Trivia Facts - "You just never know when one of these may pop up in quiz one day!?" http://www.3wheelers.com/facts.html Lowest fuel consumption of a 3-Wheeler In 1996 a road legal vehicle set the record for the lowest petrol consumption at the Shell Mileage Marathon, Northants. (UK). The diesel-powered Combidrive "mouse" set a record of 568 mpg. (201.1 km/litre) [473 US mpg] http://www.3wheelers.com/combidrive.html
Electric And Hybrid Vehicles - An Overview of the Benefits, Challenges, and Technologies (Revised 6-17-99) Tables on over all energy efficiency over fuel chain relating to propulsion units. Battery comparisons. Energy Consumption and the Environment - Impacts and Options for Personal Transportation (Revised 2-4-96) Puts alternative & renewable fuels into prospective. http://www.rqriley.com/download.html "It takes less energy to bicycle one mile than it takes to walk a mile. In fact, a bicycle can be up to 5 times more efficient than walking. If we compare the amount of calories burned in bicycling to the number of calories an automobile burns, the difference is astounding. One hundred calories can power a cyclist for three miles, but it would only power a car 280 feet (85 meters)!" (with a .gif image showing) "A comparison of the energy cost of various forms of transportation shows that the bicycle is most energy-efficient." (kcal/km per person) http://www.exploratorium.edu/cycling/humanpower1.html "A bicycle is also the world's most energy efficient mode of travel, using just 35 calories per passenger mile versus 1860 for an average automobile with one occupant." http://www.bicyclinglife.com/NewsAndViews/5_Different_Reasons.htm _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/