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Cartoon caveman Fred Flintstone acclimated his anxiety to ability his car. Now acceptance at San Jose State University accept created a zero-emissions car that takes pedal ability to a new akin by abacus solar panels and silicone batteries.
when the ZEM won the $15,000 first-place prize in a national idea-to-product competition held at Princeton University.
"That experience was awesome," Cassell said. "It proved that San Jose State could perform in the Ivy League."
The first-generation ZEM had one seat, three wheels and no external panels. Returning to campus Friday, where the school put the ZEM on display, Cassell marveled at the improvements. The boxy vehicle — a cross between a Honda Element and a bread truck — now has two seats, four wheels and solar panels.
"You've got reverse now? Awesome," Cassell shouted out at one point as the vehicle backed up on a driveway next to the school's engineering building.
Next Tuesday, the San Jose City Council will commend the effort by Hsu and his students to create a vehicle that could help the city reach its goal of more sustainable transportation.
Hsu estimated that the ZEM cost about $75,000, paid for by prize money, grants and money supplied by the engineering dean's office. Local companies donated key components — San Jose's SunPower gave four of its solar panels, while CleanPower Battery Technologies of Santa Clara provided some of its silicone batteries.
The university filed patent applications on parts of the vehicle this week, Hsu said, and the school has talked to some investors and companies who are interested in the idea of producing the ZEM in some form.
While others try to commercialize the ZEM, Hsu said his students will begin a new project in the near future: creating hybrid solar-wind technology that could provide energy on commercial rooftops.
Reena Obediah, who will earn her mechanical engineering degree from San Jose State later this month, spent a year as the ZEM team manager for steering and braking.
"This was a really, really great project," she said. "A lot of industry people are very impressed and curious about it."
SAN JOSE STATE"S ZEM
What: ZEM (Zero EMissions Vehicle) is a human-hybrid powered vehicle (HHPV) that uses foot pedals, silicone batteries and solar panels
Weight: 1,400 pounds
Dimensions: 8 feet, 6 inches long by 4 feet wide
Cruising range: 40 miles with eight fully charged batteries; 50 miles with batteries and solar panels
Acceleration: 0-5 mph in 30 seconds (by pedaling); up to 35 mph in 60 seconds (batteries)
Street legal: No
Source: San Jose State University"s Davidson College of Engineering
Cartoon caveman Fred Flintstone acclimated his anxiety to ability his car. Now acceptance at San Jose State University accept created a zero-emissions car that takes pedal ability to a new akin by abacus solar panels and silicone batteries.
when the ZEM won the $15,000 first-place prize in a national idea-to-product competition held at Princeton University.
"That experience was awesome," Cassell said. "It proved that San Jose State could perform in the Ivy League."
The first-generation ZEM had one seat, three wheels and no external panels. Returning to campus Friday, where the school put the ZEM on display, Cassell marveled at the improvements. The boxy vehicle — a cross between a Honda Element and a bread truck — now has two seats, four wheels and solar panels.
"You've got reverse now? Awesome," Cassell shouted out at one point as the vehicle backed up on a driveway next to the school's engineering building.
Next Tuesday, the San Jose City Council will commend the effort by Hsu and his students to create a vehicle that could help the city reach its goal of more sustainable transportation.
Hsu estimated that the ZEM cost about $75,000, paid for by prize money, grants and money supplied by the engineering dean's office. Local companies donated key components — San Jose's SunPower gave four of its solar panels, while CleanPower Battery Technologies of Santa Clara provided some of its silicone batteries.
The university filed patent applications on parts of the vehicle this week, Hsu said, and the school has talked to some investors and companies who are interested in the idea of producing the ZEM in some form.
While others try to commercialize the ZEM, Hsu said his students will begin a new project in the near future: creating hybrid solar-wind technology that could provide energy on commercial rooftops.
Reena Obediah, who will earn her mechanical engineering degree from San Jose State later this month, spent a year as the ZEM team manager for steering and braking.
"This was a really, really great project," she said. "A lot of industry people are very impressed and curious about it."
SAN JOSE STATE"S ZEM
What: ZEM (Zero EMissions Vehicle) is a human-hybrid powered vehicle (HHPV) that uses foot pedals, silicone batteries and solar panels
Weight: 1,400 pounds
Dimensions: 8 feet, 6 inches long by 4 feet wide
Cruising range: 40 miles with eight fully charged batteries; 50 miles with batteries and solar panels
Acceleration: 0-5 mph in 30 seconds (by pedaling); up to 35 mph in 60 seconds (batteries)
Street legal: No
Source: San Jose State University"s Davidson College of Engineering
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