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UMSolar: Powered by the Sun
- Watch this PodTech video featuring the solar car built by UMSolar, the University of Michigan Solar Car Team. Students built this car to promote solar research and technology, as well as to gain real-world experience. The car's top speed is 100 mph.
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How Fuel Cells Work
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Fuel cells may soon generate electrical power for all sorts of devices we use every day. Learn more about fuel cells in this video from HowStuffWorks.
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Addicted to Oil: Hybrid Cars
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With gas prices rising precariously, hybrid cars may be the wave of the future. Learn more in this video brought to you by the Discovery Channel.
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Neighborhood Electric Cars
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Watch this PodTech video showing how neighborhood electric cars are a new eco-friendly alternative to getting around your local area. These electric vehicles are street legal, emissions-free and can go 40 miles on a single charge.
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Ballard Shows How a Fuel Cell Works
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Watch this short animation describing how hydrogen fuel cells work on HowStuffWorks. See how fuel cells work in the context of an automotive application in this video from Ballard.
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Better Alternative Fuel Than Corn
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Watch this video from the University of Florida showing a new alternative fuel that grows five times faster than corn, the most common alternative fuel. The jatropha curcas plant has oils that can be made into bio-diesel.
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How Solar Cars Work
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Solar cells use sunlight to produce electricity. But can they really generate enough energy to power a car? Find out in this HowStuffWorks video.
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Choose Ethanol
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Watch this video highlighting the benefits of ethanol on HowStuffWorks. See why someone should choose to use ethanol in this video from DrivingEthanol.org.
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Algae is Key to LiveFuels BioFuels
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Watch this video about biofuels on HowStuffWorks. LiveFuels is developing biofuel technologies using algae because it multiplies so quickly and produces so much oxygen that it could reverse the "Carbon Dioxide Problem"; unlike corn, which nets 81... More »
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