Thursday, August 27, 2009

Better Place's prototype station in Japan

Shai Agassi's company Better Place has set up prototype battery exchange station in Japan.

Using modified Nissan Dualis four-wheel drives that run entirely on battery power. The batteries are charged from a large solar photovoltaic array, allowing for zero-emissions driving.

The anticipated range from the first electric cars, which Better Place's partner Renault-Nissan are developing, is expected to be about 160km

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Project 1: Recycled PET Bottle

The first project i will be undertaking is a blow molded PET bottle. The key goal of this project is to design a product that will have a second use/life after its intended job as a water bottle.

The address bellow gives a good example of how a product can be used in a secondary function.

http://www.gerardotandco.com/blog/recycled-bottle-torch/
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This blog has been set up for Professional Attributes, A final year subject for the Product Design Engineering coarse i am studying. Through this blog i will be developing ideas and working through my design projects.