Green Revolution: CityCar
"Green Revolution: CityCar" explores how MIT Media Lab engineers and designers are rethinking urban transportation with a compact electric car built for crowded cities. The video explains key STEM and engineering concepts, including wheel-mounted electric motors, computer-controlled steering, folding vehicle design, shared mobility systems, and space-efficient parking. It highlights how innovative transportation technology can reduce pollution, improve convenience, and return city space to green areas. Featuring Will Larkin and mentor Bill Mitchell, the program connects design thinking, math, science, and environmental problem solving to real-world challenges in sustainable cities and modern vehicle engineering. Part of the "Green Revolution" series.
Media Details
Runtime: 5 minutes, 41 seconds
- Topic: Careers, Science, Social Science, Technology
- Subtopic: Computers, Engineering, Environmental Issues, Technology, Transportation
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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- Release Year: 2010
- Producer/Distributor: National Science Foundation
- Series: Green Revolution
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