what happens when there are limited chances to recharge? The things we learned when it came to refueling our conventional vehicles have been handed down for generations. For the most part, we instinctively […]

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Google Skunkworks’ Autonomous Vehicles For Greener Highways

Benji Jerew — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 17:35:41 +0000

Could autonomous vehicles be everything we need for future transportation? Safety seems like a given, but what about environmental impact? First, safety seems to be the biggest reason for adopting autonomous vehicles. Hudreds of thousands of people die every year in automobile accidents, very few of which can be attributed to equipment failure. Most of […]

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2014 Toyota Prius Safety Rating Drops Slightly

Benji Jerew — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:16:01 +0000

The Toyota Prius is unique in the automobile market, the first and most-successful hybrid electric vehicle, as well as the best-selling hybrid in the world. The Toyota Prius has been delivering excellent fuel economy, thanks to its award-winning Toyota Synergy Drive, and has continued to improve on it. At the same time, it is well-equipped […]

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Induct Navia – Autonomous Electric Vehicle for “Last-Mile Mobility”

Benji Jerew — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:17:56 +0000

The Induct Navia combines all the modern technologies, autonomous drive, electric vehicle, wireless charging, in one vehicle. The Navia, developed by French company Induct Mobility Solutions, is only missing one thing, it can’t go 100mph. On the other hand, it wasn’t designed for highway traffic, however. Instead, the Induct Navia electric vehicle was designed for […]

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Miniature Wind Power Could Charge Personal Electronic Devices

Benji Jerew — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:31:52 +0000

Personal electronic devices, such as smartphones, mp3 and mp4 players, among others, have become more powerful, and more power-hungry, over time. Could miniature wind power devices save grid energy? Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington have designed a tiny wind power device that could be used to power these power-hungry devices. How small, […]

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Nissan NV200 Electric Taxi for London Cabbies by 2015

Benji Jerew — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 18:08:36 +0000

Cleaning up the streets of London will be much easier, now that Nissan has designed a new electric taxi that appeals to Britons. The iconic Checker Taxi, which produced a distinctive checkerboard taxicabs from about the turn of the century to 1982, or Yellow Cab, which is almost universally-known and used, signifies “Taxi” to Americans […]

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Tesla Model S + Two Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia = “Stretchla” Project by Otmar Ebenhoech

Benji Jerew — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 12:57:25 +0000

This is not a weekend project, but DIYer Otmar Ebenhoech has been fiddling with vans and electric vehicles since at least twelve years of age. As the title suggests, two Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia plus one Tesla Model S is his current project. The story starts decades ago, but perhaps more currently we could talk about […]

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2014 Green Car Technology Award Nominee – Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell Vehicle

Benji Jerew — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 17:10:56 +0000

Less than two weeks remain before the announcement of Green Car Journal’s 2014 Green Car Technology of the Year Award at the 2014 Washington Auto Show. Green Car technology has come a long way from smaller engines and hybrid electric vehicles. This year’s developments in the field have been stunning, beating our expectations of what […]

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Wait, No More Horse Carriage Rides in New York City’s Central Park?

Benji Jerew — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 20:41:56 +0000

If Mayor Bill de Blasio has his way, the Central Park carriages could be trotting on borrowed time. On the other hand, do they have a lasting place in New York City’s image? Ubiquitous to New York City, similar other great cities, is the yellow New York City Taxi, but gone are the giant Ford […]

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Renault Offers Electric Vehicles in Three Tones

Benji Jerew — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 21:03:36 +0000

Electric vehicles are just shy of being silent which, in a noise-rich urban setting, can be major pedestrian hazard. Bicycles are also silent, but the chance of injury or death due to bicycle impact are just shy of 0%, on account of the fact that they don’t weigh much more than the rider. Electric vehicles, […]

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Taxiing Green With Airbus A320’s Fuel-Efficient eTaxi System

Benji Jerew — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 12:32:49 +0000

In the air, the Airbus A320 passenger plane is one of the most fuel-efficient single-aisle aircraft that airlines can invest in. On the ground, however, Airbus found a way to make at least the Airbus A320 series plane even more fuel-efficient, but not using the main engines. Of course, the only way that Airbus can […]

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Copenhagen Wheel Converts ANY Bike to an E-Bike

Benji Jerew — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 13:47:23 +0000

The case for riding a bike is pretty strong, such as enhanced physical fitness, fuel savings, less traffic congestion, and reduced emissions. Still, depending on the weather and the distance, you could end up at the office soaked in sweat, which is why e-bikes are becoming more popular. E-bikes, that is, bicycles with electric motors, […]

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Environment – Leo Grand’s TreesForCars Carpooling App

Benji Jerew — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 15:46:53 +0000

If given the choice between receiving $100 or learning how to code Android and iOS apps, which would you choose? Better yet, if given the choice between coding the next AngryBirds or an app that works toward saving the environment, which would you choose? Leo Grand, who has been unable to find a job since […]

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Climate Change Long Term Trend, Arctic Ice Still Melting

Benji Jerew — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 22:22:33 +0000

Climate change skeptics constantly point to the fluctuating temperatures, even fluctuating Arctic sea ice, attempting to prove that it’s all part of the regular climate cycle. Temperatures in 2013 were moderate in comparison to 2012, according to the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), and even fairly cool when compare to the last six years. […]

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Formula E Electric Vehicle Racing Circuit Becomes Reality

Benji Jerew — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:32:53 +0000

Ever since man discovered that he could ride, whether it be the horse or the first automobile, man has raced. Would you expect anything less of electric vehicles? A new racing league, with the tenth and final team, has finally come into existence. The French FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile), the regulatory body behind the […]

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Water Wars: Nestlé CEO Wants to Privatize Water Resources

Benji Jerew — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 14:50:58 +0000

Water is essential to life, and places that do not have a sufficient supply of fresh water are barren and abandoned. Climate change is sure to lead to future water wars. Clear evidence of this can be seen in the vast deserts around the world, the Sahara, Mojave, and Gobi, for example, where only passersby, […]

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Luna Ring Solar Power – Science Fiction?

Benji Jerew — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 14:48:22 +0000

What looks like a small model of a benign DeathStar is actually a solar power project, on the moon, dreamed up by the engineers at Shimizu Corporation in Tokyo, which could solve some of the world’s power problems. In 2008, the International Energy Agency calculated that the world used about 143,851TWh of energy, only 26,775TWh […]

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Nissan Leaf Autonomous Drive Successfully Navigates Public Highways in Japan

Benji Jerew — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 16:57:20 +0000

As more companies are pursuing autonomous drive vehicles, successes of mainstream companies, such as Nissan Motor Corporation, show that the technology has promise. Depending on who you ask, there seem to be a couple of different camps regarding vehicles with autonomous drive technology. If, or when, autonomous drive becomes standard equipment, drivers, that is, those […]

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Tesla Model S World Tour – Flux Capacitor and Mr. Fusion Equipped?

Benji Jerew — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 15:53:54 +0000

The only constant in the this advertisement would have to be the Tesla Model S P85+, but I’m not sure if it was originally equipped with a flux capacitor and a Mr. Fusion module. Other than the starring Tesla Model S, everything else in this little video seems to be up for grabs and promotes […]

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Tesla Model S Performance Above the Arctic Circle [VIDEO]

Benji Jerew — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 20:14:31 +0000

Is it possible that, without all-wheel drive, the Tesla Model S can provide just as confident of a driving experience as in conventional vehicle? The Tesla Model S is a rear-wheel drive electric vehicle, which may or may not be better than a front-wheel drive vehicle in the snow, depending on who you ask, but […]

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Hydrobee Generates Clean Energy Anywhere Water Flows

Benji Jerew — Mon, 25 Nov 2013 18:38:08 +0000

There are millions of people in the world who have little to no access to energy of any kind, much less clean energy. Here in South America, the highlands of Perú specifically, I find it interesting that there are more people with mobile phones than with televisions. Communication is very important to these people, in […]

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Superconductor Levitation, “Kinda Fun,” and Useful? [Video]

Benji Jerew — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 21:21:30 +0000

Aside from use in the LHC [Large Hadron Collider] superconductors have application in the real world. After all, no one really needs a hadron collider in their back yard, not even a little one. Thinking about the properties of superconductors, mainly two things come to mind. First, they can carry insane amounts of electricity with almost […]

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UrbEE 2 Ethanol Hybrid Vehicle to Go Cross Country on Just 10 Gallons of Fuel [Video]

Benji Jerew — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 16:22:29 +0000

As a New Yorker, imagine going on vacation in San Francisco, and spending just $26.99 on fuel to get there. That’s the trip that Kor Ecologic is planning on making with a tiny ethanol hybrid vehicle, the UrbEE 2, in a couple of years. UrbEE stands for Urban Ethanol Electricity, and 2 is for the […]

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More Tesla Model X News from Elon Musk at London Store Opening [Video]

Benji Jerew — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 13:58:13 +0000

At a recent Tesla Store opening in London, the first of its kind in the UK, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk was personally on hand to answer questions from Tesla owners and enthusiasts for nearly an hour. We’ve been gleaning information from Elon Musk’s statements regarding future Tesla Motors developments, not only in the UK, […]

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Nine-Second Mazda Miata Electric Vehicle Conversion Setting Records on the Track

Benji Jerew — Sat, 02 Nov 2013 03:33:35 +0000

There are a couple of ways to get an electric vehicle. You can buy one, such as the Tesla Model S, or you can build one, such as John Metric’s Mazda Miata. Nicknamed Assault & Battery, John Metric’s Mazda Miata has been through an electric vehicle conversion, replacing old dinosaur technology with 333V and 1100A […]

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Tesla Model S Gets Consumer Reports’ “Recommended” Status

Benji Jerew — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 20:28:44 +0000

Tesla Model S is certainly a one of a kind vehicle, an electric vehicle built by a startup company that has seen rousing success, not only in California, but as far away as China. Being popular is fine, after all, Tesla Model S is unique when it comes to practically any vehicle on the road, […]

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Second Tesla Model S Fire Proves Violence and Technology are Not Good Bedfellows [VIDEO]

Benji Jerew — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 14:32:03 +0000

Post a picture of a Dodge Caravan on fire, and no one notices, but post a picture of a Tesla Model S, or any other electric vehicle, and you’ll set the world on fire. My point is, of course, that the Tesla Model S is a special vehicle in so many ways. It’s electric, made […]

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Electric Vehicle Batteries for 400% Range Developed by SolidEnergy

Benji Jerew — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 11:52:20 +0000

If anyone thought that Tesla Motors’ electric vehicle was the peak of rechargeable battery technology, it seems good to note that we’re just getting started, that is, the peak is still somewhere in the clouds. A123 Systems, long since failed and resurrected by Wanxiang Group, is a developer of advanced-technology lithium-ion [Li-Ion] rechargeable batteries. Instead […]

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Elon Musk Calls “Bull5h17!” on Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles, Munich, Germany [VIDEO]

Benji Jerew — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 16:33:02 +0000

Word Association: Hydrogen Fuel Cell → Platinum, Compressed, Electric, Expensive, Electrolysis. This were the first words that came to my mind when I wrote “Hydrogen Fuel Cell,” but the first word that comes to the mind of Elon Musk, South-African billionaire entrepreneur and CEO of electric vehicle startup Tesla Motors, is “Bull5h17!” Granted, this is […]

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Spiral Effect – Volvo Structural Batteries Increase Fuel Economy

Benji Jerew — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 19:55:25 +0000

Better than eighteen months ago, Volvo Car Group started a project that was meant to start a spiral of increasing fuel economy, starting with the electrical system. The heart of the project is a new lithium-based supercapacitor, which is just 1mm thick, and can be integrated into body panels and vehicle structural members. A hood, […]

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Resilient Technologies’ Fuel-Saving Airless Tire to be Deployed on Military ATVs

Benji Jerew — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 18:54:35 +0000

Polaris, a world leader in off-road vehicles, recently acquired non-pneumatic tire [NPT] startup Resilient Technologies, and is now supplying Polaris ATVs, equipped with airless tires, to the US Military. Various manufacturers have been investigating NPT technology, including leading tire manufacturers Bridgestone and Yokohama, but we haven’t seen them get much beyond low-speed unregulated applications. Bridgestone’s […]

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Tesla Model S Drivers: 3.2 Million Miles Driven Solely on the Supercharger Network

Benji Jerew — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 18:52:20 +0000

For those who can afford the decidedly upscale Tesla Model S, which includes unlimited access to the expanding Tesla Supercharger network, fuel savings turns out to be a big deal. After all, switching to an electric vehicle adds some upfront costs, such as the vehicle itself, a home charging station, and access to pay-to-play public […]

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Solar Impulse HB-SIA Will Go Global, Literally, with Google Partnership

Benji Jerew — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 20:27:43 +0000

A few companies have the distinction of global recognition, such as Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Coca-Cola, or Google. Swiss company Solar Impulse could join the list soon, going global quite literally. Solar Impulse is a unique company, led by a Swiss psychiatrist/aeronaut, Bertrand Piccard, and a businessman, André Borschberg, who’ve set out to prove that flight […]

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What is Hydraulic Fracturing (Fracking), Anyways? [Video]

Benji Jerew — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:05:14 +0000

As petroleum reserves extracted by typical methods begin to run dry, many opportunistic petroleum companies have turned to hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas located in more difficult locations. Natural gas hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has become more common in the last decade or so, and a buzzword in political, economic, and environmental conversations, alike. […]

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Fog Harvesting Yields Potable Water More Efficiently, MIT [Video]

Benji Jerew — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 14:25:28 +0000

There are many places in the world that have limited sources of potable water, whether because of limited rainfall or polluted water sources. Without sufficient potable water, the health of possibly billions of people remains at risk. For example, Lima, Perú, is the second-largest capital city located in a desert. With a population of 8.5 […]

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Tesla Motors “Recharge” Commercial Invites Us to Recharge Ourselves

Benji Jerew — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 16:09:54 +0000

Aside from the fact that Tesla Motors manufactures four-wheeled vehicles, there are few things in common with most other automakers. The way that Tesla Motors is set up is actually more like Apple Computers than, perhaps, Toyota Motor Sales. Tesla doesn’t sell via dealerships, which has gotten them into some flak in various states, launched […]

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Tesla Model S Battery Swap Demo – Just 90 seconds (Video) (updated)

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 08:58:08 +0000

Just a few hours ago, Elon Musk introduced to the world how Tesla stations will perform battery swapping, a totally new approach to Supercharging, if you can call it that way. The process, somewhat similar to Better Place’s, takes only about 90 seconds (a minute and a half!) and is faster than filling a tank […]

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There’s Room for 16 (Small) People in a Tesla Model S – Video

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 28 May 2013 07:16:31 +0000

At the unveiling of the Tesla Model S, Elon Musk proved you can take 8 people onboard, plus their baggage. Now, some kindergarten kids want to outperform Elon and prove you can do way better than this. Well, it’s not actually legal to carry people crammed like that, but 31.6 cubic feet of storage in […]

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DIY Stirling Generator Goes to 1687 RPM

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:57:37 +0000

Stirling generators are rarely seen in the media, but they are actually one of the few options we have in turning raw heat to electricity. Indeed, some variations of the almost 200-year-old Stirling engine are more efficient than others, but it’s good to see experimenters from around the globe tackling them, and solving their shortcomings step […]

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How to Make Your Own Solar Cell From a Bunch of Scrap Diodes (Video)

Mike Sandru — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:42:21 +0000

Buying photovoltaic panels from the store and installing them can prove a costly process, so why not try making a pair of your own at home? Warning: they may not generate much electricity, while losing some of it, but if it works, wouldn’t it be a shame not to have tried? Especially since you don’t […]

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Shocking Video: How Human Pollution Affects Wildlife on Remote Pacific Atoll

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:51:23 +0000

I love animals. I love birds. I always imagined that birds are safe in their natural habitats, in forests or islands or places of the sort. But they’re not. In fact, animals are not safe even at 2,000 miles away from the nearest continent. The ghost of our unfulfilled dreams, ignorance and thirst for money […]

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SpaceX Dragon: The First Spacecraft Using Solar Panels (Video)

Mike Sandru — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:21:36 +0000

I wonder what it feels like to know that you’ve contributed to space expeditions and, indirectly, to the future of mankind? Very proud, I assume, as must feel the engineers from SpaceX, a private space transport company led by Elon Musk, also Tesla Motors’ CEO. During its first mission to the International Space Station, the […]

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New Nissan Leaf Ad Attacks Everything Gas-Powered, Including The Chevy Volt

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 27 May 2011 20:57:08 +0000

I don't currently own a Nissan Leaf, but what I know is this car benefits from excellent advertising. After the polar bear ad, Nissan effectively attacks everything that runs on gas in an over-dramatized scenario. It also uses the Chevy Volt image at the end to suggest this one also runs on gas, like all the other things in "this" world.

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Eric’s Homemade Mirror Solar Concentrator Melts Metals and Concrete in Seconds (Video)

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:11:04 +0000

Here's Eric Jacqmain, who built his "Death Ray" out of a normal satellite dish with 5,800 small mirrors on it. He worked about 24 hours on the project whose results you can see in the video below.

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Polar Bear Hugs Nissan LEAF Owner In The Company's Most Touching Ad

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:27:49 +0000

Nice idea for a car that pretends itself to be more than hybrids are, and though less than fuel cell powered ones. Batteries are still a pollution factor, but hydrogen extracted by solar power means are not.

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Blest Can Turn World's Scrap Plastic Into Usable Oil Having Lower CO2 Output

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:25:58 +0000

Plastics are made from gas, extracted from oil fields. Through a specific process, the gas is transformed into what we know as bottles, coffee cups and toys. The bad part is that each of them ends up in a landfill, eventually.

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Jake Explains How to Build a Super-Cheap Solar Water Heater

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:49:04 +0000

Solar water heaters are not a new idea, but people who often complain about rising energy prices should be reminded to use such devices to help heat their homes and take a shower, too.

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An Idea to Naturally Harvest Algae for Biofuels By Using Stable Ocean Currents

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:20:10 +0000

Here's an interesting idea to cultivate algae that could be transformed into biodiesel. The basic idea is that people should use the stable currents that exist in the Pacific ocean to carry algae from one point to another, time during which the algae should mature with the ocean's support and some slowly-dissolving nutrients that should float along with them.

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How to Measure a Stirling Engine's Efficiency (video)

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 21 May 2010 12:07:00 +0000

The next video shows a Stirling engine while working to achieve its best, powered by a 70W light bulb. The poster also shows how he measured various parameters of the engine, like speed, torque, input/output power.

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The Bottled Water Industry: Selling Tap Water 2000 Times More Expensive

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 17 May 2010 09:09:26 +0000

I admit I use to buy bottled water when I get thirsty and there's no nearby water source available, but a kiosk selling stuff. Where do all water bottles get to, what is this huge industry doing with all the garbage it leaves behind?

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Muammer Yildiz Magnetic Motor at Delft University, Netherlands

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:20:34 +0000

An inventor from Turkey, Muammer Yildiz, as Overunity.com and Pesn.com report, has just demonstrated his own version of a magnetic motor at the University of Delft, in the Netherlands, in front of an audience made of university staff and students. His device ran for more than 10 minutes, rotating a fan. The wind speed was measured and it has been concluded that the power of Yildiz's magnetic motor is about 250 W.

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DIY 3D Solar Panel Powers Electric Motor From 2 LED Flashlights

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:40:51 +0000

Ryszard says it's much more efficient to assemble solar cell this way than put them directly into light, where you'll lose a lot through reflection back into the environment. Some recently invented anti-reflective coatings may even accelerate the light's absorption into the solar cells. This is one of the advantages.

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Free Energy Magnetic Motor: Alsetalokin’s Version Filmed Working

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:46:16 +0000

Many have tried to build magnetic motors, but it's difficult, and the difficulty comes from the fact that you somehow have to isolate and beam the magnetic field into only one direction. Here is another experimenter that uses rotating magnets on the stator, that if aligned properly to a certain pattern that he tries to find every time the motor starts.

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Hydrogen On-Demand System Boosts Van Mileage by 94%

Ovidiu Sandru — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:45:06 +0000

This man (a retired school teacher) says he applied what many others on the internet describe as "on-board hydrogen generation", with a couple of jars, some electrodes and potassium hydroxide.

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Australian Magnetic Motor Inventor Claims 440% Efficiency

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:42:00 +0000

Here's a Sky News Australia video about an inventor who claims he got to obtain overunity in something that resembles a magnetic motor at a first glance.

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Farewell, Michael Jackson…

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:08:37 +0000

The first thing I read when I woke up this morning was Michael Jackson's death. "Earth Song" and "Heal the World" were among the first that taught me about caring for the environment and for the people as a part of it.

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In My Prius: Funny Hip-Hop Video About Toyota's Car

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:56:45 +0000

It's time for some fun once in a while on The Green Optimistic. I wish I could do that a habit and, once a week, present some funny environmentally-related video. If there are lots of them, I'll even make a category.

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WindCube: 60kW Small, Stackable Wind Turbines

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 19 May 2009 20:02:09 +0000

The device below is known as WindCube, and is developed by Green Energy Technologies. It incorporates a fan and a wind concentrator system, which directs the wind at a higher speed though the fan, producing eight times more electricity than if it wasn't used.

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Solar Powered System Heats Your Home During Winter

Ovidiu Sandru — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:55:45 +0000

Boston-based Practical Solar comes with an interesting house heating offer and, with the help of a millennium-old technology, aided by computer software, wants to bring heat in your homes directly from the sun. Simpler said, they projected a set of mirrors to beam their light on your house.

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