Green Wheels
Fridays 9pm ET
“Green Wheels” is a series that travels the world exploring the latest alternative fuels and green technologies for all types of vehicles – including electric, ethanol, solar, vegetable oil, human power, propane and hydrogen. Find out what will fuel the cars of tomorrow, from hydrogen and solar to electric and atomic.
EP 1- KillaCycle - Killacycle motorbike sets the world speed record for fastest electric vehicle.
EP 2- Human Power - Extreme bicycle racer Fast Freddy Markham shares his secrets.
EP 3- Team Ethanol - Driver Jeff Simmons of Team Ethanol goes for a high-pressure test drive.
EP 4- Battery Beach Burnout - High school kids run a Porsche on batteries.
EP 5- Lovecraft Biofuel - Lovecraft Biofuels shows how you can convert your car to biodiesel.
EP 6- The Shell Eco-Marathon - High school and college students compete to race the most fuel-efficient car.
EP 7- Solar Power - Solar power as alternative fuel solution for racetracks, fields and open roads.
EP 8- Aftermath Technologies - California resident creates amazingly fuel-efficient cars from junk.
EP 9- Eco Fueler - Natural gas from landfills powers cars, buses and even hotrods.
EP 10- Tesla Motors - The Tesla Roadster combines style, performance and ecofriendly engineering.
EP 11- Buckeye Bullet - The world’s first hydrogen-powered land speed racing vehicle.
EP 12- Fuel Innovation Excellence Award - Awards for the healthiest and speediest green propulsion technologies.
I love you show but I have ask a question about bio-diesel and the car conversions. This was on mythbusters awhile back and they took a diesel truck and bypassed the tank and ran a 1 gal container in the engine compartment and it started with the bio-diesel with no conversion at all and ran with only a 10% drop in mpg. They said you don’t need to convert anything.
I love you show but I have ask a question about bio-diesel and the car conversions. This was on mythbusters awhile back and they took a diesel truck and bypassed the tank and ran a 1 gal container in the engine compartment and it started with the bio-diesel with no conversion at all and ran with only a 10% drop in mpg. They said you don't need to convert anything.
Thanks for your comment and question. We have licensed this show so therefore we have no way of addressing your question. Thanks for watching and I apologize that we can’t be of more help concerning your question.
Thanks for your comment and question. We have licensed this show so therefore we have no way of addressing your question. Thanks for watching and I apologize that we can't be of more help concerning your question.
biodiesel fuel works on some unmodified diesel engines and others the sealing gaskets and O rings need to be replaced or the biodiesel will disolve the seals in a short time (Weeks..) so a check with the engine manufacturers represenative will tel if those seals need to be replaced or are made of materials resistant to biofuel.
biodiesel fuel works on some unmodified diesel engines and others the sealing gaskets and O rings need to be replaced or the biodiesel will disolve the seals in a short time (Weeks..) so a check with the engine manufacturers represenative will tel if those seals need to be replaced or are made of materials resistant to biofuel.
I just saw a clip where the guest held up a thin-film solar PV panel. Can you tell me where I can buy them?
Thanks
Todd
Hi Todd, thanks for your comment and for watching Green Wheels. Unfortunately, we don’t have access to that information as this show was acquired and not an original Halogen production. So sorry!
I just saw a clip where the guest held up a thin-film solar PV panel. Can you tell me where I can buy them?ThanksTodd
Hi Todd, thanks for your comment and for watching Green Wheels. Unfortunately, we don't have access to that information as this show was acquired and not an original Halogen production. So sorry!
The world’s largest producer of thin film PV is located in California. The company is NanoSolar . The website is http://www.nanosolar.com unfortunately, they have no interest in selling ANY product to the general public, choosing instead to work exclusively with utility based projects. As of this date, July 11, 2010, they have, to my best knowledge, sold most of their product to utility projects in Spain and Germany. There is a limiting factor with this company, in that one of the primary elements required for their thin film panels is Indium, which is in very limited supply world wide.
The world's largest producer of thin film PV is located in California. The company is NanoSolar . The website is http://www.nanosolar.com unfortunately, they have no interest in selling ANY product to the general public, choosing instead to work exclusively with utility based projects. As of this date, July 11, 2010, they have, to my best knowledge, sold most of their product to utility projects in Spain and Germany. There is a limiting factor with this company, in that one of the primary elements required for their thin film panels is Indium, which is in very limited supply world wide.
Great, thanks for the information, Dan!
Great, thanks for the information, Dan!