What do the renewable energy students do for transportation? Farmington is one of the sunniest spots in the country, but it also gets cold here. Below freezing is common for a bunch of months, and last summer we had more than 60 days in a row higher than 90F. Still, these greenies are pretty stubborn and don't back down to the weather too quickly.
When Dave's car got crashed, he started riding his bike about 15 miles round trip, and it was taking time away from studying (so he claims). He bought himself an electric wheel hub, which powers him along at about 20 mph. He took a meter home and figured out it costs $8 a month of electricity to recharge the battery.
Daniel picked up this sweet riding, all electric scooter. It's got a 30 mile range, which is plenty for a couple of days around town for him. He recharges it in the yard at school off of solar panels that we train on. Truly zero emissions transportation, powered by the sun.
Not a bad couple of options if you don't mind bundling up.
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