MetaFilter posts tagged with transportation and energy

You would download your car data

vidur — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:54:58 -0800

"You probably don't think of your car as a developer platform, but Mike Rosack did."

These Alligator Boots Are Made For Driving

Hairy Lobster — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:38:51 -0800

Researchers Find That Alligator Fat Could Be a New Source of Biodiesel. Alligator farming is alive and well in the United States and elsewhere but traditionally it's all about the animals' skin and meat. Now it seems that there may also be a use for the 15 million pounds of alligator fat that are currently being deposited in land fills every year: bio diesel.

you may say I'm a dreamer

kliuless — Thu, 19 May 2011 09:11:19 -0800

-Only an 'energy internet' can ward off disaster
-We must electrify the transport sector BONUS -The Electrification Coalition -Overall, the public prioritizes developing alternative energy

Wheels! Threads! Atoms!

Harald74 — Tue, 10 May 2011 00:49:47 -0800

War is Boring's Steve Weintz has a two-part article up on mobile nuclear reactors, called Atoms In Motion: Portable Reactors (part two here). The links referenced cover planes, trains, and automobiles (though calling the last one an "automobile" might be stretching the definition a little.)

Bought myself a new Airmobile

Floydd — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 15:25:00 -0800

The Air Car. A car that runs on compressed air. While not a new idea, or unique, the MDI car can reach a speed of 68 mph and has a claimed range of roughly 124 miles. To recharge the tank, the car reportedly needs to be plugged into the grid for 3 to 4 hours or attached to an air pump in a gas station for only 2 minutes. Is the wind of the future about to break? Will this technology pass gas as our urban fuel of choice?