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Bell 206 helicopter photo

23 Sep 2008

Mean Green Machines: Airborne Extreme

The Bell 206 is the leader as the most popular turbine commercial helicopter ever, however Peter Anderson and his crew will be put to the test as Richard Airlie and his green Eurocopter are on the move in the race for commercial success. + READ MORE

team of mechanical engineering students

17 Sep 2008

Mean Green Machines: Sun Fueled Showdown

It's an all out war between two groups of mechanical engineering students fighting for sponsorship and funding.These stunning solar cars offer more than just a glimpse into the future, as the teams push their brand new cars to the limit. + READ MORE

land rover photo

14 Jul 2008

Mean Green Machines: The Red Rock Rumble

When it comes to rough, rugged and mean, not much compares to the Land Rover.But even this vehicle is put to its limit when a team of tough talking roadsters and their old electric Land Rover come to Arizona's red rocks to compete against a new, powerful diesel engine Land Rover on one of the toughest episodes of Mean... + READ MORE

hummer suv photo

14 Jul 2008

Mean Green Machines: Big and Bad in the City

In the fog-infested city of Eureka, California Matt Ruchong's 'Fat Rat Enterprises' is the place to go when you need a fix for your big, bad vehicle - his ride of choice being the H2 Hummer.Fresh off a job of supping up Governor Schwarzenegger's H2 Hummer into a biodiesel monster, Johnathon sees little threat in this... + READ MORE

Bill Dube and his electric motorcycle, the Killacycle

23 Jun 2008

Mean Green Machines: Drag Bikes

Bill Dube and his electric motorcycle, the Killacycle, compete opposite the first lady of Motorcycle Drag racing, Connie Cohen, in this all out drag race for fist place. + READ MORE

Jeff Brown, owner of Crusher Inc. which makes environmentally friendly vehicles, delivers a brand new electric ATV

23 Jun 2008

Mean Green Machines: All Terrain Trample

Jeff Brown, owner of Crusher Inc. which makes environmentally friendly vehicles, delivers a brand new electric ATV that's never been tested off-road. + READ MORE

Electric Zero Motorcycle

17 Jun 2008

Mean Green Machines: The Extreme Motocross

It's a high stakes competition pitting the sleek and electric Zero Motorcycle against the reigning champ of motocross - the Honda CR250V bike. + READ MORE

a team of mechanical engineering university students racing a race kart with an electric engine

17 Jun 2008

Mean Green Machines: Smart Kart Smack Down

When a team of mechanical engineering university students build a race kart with an electric engine, no one thinks they'll be able to compete with the 4 Stroke single cylinder Class Kart. + READ MORE

Noise Pollution

17 Jun 2008

Noise Pollution... the other Green Means of Electric

Mean Green Machines talks a lot about pollution in the form of toxic wastes spewed into the air from combustion type vehicles, but there is yet another form of pollution such vehicles promote... noise! How many times have you been enjoying a nice sunny day in the park when a open pipe Harley Davidson motorcycle raced by scarring the birds, squirrels, knocking flower pedals off of the daisy's with its vibrations, and sends an uneasy chill up your spine of what could only be described as irritation. + READ MORE

gas snowmobile and an electric snowmobile

10 Jun 2008

Mean Green Machines: Snowmobile Shakedown

It's a gas snowmobile vs. an electric snowmobile in a no-holds barred battle to see who can out-race, out-climb and out-haul the other in the savage below zero out doors - where to survive, you've gotta be mean - even if you're green. + READ MORE

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Sunday, January 25 / 06:00pm

Planet Green

Episode 4: Drag Bikes

Bill Dube and his electric motorcycle, the Killacycle, compete opposite the first lady of Motorcycle Drag racing, Connie Cohen, in this all out drag race for fist place.

Sunday, January 25 / 06:30pm

Planet Green

Episode 8: The Truck Stomp

When it comes to heavy-duty trucks, the 'all work no play' gas-guzzling image instantly comes to mind. We'll see that dirty on the outside can be clean on the inside as a Hybrid Electric Tahoe shows off its goods against the Ethanol burning Silverado E85.

Sunday, January 25 / 07:00pm

Planet Green

Episode 2: Sun Fuelled Showdown

It's an all out war between two groups of mechanical engineering students fighting for sponsorship and funding. These stunning solar cars offer more than just a glimpse into the future, as the teams push their brand new cars to the limit.

 
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