Pedal Cars: How To Save The World

… and why Elon Musk should hire me.

(Disclaimer: this is a living document; I’ve posted it on the Internet to prove I came up with it first. And because I want to make money saving the world.)

If there is one single concept in this document that somebody should definitely start doing on a massive scale is to make stuff large-scale from styrofoam. And making power from burning garbage like the Swedes.

Or was it harvesting the methane from cow farts to make fuel? It might be that one.

On to the super-well-fleshed-out idea in bullet points.

The Bits

• pedaling in the driveway:
  –> hyper-efficient pedaling
  –> how to power the heater (esp. during winter)
  –> how to power the AC (yep, you gotta pedal)
• wheels that have wheels: how momentum can power your heater (and AC)
• integrating non-custom electronics to make a smart(er) car
  –> using your phone…
  –>> mirror display onto bigger display (touchscreen)
  –>> load (custom?) app
  –> using old tablets
• building (a body) using styrofoam
  –> the styrofoam collection facility/system
  –> melting it into hard plastic
  –> pour into molds (considerations for extracting the acetone)
• powering the plant using garbage
  –> burn it like the Swedes
  –> SUPER NEGATIVE CARBON FOOTPRINT (Super Green – the Ruby Rodd story)
• Making it cool(er)
  –> round tires (a car that literally turns on a dime)
  –> heads-up display: how to reflect a screen onto the windshield (safely)
  –> seats that slide out (for old people)
  –> transform(er)ing seats for wheelchair accessiblity
  –> heated seats, because winter.
  –> cameras all over for visibility (night + thermal vision)
  –> windows that are actually solar panels
  –> solar panels on the roof: how to make solar panels sexy (and durable)
  –> blind spot monitoring
• Features I “stole” (off the Internet[?])
  –> automatic high beams
  –> heated steering wheel (and North Dakota needs it)
  –> intelligent “keys” / remote starting options (powered by Linux?)
  –>> using FOBs that use encrypted signals
  –>> intelligent scheduling: keeping your car un-frozen in the Coming Ice Age
  –> FOBs that combine fingerprint + proximity (+phone)
  –>> considerations for lost phones and asshole “hacker” thieves
• (Really)Weird shit that might work
  –> using cow farts to fuel the “gas” engine
  –> buoyancy and sealed engine compartment: how Dante’s Peak will save you in a flood