Here it is then, the fourth episode of the making of our wind car.  By the time we get to the sixth I’m hoping it’ll be on the road.

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Good vid this one, all looks very industrial over there in Norfolk - and stuff is starting to come together.

I’m thinking it’s about time to come up with a name, and I’ve come up with a short list. (more…)

Here’s the third in our series of monthly wind car videos.

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You can see the body really starting to take shape here, and hear Peter talk about ‘toughening up’ of the look, from his original.

We’ve ‘placed’ all the parts within the car now and began machining/producing some of the bigger components, like the transmission. (more…)

This is perhaps a surprising question to ask.  The assumption we’d all probably make is that bikes must be the greenest form of transport.  Certainly that’s a view put to me in recent comments, arguing that I shouldn’t be promoting wind powered cars - mainly because bikes are greener than any kind of car. (more…)

Over the last few months we’ve been discussing here how we’ll all get around post oil, looking closely at how electric or wind powered cars might work.

The ranges made possible by new batteries seem very practical, when looked at against current car use patterns refuelling appears to be possible, even desirable, without the need for garages. And the National Grid appears readily able to accommodate the switch from oil to electricity for our entire car fleet.

So far so good. (more…)