You mean like the Aptera? http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/05/10/200-mpge-aptera-electric-car-saved-by-chinese-american-partnership/
I worked at a "sister company" (more like a distant cousin) so I used to hear a lot of news about them before they closed up shop... On May 3, 2013 6:30 PM, "Jon Elson" <el...@pico-systems.com> wrote: > Ben Potter wrote: > > I clearly hadn't had my morning cuppa when I sat down with that lot - > since > > the frontal area is wrong too. 0.79 is closer and gives 77% efficiency > > required for a US 200 mpg. The original would be a reasonable for a bus. > > > Yes, I wondered about that, 3 m ^2 is almost a billboard. But, to get > to 200 MPG, > a car has to be insanely streamlined, like an egg on wheels, really > small frontal > area, maybe go down to 3 wheels to cut rolling resistance, cut the weight > to > the bone, and get rid of every possible loss in the drivetrain. And, > STILL, it > will only get 200 MPG on a straight road, hit a hill or have to stop for > traffic and > it takes a huge dip. Look at some of the solar-powered card for some idea > how far you have to go. They are running around 45 MPH on a few Hp > with the driver essentially sitting in a sauna box. If they give him > ventilation, > it wrecks the aerodynamics. > > Jon > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite > It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production > Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. > Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap2 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_ap2 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users