That is really a hoot. On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 4:18 AM, brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > % I found the video (in Filipino) fun to watch % > > > http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/378733/scitech/technology/the-bamboo-bangkarwayan-an-all-pinoy-ecofriendly-amphibious-vehicle > The bamboo 'Bangkarwayan': An all-Pinoy ecofriendly amphibious vehicle > By BIANCA ROSE DABU September 11, 2014 > > [video > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZyeX5IBQd8 > Filipino> google.translate> English > SONA: "Bangkarwayan" vehicles made of matting and bamboo, available on land > and water > ) GMA News Sep 10, 2014 > > > image > https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BvHSHyFCQAArmYQ.jpg > 'Bangkarwayan'- (tweeted image needs rotating 90 degrees clockwise) > > > tweet > https://twitter.com/benjiemangubat/status/500412065173872640/photo/1 > benjamin mangubat > @benjiemangubat > The bangkarwayan, solar and amphibian. pic.twitter.com/DTwhtEMpNX > 3:41 PM - 15 Aug 2014 > ] > > A UP History professor has successfully made a running prototype of the > “Bangkarwayan,” a car made of indigenous materials like bamboo and banig, > and runs on electricity. > > Professor Benjamin Mangubat calls it “the technology of the future.” > > Aside from being economic and environment-friendly, the Bangkarwayan is > also a portrait of true Filipino design. > > With a body made of bamboo and a retractable roof made of banig woven > matting, the car runs on an electric dynamo. It also features a built-in > horn, speedometer, emblem and hubcaps made from bilao circular basketry. > > The professor also considered car safety. He filled a part of the car with > different types of balls to acts as a shock absorber. > > One of the main setbacks of the car is meager array of solar panels. > However, Mangubat thought of this and had a back-up energy source prepared. > A windmill is installed to gather wind energy for the engine. > > “Pollution free ito, eh. Pangalawa, wala tayong dependence sa oil. We are > producing our energy. This is the technology of the future,” Mangubat said. > > Inspired by the national hero > > The birth of the Bangkarwayan was inspired by a philosophy by Gat. Jose > Rizal, who was also an inventor during his time. > > According to Mangubat, books and cleverness are still no match for > thorough > and exhaustive workmanship. > > Instead of gathering engineers who might just be the perfect men for the > car-making job, Mangubat recruited an aircon technician, and electrician, > and a carpenter on the Bangkarwayan team. > > According to the team, it was a hard undertaking involving a series of > trial and error, but at the end of the day, they were all proud to have > produced an invention that is not only innovative, but also eye-catching. > > Right now, the professor and his team are waiting for a flood in Manila to > test the car's floating device and the car's maneuvering on water. > > Needed support for improvement > > The people who already witnessed the power of the Bangkarwayan could not > deny that it was an attention-seeking piece. > > But more than the novelty of the item, they are also eager to see the > invention on its prime working state because of its > environment-friendliness > and Filipino design. > > “Dapat yan masuportahan ng gobyerno. Ma-develop pa nang mas maayos.” > [Filipino> google.translate> English > "We should support the government ie. Be developed on more smoothly." > ] > > Right now, Mangubat and his team have not yet dared to drive the > Bangkarwayan on major roads and expressways. > > The professor is hopeful that from this prototype, the > environment-friendly > car would soon be working on a perfect engine and design that is both > innovative and very Filipino. — TJD, GMA News > [© gmanetwork.com] > > > > > For EVLN posts use: > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=user_nodes&user=204476 > > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=evln&sort=date > > > http://www.3news.co.nz/world/road-developed-to-capture-energy-from-passing-cars-2014090718 > Road developed to capture energy&create electricity from passing cars > ... > > http://pctechmag.com/2014/09/new-road-technology-to-collect-energy-from-traffic/ > New road technology to collect energy from traffic > > > http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-07/vw-says-fuel-cell-cars-doomed-to-struggle-beyond-japan.html > VW Sez fcvs Doomed to Struggle Outside of Japan > > http://transportevolved.com/2014/09/09/volkswagen-exec-hydrogen-fuel-cell-cars-doomed-fail-outside-japan/ > > > http://www.nasdaq.com/article/is-toyotas-hydrogen-car-a-giant-bluff-cm388159 > Is Toyota's Hydrogen Car a Giant Bluff? > > > http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/2403220-151/pot-producers-add-demand-on-northwest-power-grid?entryType=0# > OR Pot growers compete with EV charging for power grid resources > ... > > http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/10/legal-pot-grows-add-new-demand-to-nw-power-grid/ > ... > > http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/2014/09/11/marijuana-legal-electricity-demand-northwest/15442333/ > > http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29034483 > T3/L3 charging driving a UK and global boom in EVs > + > EVLN: GLM’s electric sports EV a Tesla competitor wannabe (video) > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Bangkarwayan-all-Pinoy-ecofriendly-amphibious-bamboo-EV-tp4671531.html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA ( > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > -- Put this question to yourself: should I use everyone else to attain happiness, or should I help others gain happiness? *Dalai Lama * Tell me what it is you plan to do With your one wild and precious life? 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