After the CO2 E Drive Performance through the streets of the Big Apple, many of the participating vehicles entered Union Square for the "Cat Walk Performence" and Green Car Exhibition. The sun was out and Union Square was packed with New Yorkers celebrating Earth Day 2013.
In CO2 E Drive's own tent, people could see the "Tagging Performance" LIVE on a screen sponsored by the Greek Cultural Institute.
It was wonderful to once again have Dave Delman and his Electric DeLorean part of the Cat Walk Performance
Carl Vogel in his Biofuled Truck. He is President of Vogelbilt Corp, Adjunct Professor - Farmingdale State College - Automotive Engineering. Visiting Research Technician for the IRTT, President of the Greater NY Electric Auto Associationwww.LIEAA.org and Board of Director for the Electric Auto Associationwww.electricauto.org
The Electric Ford Focus from NYPD
The Orange Toyota Prius from Toyota could hold its own, next to the cool models from Mr Green
CPR
Talking To Me?
The Brand New City Bike for New York City from Citi Bike
Blue, Red, Green, Orange and Orange!
The Horse Bike on the Cat Walk
The Electric Brammo MC
Director of Earth Day New York Pamela Lippe in a TV interview by CBS News
The Crowd on Union Sqaure that also included several concerts and events all day. See more about what happened Earlier in the Day for the "E" Tagging Performance HERE
Thanks as Always to Earth Day New York and their wonderful staff for making it all happen!
Stay tuned with Next post, including The Harlem Shake and various other images from the afternoon!
On April 21st 2013, the 3rd Annual version of the CO2 E Drive in collaboration with Earth Day New York took place. Once again, the start was at the Solar One Building, on the East Side waterfront. A building that almost got totally destroyed in connection to the Sandy Storm in 2012. It was a lovely sunny morning and a many new members of the CO2 E Drive New York Family was in attendance.
The New York Yankee Prius
The NYPD Hybrid - Courtesy, Proffessionalism and Respect
The Tesla Roadster driven by our Danish friends, that was also part of the 2011 version
Details of the DeLorean - So Fine.
Here the Yellow New York City Hybrid Truck is on 5th Avenue, about to make the turn down 23rd Street
The two Tesla's racing each other, doing the turn down 23rd Street way ahead of the rest of the others...
The E Tag Done tag by Carl Vogel as seen on the Smart Phone Web Interface, with the Blue Dot showing current placement being on the North West Corner of Union Square.
On April 5th 2013, The CO2 Green Drive Project will host the event "The Future is Not What it Used to Be" in Copenhagen's Dome of Visions. It is placed on Krøyers Plads in the Christianshavn area, just across from the noted restaurant NOMA and on the actual spot where the legendary Copenhagen Beach Club Luftkastellet was placed.
The CO2 Green Drive Project sprung out of The Triangle Project in 2008, but the artists as part of The Triangle Project have been part of the CO2 E Race/CO2 Green Drive Project all along.
One of the main collaborators have been Romeo Vidner at the Copenhagen based Design Agency re-public, as he also created the Template Portfolio of fonts, design, logos, colors and state of mind the graphic profile for CO2 E - Race/CO2 Green Drive should have. The portfolio was recently featured in the book "Green Graphics" published by INDEX BOOK.
The other Triangle artists involved, have been the large group of Sound Artists, who performed in connection to the Istanbul Art Biennial in 2007. They will also be the building foundation of SA_EVA (Sound Art for Electric Vehicles Association) and on April 5th 2013, Occupy Sound for Electric Vehicles in general, forever after. If not, the area will be completely taken over by the Car Industry. This is a whole new arena for the Art of Sound, and should be dedicated to creating a new outlet for Sound Art. Sound that both has a practical use in traffic, but also plays inside the Electric Vehicle. Free Artistic expression relating to the Intentional Art Concept Framework of CO2 Green Drive, will be part of the final exhibition of the project, where the Sound aspect will have a big part.
I Am Yasuni is a global campaign to spread social awareness of Ecuador’s Yasuni-ITT Initiative in order to indefinitely preserve approximately 180,000 hectares of virgin rainforest that is comprised within the unexploited Ishpingo, Tambococha, and Tiputini (ITT) oil fields, in Yasuní National Park. In order to achieve this it aims to secure donations for the UN-administered Yasuni ITT Fund.
On April 5th 2013, the Danish organization "Jeg er Yasuni" will present thier project in collaboration with the CO2 Green Drive at Dome of Visions.
The above Dome where the event will take place, is 10,5 meters in height and has a diameter of 21 meters. The shape of the Dome is inspired by American futurist and architect Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller who, among other things, studied minimalistic constructions and patented the geodesic dome. The Dome itself acts as a façade and a shield from the elements which enables whatever construction that goes inside to use a minimal amount of materials.
Looking North East when inside of the Dome, on the left you can see the recently buildt Theater and on the right, The Opera given to The Danish Queen by Mr. Burns. Out of the photo to the right is NOMA.
When giving talks about CO2 Green Drive, Nicola Tesla is always used a great inpiration to the project and is featured in the presentations. Not just the Tesla. In connection to the presentation on April 5th, we shall celebrate Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller, but also Nicola Tesla, of course.
Bucky had a great plan to cover New York City with a huge Dome, as seen above. Soon in connection to Earth Day New York's annual CO2 E Drive, New York will once again be tagged with a Huge "E" by Electric Cars on the Co2 Green Drive Smart Phoe Application.
More about "The Future is Not What it Used to Be" Event go HERE
In 1899, Hippolyte Romanov developed the first electric car in Russia (St. Petersburg). The style for his vehicle was borrowed from the Brittish cab, where the driver was located up behind the passengers. The vehicle was four-wheeled, the front wheels with a larger diameter than the rear. It used lead acid batteries and could go 60 miles before it needed to be charged again.
A Trolley Electric Vehicles was also invented by Hippolyte Romanov, who had visited St. Louis in 1903 as part of Russia`s preparations for the 1904 World`s Fair.
When World War I was raging in Europe, the Romanov family looked east for escape. After crossing the Ural Mountains, Hippolyte Romanov, who was carrying the equivalent of $40,000, and his family boarded the Trans-Siberian Railroad. In Siberia, they boarded a freighter for Japan, then Hawaii and finally California.
In San Francisco, the Romanov family was detained aboard ship because U.S. authorities thought they were members of Nicholas II`s imperial family, who also were named Romanov. When the confusion cleared, the mayor of San Francisco apologized and asked Hippolyte's Helene Romanov, to sing at an opera house.
The family finally settled in New York City. While Romanov worked on his inventions, Helene gave piano and singing lessons along with taking in White Russian boarders
The first Pobeda was developed in the Soviet Union under chief engineer Andrei A. Liphart. "Pobeda" means "victory"; and the name was chosen because the model's first tests were done in 1943 at Gorky Avto Zavod (GAZ, "Gorky Car Plant"), when victory in World War II began to seem likely. The above Silver Pobeda was converted to Electric by Estonian based ZEV Motors
Above is from CO2 E - Race/ Green Dive in Riga 2010, with Director of the Danish Cultural Institute in Riga Simon Drewsen Holmberg holding a speech.
Above, Bo Harald Tilberg who is the Director of the Vilnius Nordic Council of Ministers office in connection to the 2010 "Vilnius CO2 Green Drive".
Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov's Yo-auto, along with Russia-based truckmaker Yarovit, is investing about $200 million in a car-making plant that's received public support from Putin. This past April, Putin took a prototype of the hybrid on a three-mile test drive to the home of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. Prokhorov also acquired the NBA's New Jersey Nets not too long ago.
In above video, Mikhail Prokhorov does a Rap about his Yo Mobile on the Russian TV Show “Projector Paris Hilton,” a comedy satire show on state television.
Idea: denial of complex lines and body elements, original approach to implementation of technical solutions
Design: prevalence of aerodynamic shapes
Engineering: new concept of door opening
Style: environmentally friendly innovative car
The doors slide into the back, and can definitely be compared to the Electric DeLorean's Wing Doors.
The "NOSE" feature in the back, gives the design a look of a Face. The design was developed by a staff designer of yo-auto Andrey Trofimchuk. It will however not be mass produced, but function more as inspiration for future production. Much like the Tesla Roadster opened up the door for the Model S.
EL LADA moved fast into the Russian market and was the first to put Electric Cars on Russian Roads in a long time. It has a 60-kilowatt (80-horsepower) electric motor that delivers a top speed of about 80 miles per hour (around 130 km/h) and a single-charge range of about 100 miles (161 km). The five-door compact hatchback EV got its first day-to-day road experience when it's tested when the First five El Lada cars were brought to the Stavropol district as ‘Green Taxi’, to services in the Local Mineral Waters resort.
Video in Russian.
EL LADA - Does sound rather Spanish. The French Brands Nissan and Renault has recently become the 50% owners of LADA, and it is no wonder that the brands behind the Leaf and Fluence Z.E. has interest in electric cars in Russia. The Nissan Leaf was also featured in Chris Paine's "Revenge of The Electric Car", that with Ancient Warrior Style in mind, was first on the Global market with a mainstream Electric Car.
...that was awarded "Car of the Year" in 2011. Above from the Hong Kong version "Clean Air Drive" in December 2012.
Then there is Renault with their collaboration with Better Place and an all Electric Fluence Z.E. with a for Denmark functional system and infrastructure that was initiated in 2009 and recently implemented in the whole country. The above Fluence Z.E. on Amagerbrogade in Copenhagen, during the 2011 Copenhagen version.
One might wonder if the French 50% owners of EL LADA also selected the models and dresses for the ladies that pose next to their cars at Car Shows? Events that include alcohol, Interaction between men talking about engines and horsepower has a tradition of including young women in small dresses or if possible bikinis.
The above photo from the Danish Custom Car Exhibition "Street Fire", showcasing the Danish Electric Car LYNX:
that in above clip did rather well in the Drag Race with a Tesla Roadster at Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix in 2009.
The above is an interview with Carlos Ghosn, the CEO of Renault-Nissan from Chris Paine's 2011 Documentary Film "Revenge of the Electric Car". If he really means what he says about the environment and the concept that "Passion is a Strength", the future for Electric Car in Russia seems bright.
With the potential Russia has with producing Natural Gas, Water, Wind and Solar Energy, the new fleets of Russian Electric Cars might even be more sustainable than most other countries in the West. Unfortunately, most of the time the electricity for the electric vehicles on the road in 2013, is produced with Coal and Oil. It will be interesting to see what step Russia will make in taking steps towards sustainability.
Among a large variation of sources online and of course the film "Revenge of the Electric Car", a very helpful article came from: Green Auto Blog
