Electric Powered Transportation
The long term goal of the sepa transportation electrification pathway is that the nation s fleet of vehicles is powered by carbon free electricity.
Electric powered transportation. Driving on electricity eliminates tailpipe emissions and benefits from an increasingly clean energy grid. Now here s an electric vehicle that i imagine is probably a lot more fun to ride than it looks. Anno 2020 there are various types of personal battery driven means of transportation to choose from. Public transportation is becoming a more iffy proposition and cities are closing streets to give pedestrians more room to move around near their homes.
A unicycle is what it exactly sounds like single wheeled cycle pair this up with electric power and voila. In 2019 petroleum products accounted for about 91 of the total u s. Biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel contributed about 5. A few years ago we could choose between an electric bicycle and the back then pretty expensive segway.
Carbon dioxide emissions for the electric power sector are now 15 below transportation sector emissions. Now you have a highly efficient and fun way to commute from one place to another. Electricity is used by public mass transit systems and by electric vehicles. Proterra vehicles are powered by the best battery systems for heavy duty transportation.
At first i thought it was an extreme wheelchair for the handi super capable but it s actually an electric adventure vehicle that you ride while sitting in what looks like a resting position. Petroleum is the main source of energy for transportation. Designed and manufactured in house in silicon valley by the best minds in battery engineering proterra batteries are lightweight compact safe and powerful. You don t need to.
Transportation sector energy use. 17 outrider usa electric adventure vehicles. This personal transportation system relies entirely on the movements and balancing capabilities of the rider and the self balancing mechanism which is built inside the unicycle. Transportation electrification offers compelling potential value for societal consumer and utility goals including environmental cost and convenience and grid benefits.
In 2018 german automaker daimler the largest truck maker in the world announced its all electric 18 wheeler. Daimler s other all electric model the freightliner em2 106 has a 230 mile range and is intended for more local distribution and deliveries.