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Today I'm going to show you an electric vehicle

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that weighs less than a bicycle,

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that you can carry with you anywhere,

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that you can charge off a normal wall outlet in 15 minutes,

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and you can run it for 1,000 kilometers

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on about a dollar of electricity.

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But when I say the word electric vehicle,

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people think about vehicles. They think about cars

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and motorcycles and bicycles, and the vehicles that you use every day.

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But if you come about it from a different perspective,

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you can create some more interesting,

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more novel concepts.

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So we built something.

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I've got some of the pieces in my pocket here.

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So this is the motor.

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This motor has enough power to take you

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up the hills of San Francisco at about 20 miles per hour,

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about 30 kilometers an hour,

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and this battery, this battery right here

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has about six miles of range, or 10 kilometers,

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which is enough to cover about half of the car trips

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in the U.S. alone.

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But the best part about these components

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is that we bought them at a toy store.

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These are from remote control airplanes.

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And the performance of these things has gotten so good

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that if you think about vehicles a little bit differently,

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you can really change things.

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So today we're going to show you one example

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of how you can use this.

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Pay attention to not only how fun this thing is,

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but also how the portability that comes with this

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can totally change the way you interact with a city like San Francisco.

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(Music)

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[6 Mile Range] [Top Speed Near 20mph]

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[Uphill Climbing]

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[Regenerative Braking]

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(Applause)

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(Cheers)

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So we're going to show you what this thing can do.

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It's really maneuverable. You have a hand-held remote,

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so you can pretty easily control acceleration, braking,

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go in reverse if you like, also have braking.

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It's incredible just how light this thing is.

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I mean, this is something you can pick up and carry with you

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anywhere you go.

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So I'll leave you with one of the most compelling facts

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about this technology and these kinds of vehicles.

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This uses 20 times less energy

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for every mile or kilometer that you travel than a car,

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which means not only is this thing fast to charge

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and really cheap to build,

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but it also reduces the footprint of your energy use

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in terms of your transportation.

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So instead of looking at large amounts of energy needed

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for each person in this room to get around in a city,

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now you can look at much smaller amounts

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and more sustainable transportation.

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So next time you think about a vehicle,

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I hope, like us, you're thinking about something new.

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Thank you.

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(Applause)