[sustran] This is what happens when "green (private) cars" are promoted in the North

[eric britton]

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I appreciate your point Todd, but I think a bit differently about this.

 

The path to sustainable transport and sustainable cities, passes by
sustainable lives. Now what I like about this project is not that it is an
EV and we all know of course by now that E-vehicles are more than a bit of
hype when it comes to their claim as sustainable transport.  

 

But what I like about their project is the fact that a group of young
Ugandan students are putting their heads together to create something that
is different and that is a great laboratory for learning and team work.
It's not a sustainability project per se, but that they can learn as a next
step.  

 

I see this as a step in a process and bravo to them (and to their wonderful
University, Makerere, which thought all the turmoil's of these recent hard
decades in Uganda has somehow endures when so much else fails and suffers).

 

Thanks for drawing this to our attention Todd.

 

Eric Britton

 

 

-----Original Message-----
On Behalf Of Todd Edelman
Sent: Monday, 07 November, 2011 21:55
To: 'Sustran List'
Subject: [sustran] This is what happens when "green (private) cars" are
promoted in the North

 

Uganda’s First Electric Car Built by Makerere Students

http://inhabitat.com/ugandas-first-electric-car-is-built-by-students/

 

A group of 25 Ugandan students from Makerere University’s College of 

Engineering, Art and Design have built Uganda’s first electric car, the 

Kiira EV. Initially designed in 2009, the fabricated car was taken for a 

public test drive last week. Most of the parts of the two-seater, 

including the core body and combustion system, were designed and built 

locally...

 

Click on link for full story....

 

 

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Todd Edelman

Green Idea Factory / SLOWFactory

            

 

    

 

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