{"id":14834,"date":"2011-06-08T09:13:35","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T09:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/uncategorized\/nash-hoover-and-son-drive-across-us-in-humanelectric-hybrid-contraption.php"},"modified":"2013-01-24T10:01:07","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T10:01:07","slug":"nash-hoover-and-son-drive-across-us-in-humanelectric-hybrid-contraption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenlaunches.com\/transport\/nash-hoover-and-son-drive-across-us-in-humanelectric-hybrid-contraption.php","title":{"rendered":"Nash Hoover and son drive across U.S. in human-electric hybrid contraption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/entry_images\/0611\/08\/hoover-hybrid.php\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/entry_images\/0611\/08\/hoover-hybrid.php&#039;,&#039;popup&#039;,&#039;width=769,height=510,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#039;); return false\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/hoover-hybrid-thumb-450x298.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"298\" alt=\"hoover-hybrid.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\nLooking for a great way to teach your offspring the true value of energy and just how to quit wasting it in their day to day lives? Simply pop them on a human-powered contraption and send them across the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/architecture\/largest-solar-installation-in-the-united-states-sprouts-up-in-phoenix.php\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">United States<\/a> on a tour! Well, that\u2019s what Nash Hoover came up with when he finally decided to teach his now 13-year-old son just how important it was to conserve energy. A journalist by profession, Nash and junior came up with a <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/transport\/jari-launches-cta-a-lightweight-3seater-ev.php\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">lightweight vehicle<\/a> and set off on a 4,500-mile (7,242 km) journey from Yorktown, <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/architecture\/virginia-techs-smart-solar-powered-house.php\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">Virginia<\/a> packing an EcoSpeed brushless electric motor and boasting a top speed of 25 mph (40kph). The contraption is limited to a supply of just 2,400 watt-hours per day, about the same amount of energy required to keep a 100W <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/awareness-and-hype\/energy-saving-light-bulbs-emit-accidental-ir-rays-interfering-with-tvs-sensor.php\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">light bulb<\/a> left on all day.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nHoover sure has taught his son a great deal in regards to energy conservation with this voyage and is sure to spark an impression in the minds of many they\u2019ve come across on their journey.<br \/>\n<span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/entry_images\/0611\/08\/hoover-hybrid2.php\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/entry_images\/0611\/08\/hoover-hybrid2.php&#039;,&#039;popup&#039;,&#039;width=769,height=510,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#039;); return false\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/hoover-hybrid2-thumb-450x298.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"298\" alt=\"hoover-hybrid2.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/entry_images\/0611\/08\/hoover-hybrid3.php\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/entry_images\/0611\/08\/hoover-hybrid3.php&#039;,&#039;popup&#039;,&#039;width=769,height=510,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#039;); return false\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/hoover-hybrid3-thumb-450x298.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"298\" alt=\"hoover-hybrid3.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"text-align: center; display: block; margin: 0 auto 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/hoovers-begin-eco-tour-in-custom-built-hybrid-vehicle\/18836\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">Gizmag<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a great way to teach your offspring the true value of energy and just how to quit wasting it in their day to day lives? 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