For the latest AutoblogGreen podcast, I got a hold of some of the people behind the OSGV, a hive-mind green car project. You can listen to our interview in the podcast, and read the transcript of the chat below. I talked to David Lee and Valerie Wilson as a way to get to know at least one of the groups coming to the Alt Car Expo in Santa Monica this weekend. If there's someone else who will be there who you'd like me to corner and ask a question of, email us or leave a note in the comments.

On to the transcript:

Sebastian: I have got two people in the phone here from the Open Source Green Vehicle Project. They are going to be out at the Santa Monica Alt Car Expo in the 19th and 20th of October and David and Valerie why would you not introduce yourselves and welcome to the AutoblogGreen Podcast.

Valerie: Thank you.

David: Hi, Sebastian. I am the Chairman of the group Society for Sustainable Mobility. It is also operating the Open Source Green Vehicle Project. I have here with me Valerie Wilson.

Valerie: Yes, this is Valerie and I am working in Outreach and liaison for the Society for Sustainable Mobility.

Sebastian: Okay, and the main project that we are going to be speaking about today is the Open Source Green Vehicle Project that was established a couple of years ago in 2005. Tell us a little bit about the project. You have got two main components here. One is that it is open source and the other that is green. What do you like to tell the people about the project and about the car?

David: That is right. We started out as Open Source Green Vehicle a couple of years ago in December 2005. So it is almost two years now. The project was thought out with the vision of revolutionizing the automotive industry and how they approach the development and deployment of these fuel-efficient cars in a nonproprietary manner. Meaning that all of our design data, test data, we would be able to achieve that from the internet and then the volunteers who would like to contribute would be able to go to our system and provide in their expertise as well. Valerie you want to add something?

Valerie: Yes, I think we have the idea that more brains are better than fewer. That there are a lot of scouts there who are having expertise and interest in alternate vehicles, these are all the men.

David: One of the issues that we have seen in the past was there was a huge barrier entry for not just automobiles in general, but also alternative to fuel suppliers also who are having a hard time to break into this market. Our organization is really setting it up so that it would allow them to be able to sell their product better or in the market.

The interview continues after the jump.