The Flintstone Car Dream Team has recently developed an innovative new bicycle generator system which powers the Mobile Movie Theater on tour with the documentary film group Ciclovida: Lifecycle. In December 2010, the producer of Ciclovida approached team leader, Scott Guzman with a proposal that Flintstone Car design and build a bike powered movie theater to show and promote Ciclovida on tour throughout the US. The team acquired all major components of their pedal generator system, through grant funding for promotion of Ciclovida. The primary components include Drive Belts and Sprockets, Permanent Magnet Generators, a Solar Panel,  an Ultra Capacitor, an Inverter and a Lithium Polymer Battery bank. Each one of these pieces are inter-connected by a network of electrical wires to bring the Mobile Movie Theater to life. At each film screening, the team as well as  audience members will pedal the tour bikes in the back row to power the 330 watt Projector through the 76 minute film screening. The system design has been road tested on Ciclovida's spring tour from Virginia to Maine, and on the Cross Pollination summer tour from Maine to west coast Washington. This is proof that bike power is a viable source of alternative power.

A variety of household appliances, electrical devices, and transportation vehicles can now be found in a pedal powered version. These are explained in the book "Human Powered Home" and on their Website The Human Powered Home which displays bicycle powered washing machines, pedal generator systems, bike blenders and more.

This same pedal generator technology will be applied in the Flintstone Car seen below. Our Diesel Van will be converted into a Multi-Source Hybrid Electric Vehicle capable of running primarily on Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO) but also storing Electrical energy from Human Fitness generators, Solar Panels, Regenerative Braking, Wind Turbines and the Diesel alternator.

Our goal is to create a practical vehicle that operates with zero petroleum, and solely runs on renewable sources of energy. To achieve this goal, the Dream Team is taking steps toward sustainability in their Diesel Van. First, it will receive a veggie car conversion, so that the two tanks can be filled with WVO and Biodiesel respectively. But why stop there? There is a limited supply of this fuel source, so it should be conserved as much as possible. In an effort to do so, the Flintstone Car will be supplemented by several other sources of energy. Solar Panels will be mounted atop the roof, storing electricity in a central Lithium Polymer battery bank. These lightweight battery packs will serve as the "Fuel Tank" or energy storage for all electricity generating components.

The wide array of electrical energy sources planned for the Multi-Source Hybrid conversion are what truly make this project innovative. In addition to the primary drive train which burns WVO and Biodiesel in an Diesel Engine, there will also be a secondary drive train with and extra set of wheels powered by an industrial Electric Motor. This motor receives energy from Solar panels, Pedal Power and other Electricity sources vicariously through the Lithium Polymer Battery Bank.

But none of these components will seem to grow in the "Free Tree" in my back yard, so Dollars and Cents will need to be raised in order for our goals to be reached. Look out for our Upcoming Fundraising Video on Kickstarter.com.

We are organizing projects all over New England. Check out info about the Urban Earth Day 2011 in Monument Square, Portland Maine on Friday April 22nd.