Fuel and fertilizer prices are rising to unheard of levels. Carbon taxes loom on the horizon.
It’s comforting, then, to know that researchers have developed a solution.
Call it the “ultimate” green technology.
And here comes the best part: it’s ready for immediate deployment in a virtually unlimited array of urban and rural applications.
How much would you expect to pay for a solar powered modular traction unit that can pull in excess of its own weight for short periods and one-tenth of its weight for up to four to six hours before it needs recharging, typically overnight.
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With the use of simple accessories, multiple units can be linked together and operated in unison for extra power, or separately to maximize operational efficiency.
The sky is the limit in terms of useful applications.
From mowing to tillage, herbicide, chemical and organic fertilizer applications to transportation of bulk goods, basic chore duties to personal transportation, it excels at low and high speeds and offers a high degree of manoeuvrability.
It starts easily in the coldest of weather and can be used in remote off-grid locations or during power outages.
It is able to operate under any soil condition, and due to its light weight, it does so without compacting the soil.
It improves with age and comes equipped with a sophisticated memory chip.
This incredible machine, which happens to have an aesthetically pleasing design, is also self-replicating. That means that before it reaches the end of its useful life, it is capable of producing as many as eight nearly identical units that can be sold for extra income or used to replace the original traction unit.
Fuel consists of coarse biomass and grain, which it consumes at a ratio of roughly 8:1, all of which can be grown and harvested using existing technologies and used in unprocessed forms.
Perhaps its strongest selling point, as fertilizer costs soar to nearly $1,000 per tonne, is that the larger prototypes are each capable of converting the basic feedstock upon which it operates into as much as seven tonnes of nutrient rich organic fertilizer per year.
Users will achieve optimal operational performance by adopting a relaxed, unhurried working attitude and through a combination of firmness and gentle treatment.
Educational prerequisites for effective use are minimal. For those unfamiliar with the technology, there already exists a wealth of available literature on the subject.
Researchers advise beginners to start out with the smaller models and work their way up to the larger sizes.
The price: as little as $200 per unit. If you haven’t already guessed, it’s called the horse.
