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- inactive, on 04/27/2008, -5/+45I think we should be commending him for contributing towards the greater good of mankind and mother nature rather than ridiculing the aesthetics of his innovation.
- killbert24, on 04/27/2008, -1/+26That car is such a chick magnet.
- dOOBiEx213, on 04/27/2008, -0/+13Too bad chicks have the same polarity.
- inactive, on 04/27/2008, -0/+13that doesn't make any sense. if you tied his penis in a knot, he'd just untie it again after you left.
- rollem, on 04/27/2008, -0/+10Did you see the video?
- pizzatsf, on 04/27/2008, -0/+8In the video he said gas was almost $700 per month, but the webpage said "well over $700 a month". Am I missing something or has this part been a little sensationalized?
- belfastbiker, on 04/27/2008, -1/+9Hold on, a vehicle that carries a number of people can be totally powered by the sun alone? And we're not using these already? Or is there a still a big percentage of pedaling required? If it only removes a small percentage of the human effort then meh, if if takes off huge chunks of it, or all of it, then that's goddamn impressive.
- inactive, on 04/27/2008, -2/+10Why does it matter?
- cnot3, on 04/27/2008, -2/+9If only he could apply it to a VW microbus, hippies around the world would buy it, if they had any money.
- thcobbs, on 04/27/2008, -2/+8Because sex sells? If electric cars can look like a ford mustang and perform like it too.... you'll see oil get dropped like a bad habit.
- inactive, on 04/27/2008, -1/+7that is really ***** awesome....people may be laughing at him in that thing but he has the quiet,smug satisfaction of not having to pay a dime for transportation
- bphicke, on 04/27/2008, -2/+8I think we should commend him for achieving this without attempting to get the government to tax other people to buy it for him.
- geobay, on 04/27/2008, -0/+5More cushion for the pushin .... that's all I'm saying.
- exomni, on 04/27/2008, -0/+5Too heavy.
- bitcloud, on 04/28/2008, -0/+5a steampunk DIY car is WAY sexier than a bought commercial POS..
just in the same way that a girl who writes her own music is WAY sexier than a girl who just HAS lots of music... - mattyk123, on 04/27/2008, -0/+5Either way, it's $700 that he doesn't have to pay any more.
- Ramble, on 04/27/2008, -0/+4Now I'm not saying fat chicks are good, but a little fat is awesome - not huge rolls of the stuff, just enough to barely grab in your hand.
- inactive, on 04/27/2008, -0/+4UM????
Stupid question but why doesnt he just have solar panels at home charge a battery,,, and have that battery charge an electric car ? - cowsgonemadd3, on 04/27/2008, -0/+4Because he has to get back and watch tv.
- cowsgonemadd3, on 04/27/2008, -2/+5Maybe you did not see the video...
Watch it again please. - Ramble, on 04/27/2008, -0/+3Not easily, it'd take me about 40 minutes (on a good day) to run that.
- Ramble, on 04/27/2008, -1/+4What if one of his kids develops a way to make efficient cheap solar panels for the masses?
- AngryFox, on 04/27/2008, -0/+3This just goes to show how freakin' easy it is, for those with the skills, to develop a solar-powered vehicle and how freakin' pathetic it is that the Big-3 haven't been making them for years already.
- Jefftheman45, on 04/27/2008, -1/+4I am totally doing that as soon as I can afford the solar panels.
- Nhmarine, on 04/27/2008, -2/+5Why were the kids so lazy that they made their parents do all the pedalling? A few wellplaced hits that would make those little douchebags cry out that they actually want to pedal would fix that problem. I'm sure if you combined the power of the motor and the pedals it would be a decent ride. I want one.
- linagee, on 04/27/2008, -0/+3Lots of batteries add weight. (And even moreso, expense.)
- bitcloud, on 04/28/2008, -0/+3yeah it's clearly in its first generation, and being developed by a single guy with rudimentary(?) engineering knowledge, but imagine what we could do if we ACTUALLY put some money into funding this kind of research (in the order of say... several trillion dollars - the cost of the iraq war)
the problem is, i GUARANTEE YOU, solved once we understand that solar is simply free nuclear energy, on tap and without the side effects of "on earth" nuclear energy - ralphodog, on 04/27/2008, -1/+4I doubt it, you don't spend $700 dollars on gas by driving around the neighborhood. It looks like the only practical application of this is very short trips.
- xxTazxx, on 04/27/2008, -1/+4That is observant of you.
- starkruzr, on 04/28/2008, -0/+2Rugged individualism at work.
- bitcloud, on 04/28/2008, -0/+2yeah.. it's impractical too...
the cars are the weight they are to carry the engines which are they weight they are because they have to combust the fuel *on the vehicle*
if you combust the fuel at an electrical power plant, or combust the fuel at a giant nuclear power plant in the sky (the sun) then you can make your vehicles much much lighter... - bitcloud, on 04/28/2008, -0/+2you ever seen the first homemade car?
http://www.ausbcomp.com/~bbott/cars/cugnot.jpg - Elliuotatar, on 04/28/2008, -0/+2The reason there aren't a lot of vehicles out there like this is probably because of the way the laws are currently written. The minute you stick a motor on a bike it most likely falls under "motorized vehicle" laws, and as such is required to be licensed, and registered, and go through safety testing and ***** like that. This fellow probably just screwed himself because now he's no longer under the radar and the regulators are gonna shut him down. If that happens I hope the news station which interviewed him interviews the politicians and embarrases them over it to get the law changed, but I wouldn't hold my breath for that.
- bitcloud, on 04/28/2008, -0/+2except for like... solar power.... (nitpicking I know)
- MrFurious2k, on 04/28/2008, -0/+2I'm ordering one with navigation, 20" rims, and bitchin' flames painted on the sides.
- bitcloud, on 04/28/2008, -0/+2he's picking up where the rest of us lazily left off in the 20s and 30s...
If you can't see the advantage to a near zero footprint vehicle (even if it is in it's first generation and can only go as fast as the first generation gas vehicles) then there's something wrong.... - cl2yp71c, on 04/27/2008, -0/+2"...part Flinstones and part Jetsons..."
- inactive, on 04/28/2008, -0/+2Idiots like you make me smile.
- ElliotTrudeau, on 04/27/2008, -0/+2C'mon, its a bike with some off the shelf parts. Sure it took him some time to source the components and put it all together but its not like he dedicated his life to the thing. Your comments more retarded than all the ***** idiots on digg who complain that the vehicle isnt sexy enough. WTF
- alf86, on 04/27/2008, -0/+2What about those who do not, or are unable to, have any kids? You are promoting negative population growth.
- Sino, on 04/27/2008, -0/+2The new way to pick up chicks!
- Ramble, on 04/27/2008, -1/+3Err, don't click on that.
- DerangedPenguin, on 04/28/2008, -0/+2As one of those Deranged War Mongering Right Wing bastards, I find this very cool and inspirational.
- funkymoose, on 04/28/2008, -0/+1looks really slow. looks kinda cool but 1) probably easier to ride a bike to school/ else where 2) also probably faster 3) and cheaper 4) solar stuff doesn't work when there is no sun so you will still need a car 5) sucks ass if it's too hot or too cold outside. 6) You can only use it when driving in town 7) You're probably pissing the hell off the driver behind you 8) ugly. That's all I can think of.
- zymyrgy, on 04/27/2008, -0/+1Seven kids. Wow. Seven. That's so not going to exponentially increase global warming at all.
And anyone who has a $700 gasoline bill at the end of the month is probably NOT driving twelve-passenger vans, nope nope, why would you do that? - KargeOfTylenol, on 04/27/2008, -1/+2If i didn't strongly disagree, I'd be complimenting your pun.
- st00f72, on 04/28/2008, -0/+1Lighter? True, although energy is also lost in the transmission of power through the grid, and in the charging and discharging of batteries. Batteries have weight too. I'm not saying that charging from the grid is definitely not the efficient way to go, just that I'd like to see a very thorough comparative study of different energy transfer methods from beginning to end showing results like C02 emissions per mile, cost per mile, and unbiased feasibility analyses before we all go swapping batteries ( http://projectbetterplace.com/ ).
I digg your wireless nuke idea. - evilesttoast, on 04/27/2008, -0/+1i just had to click on it...
- BlacklabelSAR, on 04/28/2008, -0/+1"so if someone has lots of kids they can't come up with an energy efficient vehicle?" Where did you read that? I suggested that preventing the masses in the first place might be the solution. And you don't get the concept.
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