New bicycle is even more eco-friendly

每日一看---New bicycle is even more eco-friendly


太棒了~今天這則新聞有官方的transcripts喔!!!

重點摘要：來看看以色列發明的新環保腳踏車吧!!車體有95%是由回收的厚紙板製成(不過怎麼製做的仍然是個謎xD)，能防水又防火，而且非常便宜──一台成本只有九美元(約新台幣263元)！而它的壽命是五年，但比一般腳踏車來得輕、快、強韌。環保腳踏車製作計畫的發言人表示，他們希望把這種便宜又環保的腳踏車推廣到全世界，就算是貧窮的國家，人民也能輕鬆擁有。

相信未來勢必會引起一股環保風，當然車體也會改造得更炫吧。台灣是外銷腳踏車的重鎮，也許能思考一下。




ISHA SESAY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Setting the wheels in motion on a breakthrough: with its pedal power and traditional two wheel frame, this may look like a typical bicycle. But the Israeli entrepreneurs behind this bike call it the future of low cost transportation.

NIMROD ELMISH, CARDBOARD BICYCLE PROJECT: Basically, this bicycle is built out of 95 percent recycled cardboard, which is the most cheapest raw material that you can find in any country.

SESAY: And there is no metal parts. The rest is recycled car tires and plastic bottles. Not only is the bike eco-friendly, it`s cheap. Each costs just $9 to build. Inventor Izhar Gafni (ph) came up with the design in his backyard chair.

IZHAR GAFNI, INVENTOR, CARDBOARD BICYCLE: What I did is when I took the cardboard I tried to overcome all the weaknesses that the cardboard as a shipping material as we all know had.

SESAY: Using a secret process, Gafni says his cardboard bike is both waterproof and fire resistant. And by using green materials and keeping production costs low, he hopes the bikes can be given away in poor countries.

ELMISH: When you see something like this, you understand quite fast that this is a real game changer. I know that the lifespan of the regular bike is maximum five years. So, in five years basically I can replace all of them, because that would be cheaper, faster, stronger and ecological.

SESAY: Production is set to begin on three bicycle modules and a wheelchair. They should be on sale within a year. Isha Sesay, CNN, Atlanta.