Green Commuting
Sep 13 2008, Sameer Kumar

Eco Factor: A device that allows you to charge up your gadgets by storing the pedal-power that you produce by cycling.

The Ohm is a wonderful little eco-gadget that serves two purposes in one go. This compact and sleek device helps you charge up...

Related Stories
Most Recent Most Popular Most Commented
(0)
Naveen, Shimla
With designer Rasmus Gjesing’s “The Killer” racing bike, you can reduce your carbon footprint and show some style at the same time. Originally designed in...
made popular Jun 30 2009
(0)
Anupam, Shimla
Eco Factor: Solar-powered bicycle pod with change rooms, showers and self-cleaning device. Normal excuses for not riding a bike to office range from arriving to work...
made popular Jun 27 2009
(0)
Naveen, Shimla
Hublot is renowned for creating some of the most beautiful and expensive watches, but lately, we have seen the watchmaker more as a luxury goods company that will make...
made popular Jun 26 2009
(0)
Anupam, Shimla
Eco Factor: Folding bicycle designed by Andre Kim. Until solar and wind-powered cars get cheap enough for the common man to afford, bikes will retain the first place...
made popular Jun 26 2009
(0)
Aditi Justa, Shimla
Eco Factor: Zero-emission bike powered by electricity. The Eagle by JD Group is the newest entrant to the e-bike market, which is a one-of-a-kind bike designed...
made popular Jun 6 2009
(0)
Naveen, Shimla
Designer: Sofia Ohlsson. With the Trallala Lilla Molntuss, you don’t need to take your car to go shopping for groceries. Instead, a bike will serve the purpose. The...
made popular Jun 6 2009
(0)
Anupam, Shimla
Eco Factor: Concept bike designed for Beijing. Ryan McGinley has come up with a nice idea to make the streets of Beijing clean and green. Like always the industrial...
made popular Jun 5 2009
(0)
Harshpaul, shimla
The vision of designers ZOOM-Designagency behind the Rih sportsbike concept becomes amply clear once you know that “Rih” is the Arabic word for wind. The German...
made popular Jun 4 2009
(0)
Anupam, Shimla
Eco Factor: Folding bikes from Mercedes-Benz. Whether it’s fuel-guzzling sports cars or zero-emission bicycles, Mercedes-Benz makes sure that anything that...
made popular Jun 1 2009
(0)
Naveen, Shimla
In a recent local design competition to design a bike rack for the city of Greenwood, Mississippi, Jon Rayeski grabbed the first position. As part of the prize, his...
made popular May 29 2009
(0)
Anupam, Shimla
Eco Factor: Solar and wind energy harnessing cargo bike. Bikes are undoubtedly the greenest way to travel, and sooner or later someone would have thought of making...
made popular May 8 2009
(0)
Naveen, Shimla
Here is yet another entrant to the ever growing family of folding bikes. The Airnimal Chameleon is a lightweight road bike that can fold into a carry bag or a normal...
made popular Apr 20 2009
(0)
Anupam, Shimla
Eco Factor: Electrically assisted bike for hard terrains. Riding a bike to your office could be challenging, especially if your office is miles away from your home....
made popular Apr 17 2009
(0)
Anupam, Shimla
Eco Factor: Solar-powered bike parking station. Recently Sanyo showcased their innovative bike parking system that made use of solar energy to recharge your bike while...
made popular Apr 15 2009
(1)
Naveen, Shimla
Selle Bassano, the company with a mission to innovate the concept of comfort and design attributed to bicycle saddles, has developed a very special city bike saddle...
made popular Apr 7 2009
(0)
Naresh Chauhan, Shimla
The Factor 001 is a bike epitomizing the latest in technology. There’s another thing that it epitomizes – over the freakin’ rooftop pricing! But the plus side...
made popular Mar 11 2009
(0)
Anupam, Shimla
Eco Factor: Bicycle design for zero-emission commuting. Bikes are fast catching the inventions in technology and we often see bikes that do much more than just making...
made popular Mar 10 2009
(0)
Naveen, Shimla
To celebrate the company’s 38th anniversary, California-based Phil Wood & Co. has announced a limited run of 3.5 Track hubsets in a range of colors,...
made popular Mar 5 2009
(2)
Anupam, Shimla
Eco Factor: Long-tail multi-utility bikes. Cars have gradually evolved to the modern era where SUVs are more prevalent not just because of their practical uses, but...
made popular Mar 2 2009
(0)
Anupam, Shimla
Eco Factor: High-tech bike monitors your vital statistics. Riding a bike keeps you and the environment around you in good shape. Burning calories for the environment...
made popular Feb 17 2009
All Stories
Most Recent Most Popular Most Commented
(1)
Sameer Kumar, Hyderabad
The ancient world sports some breathtaking architecture that was way ahead of its time, and some of the buildings constructed by ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians...
made popular Aug 29 2008
(3)
Sameer Kumar, Hyderabad
Pedal-power is really taking over modes of transportation apart from just that wonderful ride in the lake and that trip to the next block in your bicycle. It seems with...
made popular Aug 14 2008
(1)
Sameer Kumar, Hyderabad
If normally I was told that there was something growing on my bike or anything that I won for that matter, I would be absolutely grossed out and I would just try and...
made popular Aug 12 2008
(0)
Sameer Kumar, Hyderabad
This is what pretty much digging up gold from absolute trash means. This human-powered green vehicle (And it is also painted green just to drive home the point) has...
made popular Aug 11 2008
(3)
Sameer Kumar, Hyderabad
This is quite simple the most elegant and sexy electric scooters around that are actually on road and not still a concept visualization of some up and coming designer...
made popular Jul 18 2008
(0)
Sameer Kumar, Hyderabad
There are few ways that are better to get around and just get to a place couple of blocks away than the roller skates. It is one of the best options and sure as you get...
made popular Jul 3 2008
(0)
Sameer Kumar, Hyderabad
With the growing demand for crude oil in the international market and the way in which oil price is shooting up each day, it is more than just a smart investment move...
made popular Jun 9 2008
(0)
Sameer Kumar, Hyderabad
Maciej Ojrzanowski has truly come up with a fantastic and amazingly practical design for the modern urban taxi and that pretty much is all you can say when you see...
made popular Jun 5 2008
(2)
Sameer Kumar, Hyderabad
This again is nothing new and it once again shows that sometimes the best way to go green is to go back to the past until we can find a viable green alternative for the...
made popular Jun 4 2008
(3)
Sameer Kumar, Hyderabad
This is something that is both simple and easy and is very effective indeed. It not only makes for a wonderful way of green commuting, but also helps you go back in to...
made popular Jun 2 2008
(1)
Sameer Kumar, Hyderabad
If you are looking for a stylish hi-end hybrid bike then your search might have just ended. There are many bikes these days that are pedal-powered and they have some...
made popular Apr 30 2008
(0)
Sameer Kumar, Hyderabad
This really is the future of city commuting or even short-distance commuting as it presents us with the ideal opportunity to completely use solar energy for our...
made popular Apr 17 2008
(0)
Sameer Kumar, Hyderabad
It is interesting that many people across the planet today are going on rallies and tours to make sure that they drive their point home. I suppose the one journey...
made popular Apr 11 2008
(0)
Sameer Kumar, Hyderabad
Trikes have become a bit of favorite with moto enthusiasts in the last couple of years. I for one only like the Trikes that come with wings and can take to the sky. But...
made popular Apr 5 2008
(0)
Sameer Kumar, Hyderabad
I do not really know how many rush to their office on their bicycle and then jump on to a train to make sure they reach in time. But I’m not one of them and so I do...
made popular Mar 7 2008