Human electric hybrid v2

The concept vehicle in the animation is a human-electric hybrid. You power the generator and the electric motor drives the vehicle. You can also drive it as an electric vehicle if you don't want to or are unable to pedal your self.

This is my entry in the Innovate or Die contest http://www.innovate-or-die.com/ with just a couple of changes made. It took me about 40 hours non-stop to do this animation and I registered 8 minutes before the deadline. :D

I did the whole narration voice with Expressivo software. Worked really well, except a couple of words like 'gigawatts'. My guess is that most people will not even notice it's a synthesized voice.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• energy
• vehicle
• hybrid
• environment
• renewable
• concept
• deisgn
• city
• travel
• sustainability
• electric
• PHEV

[iraqifreak]

xD except the ones on south park gives you a better "ride" then these ones hahaha

[PoWerExcesS]

This is NEVER going to happen.

I'd rather walk.

[KuvaPefo]

Awesome! But I could never afford one on what I get..

[Goncalgood]

Ride a bike?

[FlashGameReviews]

You have to replace the calories you burn riding something like that. By the time you eat the extra 500 calories worth of food, you could have produced enough ethanol to power that thing.

[Termin18]

I think this is a pretty brilliant idea, bravo.

[cynics13]

let me introduce you to the newer and sleeker design: The electric bicycle - With its standard design, it can fit into all preexisting bike racks and comes fully equipped with a 4 horsepower engine that charges as you petal, offering a consistently smooth ride both up and down hill. All this is offered at only a fraction of the cost of our previous models!

[maikeru01]

I like where your head is at but it's too slow and too big to ever be practical. And if it is fast then it's open and unsafe. Cars are inclosed with crumple zones, roofs, roll bars, windows air bags etc. I don't see this as a step forward, i see it as several steps back to early bicycle prototypes. :-/ I mean, why does it have to be a circle? Why not just be an electric bicycle since you have to pedal it anyway?

[aserta]

...it's a kid. no brainer...

[wyrrox]

Dear Santa....

[dannyjw123]

what happens if you get a little bit of grit stuck in between your wheel and frame? your fucked! espesialy going down hill doing a high speed human cart wheel!