6/28/2005: Most economical car - Page 2

capnhowdy · 06-28-2005, 01:53 PM

I can't help but wonder: how much fuel you could buy as opposed to the cost of this vehicle? Might be cheaper to drive the old Ford the rest of your life.

Elspode · 06-28-2005, 01:58 PM

Doesn't look to me like this vehicle has much suspension travel, either...potholes would be a bitch.

capnhowdy · 06-28-2005, 02:01 PM

This will prob ALWAYS Be an experiment. At least in my lifetime.

Queen of the Ryche · 06-28-2005, 02:07 PM

Not much room for the groceries.....or the gun rack.....

lookout123 · 06-28-2005, 02:40 PM

i'm still waiting for the flying DeLorean. when that arrives, then i'll be interested.

Senor Oso · 06-28-2005, 04:23 PM

12,000 miles per gallon, blah blah blah - I want to know how many cup holders it has?

xoxoxoBruce · 06-28-2005, 05:51 PM

Clearly this is a lab experiment moved outdoors. No groceries, gun rack, child seats or cup holders. No potholes, curbs or even hills for that matter. I wonder if it doesn't even need a push to get started.
No hydrogen stations so it doesn't work in the real world.
It says Kilometers per liter of gasoline but doesn't use gasoline.
The two drivers are engineers but only has one seat.
Between language translations and scientific equivalent conversions it's easy to get confused here.
All that, plus the fact it probably cost a jillion dollars means it's still a lab experiment that appears to be successful. I thought they already knew they could do that....you know..use hydrogen to drive electric motors.

Oh and welcome to the Cellar, BaruMonkey and John.

capnhowdy · 06-28-2005, 09:18 PM

[quote] ....you know..use hydrogen to drive electric motors. [quote] (xoxoxoBruce)..
If they could replenish the hydrogen with electricity that would be SOOOO perpetual.
I had a dog once that ate all the cat sh#t out of the cat box. I thought Hmmmmmmm... If I could train the cat to eat dogshit I would only have to feed them each one time and tada....
The cat had no respect for my scientific inclination. Glad he ran away..........

elSicomoro · 06-28-2005, 10:05 PM

My car gets anywhere from 18 mpg (in city driving with the A/C on full blast) to 35 mpg (on the highway with just the fan on)...I think I'll stick with that, thanks.

wolf · 06-28-2005, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

The two drivers are engineers but only has one seat.

Perhaps they are Greek?

LCanal · 06-29-2005, 05:16 AM

Best I found with a bit of surfing is 83.5mpg from a Honda Inspire that's 71.5 mpg for US gallons.

rupip · 06-29-2005, 07:08 AM

how much does a gallon in the us cost?
in europe it is about 5 USD

can´t believe that?! very easy: liter - us gallon 1: 3,7854; 1 liter gas around 1.1 EUR; 1 liter diesel around 1.0 EUR; 1 USD = around 1,2 EUR

maybe that explains why the swiss guys tried really hard.

capnhowdy · 06-29-2005, 07:34 AM

of course.... that explains it. I think.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-29-2005, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rupip

how much does a gallon in the us cost?
in europe it is about 5 USD

can´t believe that?! very easy: liter - us gallon 1: 3,7854; 1 liter gas around 1.1 EUR; 1 liter diesel around 1.0 EUR; 1 USD = around 1,2 EUR

maybe that explains why the swiss guys tried really hard.

Since I paid $4us 25 years ago in Spain, I believe it.

LCanal · 06-29-2005, 07:46 PM

Here in Indo it's subsidized. It’s 2800 Rp per litre so that’s err, carry the one, move the decimal place, $1.14 a gallon.
Diesel is usually 60%

06-28-2005, 01:53 PM	#16
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	I can't help but wonder: how much fuel you could buy as opposed to the cost of this vehicle? Might be cheaper to drive the old Ford the rest of your life. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

06-28-2005, 01:58 PM	#17
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Doesn't look to me like this vehicle has much suspension travel, either...potholes would be a bitch. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

06-28-2005, 02:01 PM	#18
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	This will prob ALWAYS Be an experiment. At least in my lifetime. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

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06-28-2005, 02:40 PM	#20
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06-28-2005, 04:23 PM	#21
Senor Oso Antagonistic Antagonist Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Posts: 22	12,000 miles per gallon, blah blah blah - I want to know how many cup holders it has?

06-28-2005, 05:51 PM	#22
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Clearly this is a lab experiment moved outdoors. No groceries, gun rack, child seats or cup holders. No potholes, curbs or even hills for that matter. I wonder if it doesn't even need a push to get started. No hydrogen stations so it doesn't work in the real world. It says Kilometers per liter of gasoline but doesn't use gasoline. The two drivers are engineers but only has one seat. Between language translations and scientific equivalent conversions it's easy to get confused here. All that, plus the fact it probably cost a jillion dollars means it's still a lab experiment that appears to be successful. I thought they already knew they could do that....you know..use hydrogen to drive electric motors. Oh and welcome to the Cellar, BaruMonkey and John. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 05:56 PM.

06-28-2005, 09:18 PM	#23
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	[quote] ....you know..use hydrogen to drive electric motors. [quote] (xoxoxoBruce).. If they could replenish the hydrogen with electricity that would be SOOOO perpetual. I had a dog once that ate all the cat sh#t out of the cat box. I thought Hmmmmmmm... If I could train the cat to eat dogshit I would only have to feed them each one time and tada.... The cat had no respect for my scientific inclination. Glad he ran away.......... __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please. Last edited by capnhowdy; 06-28-2005 at 09:20 PM.

06-28-2005, 10:05 PM	#24
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	My car gets anywhere from 18 mpg (in city driving with the A/C on full blast) to 35 mpg (on the highway with just the fan on)...I think I'll stick with that, thanks.

06-29-2005, 05:16 AM	#26
LCanal I hope to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sumatra Posts: 257	Best I found with a bit of surfing is 83.5mpg from a Honda Inspire that's 71.5 mpg for US gallons. __________________ "Happiness is like sex. In order to get any good out of it, you have to give it to someone else."

06-29-2005, 07:08 AM	#27
rupip Salzburger Nockerl Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Salzburg, Austria Posts: 37	fuel prices how much does a gallon in the us cost? in europe it is about 5 USD can´t believe that?! very easy: liter - us gallon 1: 3,7854; 1 liter gas around 1.1 EUR; 1 liter diesel around 1.0 EUR; 1 USD = around 1,2 EUR maybe that explains why the swiss guys tried really hard.

06-29-2005, 07:34 AM	#28
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	of course.... that explains it. I think. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

06-29-2005, 07:46 PM	#30
LCanal I hope to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sumatra Posts: 257	Here in Indo it's subsidized. It’s 2800 Rp per litre so that’s err, carry the one, move the decimal place, $1.14 a gallon. Diesel is usually 60% __________________ "Happiness is like sex. In order to get any good out of it, you have to give it to someone else."

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