paul.knibbs (4/11/2011)
Jeff Moden (4/10/2011)
How about spending more time and dollars on really cool stuff like designing a 350HP engine that gets 50MPG without batteries?
Because it's impossible? Petrol and diesel engines are not far off as efficient as they possibly can be right now--350HP while still getting 50mpg is a pipe-dream, I'm afraid. It's still possible to get 50mpg, though, just buy a smaller car!
Heh... Impossible? Not with all the waste heat collected by the cooling system or blown out the tail pipe. What's the effeciency of today's engines? IIRC, If they even come close to 20%, it would be a miracle.
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.