Cool! Questions: What is it about using your old Christine car, minus the array, that might contribute to her world-beating performance? Looks like Christine ...
... It's a stupid record in the first place, anybody who felt like it could beat it. Our car is reasonably light and has a good Cd (about 0.2), and great...
I’m puzzled that you say Christine is huge compared to the VW. Isn’t the VW a two-seater tandem, while Christine is a single-seater? Sure, Christine’s a...
Here’s a thought: I wonder what people think about different trade-offs to get a more efficient vehicle. Let’s say, for instance, that we want to double a...
mileage marathon cars get over 7000 mpg, and to be honest Christine is scarcely any more realistic than a m/m car. Incidentally our solar car team used to do...
Loremo is a very interesting car. Aptera is as well. I don't think there is much point in having a bun fight between the types. I don't see much happening in...
Saw this on Popular Science web site and thought it was interesting. John http://www.popsci.com/popsci/technology/c1609351d9092110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrc ...
... My guess is that it reduces the cylinder wall, piston and cylinder head temp. So to truly see a benefit you need to reduce the cooling flowthrough. If you...
http://www.sixstroke.com/index.html Mal Beare developed this engine, and actually raced it for a while, an unusual step for a prototype engine! It replaces the...
This is a modified L100 Yanmar diesel engine. The concept is similar to what we are working on (http://www.dehyds.com/html/linear_engine.html ) but by ...
Hey red green – Just ran into this from a long time ago. Have you ever heard of EnviroFit? They’re a bunch of guys at Colorado State University who have...
how would this lubricate the lower end of the two stroke engine??? as it is with "normal" 2 stroke the oil is there to lube the rod barrings... if you take...
Good question—and I don’t know the answer. I do know that there are a number of fuel-injected two-strokes out there—Bombardier/Evinrude and Mercury, at...
The guys in PI are licensing Orbital technology, like Mercury. Quite how you make that work as a retrofit is a bit hard to understand. Maybe they add on a...
NVH? Noise, Vibration, and Harshness? PI=?? I was betting on a supercharger also as the only way to seal off the crankcase. I'll have to look into it further. ...
Hi from Canada, and yes its cold outside hence the reason i am at my desk. I am putting together a book for the public about all the different avenues...
... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_1-litre_car A very interesting car. One of the most interesting things about it is how low tech the fundamental...
EV Headline News Tesla ousts 3 top executives 3-wheeled Aptera aspires to car-pool lane - USAToday Lockheed Martin Signs Agreement with EESTOR and more ...
Here's a photo of the car during the run http://www.geocities.com/greglocock/gallery/pc301119.jpg Cheers Greg ... solar ... you ... you've ... of ... have ... ...
Cool car. Just not practical on I-5 with Class 8 trucks nearby during a rain storm. Best regards, Ed Danzer Here's a photo of the car during the run ...
... during a rain ... Funnily enough the main race is on the only highway to Darwin, and in the first race it was in torrential rain. Our road trains can have...
Are you on facebook? We now have a group on facebook that we can join and better get to know and intereact with the other members. there are 3 relevant groups...
Hello, my name is Rene Leal. Searching the Internet on issues related to alternative energy systems that allow me to save gasoline found a very effective and,...
why not? I've does worse... LOL I had a KZ550 as my ONLY transportation for more then five years... rode down the worst road in CA in all kinds of weather... ...
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