Volkswagon has already set the standard

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Volkswagon has already set the standard

SDF — 4/30/2006 5:50:52 PM (archived)

Similar design, what I call 1.5-seats, with a driver and a passenger squeezed in behind in what might also be used as a cargo space.

Fuel economy = 1 L/100 km (227 mpg)
Range = 650 km (390 miles)
Top speed = 120 km/hr (72 mph)
Vehicle weight = 290 kg (639 lbs)
Engine output = 6.3 kW (8.5 hp) at 4000 rpm

And it has four wheels, so it doesn't have to tilt. Exotic materials used in construction however, magnesium, titanium, aluminum, carbon-composites. Freewheeling shuts the engine off during overspeed, and also when the driver takes his foot off the accelerator. This car goes beyond what is needed to achieve renewability in the transportation sector.

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"Clever Car" -- the future of automobiles (whether you like it or not) - SDF - 4/29/2006 1:05:04 PM
- Three wheelers tend not to be very stable. - David F Mayer - 5/1/2006 6:18:40 PM
  - Ah, come on, you know that problem has been solved (n/t) - SDF - 5/2/2006 1:42:53 PM
    - How? (n/t) - DFM - 5/2/2006 2:10:53 PM
      - Didn't you used to tack a "PhD" to the end of your name? - SDF - 5/3/2006 1:29:30 AM
        
        How did they solve the 3 wheel instability problem? (n/t) - DFM - 5/3/2006 6:13:59 PM
        
        Answer to your question is in the picture... - alcaray - 5/3/2006 10:27:52 PM
        
        video of Clever Car - SDF - 5/4/2006 3:14:49 AM
        
        The first video is only 1.5 MB - SDF - 5/5/2006 2:33:43 AM
        
        can't do it from work - and I have dial-up at home. (n/t) - alcaray - 5/4/2006 9:37:28 PM
- Looks like a refinement of GM's "The Lean Machine"... - Larry J - 5/1/2006 12:28:25 AM
  - GM's "The Lean Machine"... and others - SDF - 5/1/2006 1:47:19 PM
- Except that I can't afford it at the moment... - Mary Anne - 4/30/2006 4:38:13 PM
  - Hey Mary Anne....... - Lindy - 4/30/2006 10:21:53 PM
  - Only a prototype for now - SDF - 4/30/2006 5:17:15 PM
    - Volkswagon has already set the standard - SDF - 4/30/2006 5:50:52 PM
      - Wow...thanks. - Lindy - 4/30/2006 10:30:48 PM
- I saw a car that kinda looked cool - R.L. - 4/30/2006 12:46:32 PM
- Not so hot if you have kids and stuff to haul. - Tom Brosz - 4/30/2006 1:53:18 AM
  - I'm sure there will always be full-sized cars available for those who need one (n/t) - SDF - 4/30/2006 2:21:20 AM
- Excellent for commuters in large cities - Lindy - 4/29/2006 3:24:01 PM
  - That *is* the model with the passenger seat in the back (n/t) - SDF - 4/30/2006 2:20:23 AM
    - Where do they sit? - Lindy - 4/30/2006 3:04:14 AM
      - Behind the driver, with feet on either side, like a motorcycle - SDF - 4/30/2006 3:35:47 AM
    - I think the passenger has to be able to fit in a carseat :) (n/t) - SDG - 4/30/2006 2:48:34 AM
- Fuel economy = 188 miles per gallon equivalent - SDF - 4/29/2006 1:21:59 PM
  - re: Fuel economy = 188 miles per gallon equivalent - SDG - 4/29/2006 2:36:42 PM
    - re: Fuel economy = 188 miles per gallon equivalent - SDF - 4/30/2006 12:56:49 PM
      - Clever Car series - SDF - 4/30/2006 1:57:04 PM
  - Fuel your car at home - SDF - 4/29/2006 1:25:54 PM

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