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December 30th 07, 11:19 AM posted to talk.politics.misc,sci.environment,rec.autos.driving,can.politics,alt.politics.democrats
Greg Carr[_2_]
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Coping With The New CAFÉ Standards OR Defying the Laws of Physics
On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 02:10:46 -0600,
(Brent P) wrote:
>In article >, V-for-Vendicar wrote:
>>
> wrote
>>> "The efficiency of an internal combustion engine is
>>> based on total energy of the fuel and the amount of
>>> energy used to perform useful work. So by
>>> legislating a fuel efficiency increase of about 40%,
>>> our Congress Critters were attempting to rewrite Laws
>>> of Thermodynamics."
>>
>> Over 30 teams from the U.S., Canada, India and Bahrain participated in the
>> SAE's annual mileage competition June 7-8, 2007 in Marshall, Michigan. The
>> competition requires the development and construction of a single person,
>> fuel efficient vehicle. All vehicles must be powered by a small four-cycle
>> engine, have a minimum of three wheels, and the driver must be fully
>> enclosed to prevent contact with the ground. The winner is based on a
>> combination of best fuel economy and points from technical inspections of
>> the vehicles. The 2006 winner, the University of British Columbia, achieved
>> a record 3,145 miles per gallon!
>
>These vehicles are completely irrelevant to anything useful for
>transportation on public roads.
>
>They are as I recall a recombent bicycle with an ICE that runs at full
>throttle and then coasts, rinse and repeat.
>
Look at those tiny Passats on the road. There could be a market for
these things.
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