I've recently been involved with some research in Hybrid-Electric Vehicles and have a question pertaining to Diesel Engine Efficiencies. Currently, we have a...
From industrial engine operation, running the engine at its most efficient rpm at load needs to happen as soon as possible, unless no power is being used. In...
If you post a map of the sfc against torqe and rpm I'll show you one approach, but it is hard to believe that you'd really want to run at anything other than...
let me just say "arrrgh." About a month ago, my s.o's car (honda civic '97) was totalled by a guy in a Yukon/Denali who rear-ended her and then fled the scene....
... In the Focus line, you have to go to a 5-speed to get close to 35 mpg. However, some Focus have a PZEV engine, so you could be "clean" that way... ...
I was going to mention the Aveo, but couldn't think of anything nice to say about it. The '04 figures for it, with manual trans, are 27/35. I'm just not...
... <grin> It's a 2001 Prius, and we're only getting rid of it if we can also get rid of the Escort wagon, and replace them both with a single vehicle that can...
... can also ... vehicle ... feet; ours ... Well I was surprised that you couldn't find a Focus, but you are right, it misses your fuel consumption targets by...
hehehehe... when Greg and my gut feel agree, there's no room left for doubt. We actually went out and bought a Scion xB this evening. It was already on-order...
I just ran into this and thought it rather a hilarious, yet educational, lesson in what really matters in terms of increasing things like 0-60 acceleration....
... educational, lesson in what really matters in terms of increasing things like 0-60 acceleration. The article starts off as a standard hot-rodder...
I can't decide on what I want the car to look like. I want the RFL Commuter 90 to be a subcompact two-door bonnet top coupe, similar in appearance to a...
Wouldn't think of it. I wonder how "Mr. To Drive" felt about the whole thing. Seems a fair amount of money to pay for an article, but it is an interesting...
How about just going with the basics, as in eliminating the air- conditioning compressor, having manual crank roll up windows, and having manual door-locks,...
I'm thinking a Porsche 914 looks and acts a lot more like a sports car than a commuter vehicle. You might want to add into your mix the consideration that...
Paul, I just want to build a decent looking commuter vehicle. I know that it won't accelerate very quickly (I'm only aiming for a 9 second 0-55 mph time, and...
... At best you'd get the fuel consumption of a moped (which is pretty good (120 mpg?) - trading off air resistance and weight vs the reduction in rolling...
... Or use <> around it: <http://www.umeme.maine.edu/mick/Classes/Design2001-2002/Competition%20Info/ HPV/university_of_maine_human_powere.htm> or from...
... The big trouble with this approach is not the technology, or the legislation. The big problem is the other traffic. Gasoline is made out of dead dinosaurs...
... For the first couple of years of my life I was toted around in the sidecar of a Triumph Bonneville. For that matter I have seen an entire Nepalese family...
I love the image of puttering about with the entire family in motorcycle and sidecar! The safety issue is the biggie. One can't really use bike paths (or, one...
I like the late 80s Honda CRX for a sporty and economical to run design. My SO had one for many years and we were very pleased with all aspects of it's...
Paul I think The Netherlands approaches this with their bicycle tracks, and common use of bicycles and mopeds, but effective use is restricted to smaller urban...
www.therecord.com That is the remains of a solar car after it was T boned by a minivan in Canada last week. The solar car lost control (don't know why,...
The prototype is coming along. I've finished all my drawings and spec sheets and my father introduced me to a Vietnamese guy who has a degree in computer...
alternate news source: http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/08/12/solar_crash040812.h tml Unfortunate, to say the least. Probably a 3-wheeled vehicle,...
Ah, they don't really know what caused it, that quote is just an off the cuff remark by the traffic cop. I don't know how many wheels the car had, generally...
