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8th graders build solar human hybrid vehicle
A group of 8th grade students at Novato Charter School in Marin County in California have produced an interesting new project. They've created a solar human hybrid vehicle that combines the power of the sun with pedal power. The students started off with a four-wheeled, four-passenger pedal powered vehicle called the Zero Emission Machine, or ZEM. The ZEM was built in Switzerland and the company that created it has since gone belly up because the vehicles were too expensive to manufacture. The father of one of the students bought the vehicle ... Read more →
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8th graders build solar human hybrid vehicle 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
A group of 8th grade students at Novato Charter School in Marin County in California have produced an interesting new project. They've created a solar human hybrid vehicle that combines the power of the sun with pedal power. The students started off with a four-wheeled, four-passenger pedal powered ...
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