| Re: Coping With The New CAFE Standards OR Defying the Laws of Physics [message #793253] |
Wed, 06 February 2008 05:24 |
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"Hugh Gibbons" <hugh_gibbons [at] dontsendmeemail.net> wrote
> I also have a problem with the way they are characterizing its
> supposed MPG capability. Since the Aptera is intended to work
> mainly on electrical power, they're only counting a fraction of
> the vehicle's energy consumption.
It's not a seiours design.
Want a serious design? That would be a 2 seater the rough shape of a
smart car but thinner (to reduce drag), and stability coming from having the
batteries placed low to the ground, under the floor of the vehicle.
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| Re: Coping With The New CAFE Standards OR Defying the Laws of Physics [message #793254 ] |
Wed, 06 February 2008 05:46 |
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"V-for-Vendicar" <Justice [at] ExecuteTheBushTraitor.com> wrote in message
news:mEaqj.1927$dA2.1819 [at] read2.cgocable.net...
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> "Hugh Gibbons" <hugh_gibbons [at] dontsendmeemail.net> wrote
>> I also have a problem with the way they are characterizing its
>> supposed MPG capability. Since the Aptera is intended to work
>> mainly on electrical power, they're only counting a fraction of
>> the vehicle's energy consumption.
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> It's not a seiours design.
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> Want a serious design? That would be a 2 seater the rough shape of a
> smart car but thinner (to reduce drag), and stability coming from having
> the batteries placed low to the ground, under the floor of the vehicle.
You mean like this?
http://tinyurl.com/ynvh3x
The Tango electric car can do 0-60 in 4 seconds, turning a quarter mile in
just under 12 seconds (faster than a stock Corvette). The dual electric
motors produce more torque to the rear wheels than a Bugatti Veyron (1000
lb/ft). You can park four Tangos in a single parking space.
I think I need to collect a few pink slips with one of these puppies.
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| Re: Coping With The New CAFE Standards OR Defying the Laws of Physics [message #793327 ] |
Wed, 06 February 2008 14:26 |
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>> Want a serious design? That would be a 2 seater the rough shape of a
>> smart car but thinner (to reduce drag), and stability coming from having
>> the batteries placed low to the ground, under the floor of the vehicle.
"What Me Worry?" wrote
> You mean like this?
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> http://tinyurl.com/ynvh3x
Yup, almost exactly like that.
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