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Actually looks pretty slippery. .25KWhr per mile perhaps?

BobG wrote:

> Actually looks pretty slippery. .25KWhr per mile perhaps?

In a flat country like Holland maybe ?

Graham

On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:21:58 -0700, BobG <bobgardner@aol.com> wrote:

>Actually looks pretty slippery. .25KWhr per mile perhaps?

EV1A did wayyw better than that.. (~179Wh/mile)

http://avt.inel.gov/pdf/fsev/eva/ev1_eva.pdf

I suspect this design will be significantly more efficient.

I.E. 3 instead of 4 wheels, reduced weight, my bet is that it
consumes less than 100 Wh per mile.

"T. Keating" wrote:

> On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:21:58 -0700, BobG <bobgardner@aol.com> wrote:
>
> >Actually looks pretty slippery. .25KWhr per mile perhaps?
>
> EV1A did wayyw better than that.. (~179Wh/mile)
>
> http://avt.inel.gov/pdf/fsev/eva/ev1_eva.pdf

Talking of which, I saw a Honda Insight in REAL LIFE today !

It parked behind where I was as I went to the bank. I didn't know any had ever
been sold in the UK.

Does anyone know what that does in terms of Wh/mile or whatever ?

Graham

"T. Keating" wrote:

> BobG <bobgardner@aol.com> wrote:
>
> >Actually looks pretty slippery. .25KWhr per mile perhaps?
>
> EV1A did wayyw better than that.. (~179Wh/mile)
>
> http://avt.inel.gov/pdf/fsev/eva/ev1_eva.pdf
>
> I suspect this design will be significantly more efficient.
>
> I.E. 3 instead of 4 wheels, reduced weight, my bet is that it
> consumes less than 100 Wh per mile.

And on a 1 in 3 gradient uphill ?

Do you have to get out to push ?

Graham

300 mpg that looks like the dandy lion car from ABCs Pushing Daisies ?
no way. Id rather have half of the mpg but looks like a *real* car.

EdV wrote:

> 300 mpg that looks like the dandy lion car from ABCs Pushing Daisies ?
> no way. Id rather have half of the mpg but looks like a *real* car.

The day that EV manufacturers design an EV that looks like and performs like a
real car (and sells for a price that competes with a real car) is the day that
they'll start doing serious business.

Until then we can all laugh loudly at their 'clown cars'.

Graham

On 11 Oct, 19:47, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
> EdV wrote:
> > 300 mpg that looks like the dandy lion car from ABCs Pushing Daisies ?
> > no way. Id rather have half of the mpg but looks like a *real* car.
>
> The day that EV manufacturers design an EV that looks like and performs like a
> real car (and sells for a price that competes with a real car) is the day that
> they'll start doing serious business.
>
> Until then we can all laugh loudly at their 'clown cars'.
>
> Graham

Well this one will do up to 120 km/hour, is capable of doing 3,000 km
without refuelling and should be able to bring your fried Plaice
dinner, with pancake dessert back from the supermarket.

http://www.avivagroup.com.au/files/s.../techinfo.html

Waiving the right to remain silent, xnichols@hotmail.com said:

> On 11 Oct, 19:47, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>> EdV wrote:
>> > 300 mpg that looks like the dandy lion car from ABCs Pushing Daisies
>> > ? no way. Id rather have half of the mpg but looks like a *real* car.
>>
>> The day that EV manufacturers design an EV that looks like and performs
>> like a real car (and sells for a price that competes with a real car)
>> is the day that they'll start doing serious business.
>>
>> Until then we can all laugh loudly at their 'clown cars'.
>>
>> Graham
>
> Well this one will do up to 120 km/hour, is capable of doing 3,000 km
> without refuelling and should be able to bring your fried Plaice
> dinner, with pancake dessert back from the supermarket.
>
> http://www.avivagroup.com.au/files/s...solarcar/theca
r
> /techinfo.html

Another clown car which would be flipped over like a pancake by a 5mph
cross wind...

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"A lack of common sense is now considered a disability,
with all the privileges that this entails."

On Oct 17, 4:03 pm, Larry in AZ <usen...@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com>
wrote:
> Waiving the right to remain silent, xnich...@hotmail.com said:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On 11 Oct, 19:47, Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelati...@hotmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >> EdV wrote:
> >> > 300 mpg that looks like the dandy lion car from ABCs Pushing Daisies
> >> > ? no way. Id rather have half of the mpg but looks like a *real* car.
>
> >> The day that EV manufacturers design an EV that looks like and performs
> >> like a real car (and sells for a price that competes with a real car)
> >> is the day that they'll start doing serious business.
>
> >> Until then we can all laugh loudly at their 'clown cars'.
>
> >> Graham
>
> > Well this one will do up to 120 km/hour, is capable of doing 3,000 km
> > without refuelling and should be able to bring your fried Plaice
> > dinner, with pancake dessert back from the supermarket.
>
> >http://www.avivagroup.com.au/files/s...solarcar/theca
> r
> > /techinfo.html
>
> Another clown car which would be flipped over like a pancake by a 5mph
> cross wind...
>
> --
> Larry J. - Remove spamtrap in ALLCAPS to e-mail
>
> "A lack of common sense is now considered a disability,
> with all the privileges that this entails."

One of my favorite concept car that is not so clown looking.
" The Eco Speedster, with its surprisingly diminutive 1.3-liter
ECOTECH CDTI, tops out at 155 mph and clocked an average fuel economy
of 113 mpg over a 24-hour road test. A combination of low weight (660
kg/1,445 lbs), minimal drag, mid-engine design, and a 5-speed
automatic transmission let the Eco Speedster rip and sip at the same
time. "

The Eco Speedster appeared at the Paris Auto Show in 2002 and has been
featured in the Discovery Channel's FutureCar series