With the economy down, everyone is looking to save some cash and maybe have turned to hybrid cars, but what a hybrid scooter? Discovery News takes a look at a new way move.
More Videos Online
More Videos Online
Earth: The New Commute? Part I
With the economy down, everyone is looking to save some cash and maybe have turned to hybrid cars, but what a hybrid scooter? Discovery News takes a look at a new way move.
Added: Jan 8, 2009
Views: 4381 Views
Runtime: 05:02
Related Videos
-
The New Commute? Part IIEarth (05:16)
How much gas money does an electric hybrid scooter save vs. a car? One Discovery news reporter crusies on a new ride for a day to find out. -
Yellow Taxi Cabs Go GreenEarth (03:00)
A new wave of taxi cabs are hitting the roads - hybrids. Kasey-Dee Gardner rides along to find out how they are changing the roadways. -
The Skinny on Wave-Killing...Earth (01:47)
A special kind of mud found in Western Louisiana protects the coast from large waves by starving them of energy. James Williams gets the dirt. -
Acid Rain Eating Washington,...Earth (02:29)
Acid rain damage can be seen on many of the monuments in our nation's capital. Discovery News' James Williams takes a tour.
-
Are Humanzees Possible?Earth (02:28)
Humanzee hybrids between humans and chimps couldn't possibly be real, could they? James Williams gets the answer. -
Top 5 SuperorganismsEarth (02:02)
Superorganisms are a lot more common than you might think. James Williams counts down why. -
Surviving A Big Wave Wipe OutEarth (02:51)
Surfing huge waves can be deadly - and exhilarating. Same goes for the wipe outs. One of the sport's most extreme surfers talks James Williams through the experience. -
Peacock Mantis ShrimpEarth (02:50)
What do you get when cross a peacock, a praying mantis and a shrimp? A killer crustacean!
-
Environmental Art Warns of...Earth (03:18)
Eve Mosher is taking her message to the streets. She's chalking a line across New York City that shows where flooding could reach if a really big storm hits. -
The Secret of Spook HillEarth (03:58)
Are there really places that defy gravity? James Williams gets a first-hand look. -
A Dwindling Catch: Part 1Earth (03:56)
Oyster fishermen in Maryland?s Chesapeake Bay struggle despite a 14-year/$58 million program to save the oyster population. -
A Dwindling Catch: Part 2Earth (04:17)
The Chesapeake Bay depends on oysters to filter its waters. And nearby communities depend on oysters for jobs. Jorge Ribas reports on the struggles of saving a tradition while looking to the future.
You Might Also Like
-
Is It Future Yet?: Hydrogen...Tech (03:32)
The Hydrogen Road Tour makes a pit stop in Washington, D.C., and Jorge Ribas takes a hydrogen fuel cell-powered car for a spin around the block. -
Electric Car Feeds GridTech (03:05)
V2G technology can turn an electric car into a moving power station. Jorge Ribas rides shotgun with Willett Kempton, the man behind the concept. -
Nano StorageTech (02:51)
Extremophiles, micro-organisms that can live in volcanos, space and the deep oceans, are still a mystery, but one scientist has found a way to use them to study other elements. Discovery News gets the scoop. -
Monitoring Climate ChangeNews (02:32)
How do we know for sure that our climate is changing? James Williams takes a look at some of the instruments used to monitor the atmosphere.
-
Q&A: Synthetic LifeTech (02:32)
Biologist J. Craig Venter helped crack the human genome. His next goal: create life. Jorge Ribas talks to him about the promise and perils of synthetic biology. -
Is It Future Yet?: MoonbaseTech (02:49)
Do sci-fi villains have the moonbase market cornered, or will we be living on the moon some day too? Jorge Ribas finds out when NASA's making the next giant leap for mankind. -
Power From A Floating Metal...Tech (02:52)
Energy from a floating nuclear donut? It might just happen if MIT researchers have their way. James Williams and Tracy Staedter dig in to the details. -
Tracking Methods Monitor Blue...Tech (04:30)
Maryland Blue Crab populations are dwindling and researchers are trying to find ways to replenish the stock. Kasey-Dee Gardner learns about technology being use to do just that.
-
Electric Scooters, Pt. 1Discovery News (05:03)
High gas prices got you worried? There are more electrifying ways to get around. Joe Rubin reports. -
Electric ScootersDiscovery News (00:47)
High gas prices got you worried? There are more electrifying ways to get around. Joe Rubin reports.
Advertisement
Shop Discovery News
-
our networks
-
video
-
shop
-
customer service
-
corporate
COMMENTS (0)