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CAR SHARING GOES SOLAR
Chris Duffrin, Executive Director of the Neighborhood Energy Connection in St. Paul, plugs in the HourCar Prius parked at the Mississippi Market. It has a battery in the back, and now the electricity to recharge the battery comes from solar panels on the store. (MPR Photo/Stephanie Hemphill)
Car-sharing programs are more popular now that gas is more expensive. People like saving money as well as reducing their carbon footprint. One car-sharing project is going all the way in its mission of reducing global-warming impacts. Members can do errands without burning an ounce of gas. Stephanie Hemphill reports on a non-profit group that converted two Toyota Priuses to run on battery power - and charges the batteries with the sun:
The Neighborhood Energy Connection
News and Info about Car Sharing
Producer: Stephanie Hemphill
Release Date: November 3, 2008
Running Time: 2:56