STAIR Students at Earth Day
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STAIR students and an advisor presented sustainability topics and introduced an alternate idea for near urban commuting, the BugE®, a battery electric vehicle (BEV). | |
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| Booth visitors viewed information on nuclear power, reusable versus disposable water containers, and cloth bags versus plastic. | |
STAIR Associate N. Suraweera checks out the instrument panel of the BugE. |
IGET Trainee K. Nguyen gets ready to try out the car. The BugE can be driven 30 miles on one charge for a cost of $0.25 per day. |
The energy source is a 36 volt battery which can supply 60 amp hours (AH) of power. |
 Because cars are built to carry themselves around, reducing their weight reduces the energy drain. This vehicle weighs only 350 pounds. |
A future driver investigates all the vehicle's features. |
 Earth Day attendees found the BugE concept to be very interesting. |
 The car's max speed is 45 mph. | |
