(Speaking) Institute director Eric Leonhardt says he's had his eye on the dairy herd as a source of transportation fuel for a long time.
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"Our vision is that one of these plants would be the core element of a community energy center" that could provide a local, sustainable source of both transportation and heating fuel.
The car was built by the SUNY New Paltz Solarcar Racing Team in partnership with The Solar Energy Consortium as a way to promote environmentally conscious design and solar power as a viable energy source for personal transportation.
Their streets and subway cars are aging, and the obvious source of funding for transportation repairs, the gas tax, is drying up as drivers switch to hybrids and high-mileage cars.