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The World Human Powered Vehicle Association is dedicated to promoting the design and development of human-powered vehicles. Its main focus is coordinating between national HPV clubs with regard to competitions and records. The WHPVA also supports the Human Power eJournal, with a broader focus including stationary uses of human power.

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World Human Powered Vehicle Association

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The World Human Powered Vehicle Association is dedicated to promoting the design and development of human-powered vehicles. Its main focus is coordinating...

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International Human Powered Vehicle Association

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International Human Powered Vehicle Association (IHPVA) is a US-based organization dedicated to promoting the design and development of human powered vehicles (HPVs)...

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List of cycling records

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International Human Powered Vehicle Association and World Human Powered Vehicle Association, Guinness World Records, International Olympic Committee, World UltraCycling...

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Recumbent bicycle

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are now overseen by the World Human Powered Vehicle Association (WHPVA) and International Human Powered Vehicle Association (IHPVA). Recumbents are available...

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Richard Ballantine

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movement. He was chairman of the British Human Power Club and of the World Human Powered Vehicle Association. Ballantyne was married and had three children...

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Vehicle

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Despite the fact that humans cannot exceed 500 W (0.67 hp) for meaningful amounts of time, the land speed record for human-powered vehicles (unpaced) is 133 km/h...

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List of vehicle speed records

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Human Powered Vehicle Association. "Fastest solar-powered vehicle". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 11 July 2016. "WES Establishes Tracked-Vehicle Speed...

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Micromobility

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over a short distance.  Micromobility can use a combination of any, human-powered, combustion and electric based propulsion. The legality of micro-mobility...

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Green vehicle

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vehicle, depending on the source of electricity. Hybrid cars may be partly fossil fuel (or biofuel) powered and partly electric or hydrogen-powered....

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Velomobile

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velomobile (/ˈvɛloʊmoʊˌbil/); velomobiel, velo, or bicycle car is a human-powered vehicle (HPV) enclosed for aerodynamic advantage and/or protection from...

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Hybrid vehicle

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has not been processed into biodiesel. Power-assist mechanisms for bicycles and other human-powered vehicles are also included (see Motorized bicycle)...

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Outline of bicycles

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of and topical guide to bicycles: Bicycle – pedal-driven, human-powered, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other...

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History of the electric vehicle

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on an industrial scale. What is likely the first human-carrying electric vehicle with its own power source was tested along a Paris street in April 1881...

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Electric aircraft

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flights in an electrically powered airship go back to the 19th century, and to 1917 for a tethered helicopter. Electrically powered model aircraft have been...

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Electric vehicle

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An electric vehicle (EV) is a vehicle that uses one or more electric motors for propulsion. The vehicle can be powered by a collector system, with electricity...

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Greg Kolodziejzyk

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setting an International Human Powered Vehicle Association world record On September 8, 2008, Kolodziejzyk pedaled a human powered boat 245.16 km (152.34 mi)...

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Alternative fuel vehicle

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advanced power systems for vehicles has become a high priority for many governments and vehicle manufacturers around the world. Vehicle engines powered by gasoline/petrol...

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Unmanned aerial vehicle

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aerial vehicle (UAV) is defined as a "powered, aerial vehicle that does not carry a human operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, can...

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Truck

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motor vehicle designed to transport freight, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration...

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Electric bicycle

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rechargeable batteries and typically are motor-powered up to 25 to 32 km/h (16 to 20 mph). High-powered varieties can often travel more than 45 km/h (28 mph)...

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Sebastiaan Bowier

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hour (83.13 mph) in a human powered vehicle (HPV), breaking the previous world record. Bowier has been a member of the Human Power Team since 2011. In 2011...

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Heavy equipment

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engineer Vitruvius described a crane in De architectura when it was powered via human or animal labor. Heavy equipment functions through the mechanical...

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Diver propulsion vehicle

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wash over the bottom. Human torpedoes or manned torpedoes are a type of diver propulsion vehicle used as secret naval weapons in World War II. The name was...

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Land transport

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vehicles and infrastructure. The three types are human-powered, animal powered and machine powered Human-powered transport, a form of sustainable transportation...

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Powered exoskeleton

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A powered exoskeleton (also known as power armor, powered armor, powered suit, cybernetic suit, robot armor, robot suit, high-tech armor, robotic armor...

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