Solar panels, wind turbines, solid waste fuel, electronic generators and all manner of imaginative and greener ways to power cars, boats, tanks, military transporters, barges and trucks

The task for the first and second grade was to imagine a vehicle powered by an alternate fuel source. And then build the model. With the rise in gas prices this spring it was a timely assignment. Here are a few of the results.
A military transporter with an electronic generator. A hover boat with a tow. A speed car with a wind turbine.Solar powered sports car.

Josie Holford

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