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DESCRIPTION: An array of vehicles, from the bizarre to the practical, on display at the 2006 AltWheels Alternative Transportation and Energy Festival in Boston, MA |
DESCRIPTION: A flashy display of production and concept cars from the 2007 North American International Auto Show |
DESCRIPTION: Unveiling of the GM Volt, a serial hybrid concept car, at the 2007 North American International Auto Show |
DESCRIPTION: A close-up look at the GM Volt concept car, including interior and exterior shots |
DESCRIPTION: Engineers at the Sloan Automotive Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are developing and testing ways to make motors more efficient. |
DESCRIPTION: John Heywood, Director of the Sloan Automotive Lab at MIT, oversees an engine test. |
DESCRIPTION: Panoramic shots of the capital of Iceland, Reykjavik, including skyline and city traffic |
DESCRIPTION: People walking through the streets of Reykjavik, Iceland |
DESCRIPTION: Steamy shots of visitors bathing in an Icelandic hot spring called The Blue Lagoon, which is heated by geothermal energy |
DESCRIPTION: Various shots of pipelines moving steam from boreholes to Svartsengi power plant, and also footage of Guilfoss waterfall |
DESCRIPTION: Scenes of hydrogen fuel cell buses around Reykjavik, Iceland, including interior and exterior shots and a hydrogen refueling station |
DESCRIPTION: Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute shows a virtual display of a Hypercar design on his computer. |
DESCRIPTION: Interior shots at Fiberforge, an advanced-composite manufacturing company. Shots include Lovins' Hypercar prototype. The car's lightweight frame uses carbon fiber. |
DESCRIPTION: Work at Mascoma, the biotech company where Lee Lynd and colleagues are developing new technologies for producing ethanol |
DESCRIPTION: Lee Lynd looks through a microscope at microorganisms he hopes may be the key for producing ethanol efficiently. |
DESCRIPTION: Biofuels expert Lee Lynd tours laboratory facilities at Mascoma Corporation. |
DESCRIPTION: A giant machine processes wood. Wood and other types of cellulosic biomass can be used to produce ethanol. |
DESCRIPTION: Time-lapse footage of cars being assembled at an auto plant in Detroit |
DESCRIPTION: Exterior shots of a plug-in hybrid vehicle developed by the Hybrid Electric Vehicle Center at UC Davis |
DESCRIPTION: Exterior shots of a plug-in hybrid vehicle developed by Andrew Frank's laboratory at UC Davis |
DESCRIPTION: Exterior shots of coal-burning power plant smokestacks and high-voltage electrical lines |
DESCRIPTION: Exterior shots of a Toyota Prius driving along city streets |
DESCRIPTION: Time-lapse and other footage of gas stations and pumping gas |
DESCRIPTION: Work being done on prototypes at the Tesla Motors headquarters in Silicon Valley, California |
DESCRIPTION: Martin Eberhard, cofounder of Tesla Motors, drives the Tesla Roadster on scenic California roads. |
DESCRIPTION: A Tesla Roadster speeds by a fixed camera on the side of the road. |
DESCRIPTION: Various shots, both normal and sped-up of traffic moving. Some footage has the backdrop of the Boston skyline. |
DESCRIPTION: Heavy traffic moves down a highway. Various shots, both normal and sped-up. |
DESCRIPTION: Scenes of rush-hour traffic at dusk, including time-lapse footage |
DESCRIPTION: Windmills generate electricity at a wind farm. |
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