> OK, perhaps I was too power hungry. ROFL You get lots of ICE when you release compressed air!
On Oct 28, 2008, at 2:13 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote: > Edmund Storms wrote: > >> A normal car needs at least 100 hp to meet the needs of speed and >> hills in the US. > > The Prius ICE delivers 70 hp max. > > As Stephen A. Lawrence pointed out, small cars such as the older VWs > had 35 hp motors, and kept up with traffic. However they were kind > of dangerous at highway speeds. Lightweight yet safe vehicles could > be developed using advanced materials and techniques. > > My 1994 Geo Metro, which one reviewer affectionately called a > "hamster powered tin can on wheels" has a 55 hp motor which was > barely enough for U.S. highways when the car was new. > > - Jed >
