[MyOtherID]

Man invents 'world's most fuel-efficient car'

May 12 2006 at 07:44PM

London - A British inventor on Friday unveiled a car he claims is the world's most fuel efficient - capable of doing 12 875km per 4,5 litres (about 2 861km per litre).

Andy Green, 45, spent just £2 000 (R23 360) over two years creating the three-wheeled contraption in his spare time.

The car, named "TeamGreen", is 3,1m long and a mere 0,6m wide, weighing just 30kg.

"It's a labour of love," said Green, a technician in the mechanical engineering department of Bath University, south-west England.

'It's a labour of love'

"I think the car is important because it is a reminder to us all that the way to achieve fuel-savings is to drive lighter cars - it's the weight of this car that is the main reason for its fuel-efficiency," he said.

Green's car is powered by a single cylinder four-stroke engine with a capacity of just 35cc.

It will be the only British entry in a global competition in France later this month to decide the world's most fuel-economic car.

The winner of the Shell Eco-Marathon championships will be the car that runs the longest on an average speed of 30km/h.

Two women, chosen for their slight frames, have been selected to drive the Briton's invention for the three-day event.

Green is already a seasoned inventor of environmentally friendly cars, of which "TeamGreen" is his fourth.

He holds the British record for fuel-efficiency, having achieved 6 603 miles to the gallon in one of his previous cars. - Sapa-AFP

[MyOtherID]

This makes me think that with the right tech, we can move peak oil out a long way. And these cars should be cheap! A lot of Murkans are going to have to go on crash diets ...

[web]http://news.scotsman.com/scitech.cfm?id=714682006[/web]

[lutherquick]

Now if the US Army could use this car while invading IraN, or Venezuela, you know? for democracy... then GM could mass produce these things... call it maybe the "Hommer"... or "Homvee"

That's the only way Americans would buy it... If marketing showed bodies, piles of Iranian children, driven over by this "Team Green" Hommer...

And the first one could be the H4...

[Dukat_Reloaded]

1 litre for 8,000km, that is amazing. Basicly if we begin using those cars, oil is going to drop to 0.

[BillKTurner]

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7003538016


British Inventor Unveils 8000 MPG Car

May 12, 2006 2:18 p.m. EST

Julie Farby - All Headline News Staff Writer

London, England (AHN)—A British inventor unveils the world's most fuel-efficient vehicle, a three-wheel “TeamGreen” car capable of doing 8,000 miles to the gallon.

The 45-year-old inventor, Andy Green, from the University of Bath, built his budget eco-motor for just £2,000, and will be the sole British contender for the title of the world's most fuel-economic car in a global competition being held later this month.

It has taken Mr. Green more than two years to design and build the car, which will be the fourth eco-vehicle he has built. He holds the British record for fuel-efficiency, with 6,603 miles to the gallon in a previous car.

According to the report, the new vehicle is powered by a single cylinder four-stroke engine with a capacity of just 35cc and runs with a special management system incorporating fuel injection.

A spokesman for Bath University says, "Andy Green is keeping the spirit of the lone British inventor who takes on the world very much alive."

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[NeoPeasant]

No one posted a pic. Doesn't matter, these cars are all recumbent tricycle looking thingies with pencil thin solid tires. They run the test on glass smooth indoor bicycle tracks. They fire the motor for one or two power strokes, coast as long as possible, then repeat.

It's a stunt that has no meaning for real world vehicles.

[MyOtherID]

[web]http://staff.bath.ac.uk/ensajg/tg/[/web]

[MyOtherID]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('NeoPeasant', 'N')o one posted a pic. Doesn't matter, these cars are all recumbent tricycle looking thingies with pencil thin solid tires. They run the test on glass smooth indoor bicycle tracks. They fire the motor for one or two power strokes, coast as long as possible, then repeat.

It's a stunt that has no meaning for real world vehicles.

[pea-jay]

Holy F***ing moly. That car has hummer road kill written all over it. I dont think the driver knew what he hit if he hit one of those things. Like other people have said, there is little to no practical application for this technology. Personal vehicles are the size they are because we are the size we are. Either we figure out how to make appropriate sized vehicles that can be powered without petroleum or we will simply do with out. Unless there is another british inventor out there that has figured how to shrink humans to one sixth their original height, this is not the future of automobiles.

Now on the other hand, I'd love to see the reaction on fans faces if a whole bunch of thes vehicles were substituted in as "racecars" at a NASCAR racing event. The only deafening noise to be heard would be the boos and jeers as these vehicles ambled and coasted by on their one glorious cylinder's worth of automotive achievement. That would be priceless.

[MyOtherID]

How to deal with this rubbish?

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('pea-jay', 'H')oly F***ing moly. That car has hummer road kill written all over it. I dont think the driver knew what he hit if he hit one of those things.

[pea-jay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MyOtherIDiot', 'H')ow to deal with this rubbish?

[MyOtherID]

You're confusing your hatred of humanity and your concern about overpopulation with the viability of solutions.

You need to try to separate emotions from logic.

[pea-jay]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('MyOtherID', 'Y')ou're confusing your hatred of humanity and your concern about overpopulation with the viability of solutions.

You need to try to separate emotions from logic.

[MyOtherID]

I'm 100% behind you on the light rail issue. It is definitely a huge part of the solution but I had no space for it in my graphic.

But ultra low consumption vehicles will be wildly popular as well, you'll see. They aren't a joke!

[lorenzo]

Just for your info: the guys who organised the X-prize are now organising a similar challenge to build a hyperefficient, but usable, production worthy car.

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '
')The challenge: Build the world's most fuel-efficient production car - one that gets maybe 250 miles per gallon and causes little or no pollution. The payoff: prize money from the group that awarded $10 million for the world's first private spaceflight two years ago.

When the X-Prize Foundation unveils its new high-mileage car contest later this year, it will join a small but growing number of competitive prizes for energy development. Instead of watching President Bush and Congress wrangle for months to just get Detroit to boost fuel efficiency by a few miles per gallon, why not offer fat cash prizes to the private sector for breakthrough technologies? Proponents say it's a cheaper and faster way to unhook America from its oil dependency.

"Ford's Model T got 25 miles per gallon, and today a Ford Explorer gets 18 miles per gallon," says Peter Diamandis, X-Prize Foundation chairman. "We believe the time is ripe for a fundamental change in what we drive - and we believe an X-Prize in this area can drive a substantial change."

[RacerJace]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('lorenzo', '
')
If all households were to drive it, oil consumption would go down by anywhere between 100 and 200%.

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[thor]

Gentlemen,

This is yet another non-solution that won't make it to real-world implementation. Nothing to see here, move on.

[gnm]

I'm not a mathematician but perhaps you could enlighten me on how we can decrease consumption 200%...



-G

edit - nevermind I see plenty of others caught that.. should have refreshed the cache before I posted...