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04-02-2012, 05:29 AM
= = New Car Gets 3,000 mpg + more = =
New Car Gets 3,000 mpg
Students at Cal Poly University use superlight carbon fiber and bike parts to keep the vehicle's weight down. (Built for Space Aliens)
By Claire_Martin Fri 12:10 PM
Driving across country on a single tank of gas is suddenly possible -- in theory. A new, tiny, gold car with a bullet-shaped front section, called the Lamina, gets 3,000 mpg. Designed by students at California Polytechnic University for the annual 2012 Shell Eco Marathon, the vehicle maxes out at 25 mph, so it would be an extremely long coast-to-coast trip. But still, the fuel-saving concepts behind the Lamina are worth a closer look.
Size and weight are key. The designers used superlight carbon fiber, special low-resistance tires with BMX bike rims and a modified Honda generator, creating a vehicle that weighs just 70 pounds. "We aimed to create a modular engine and drive train in a single unit that can be taken out for tuning," Cal Poly team member Ann Peters wrote in a National Geographic blog post. "Lamina utilizes a ... technique in which the external skin of the vehicle, instead of an internal frame, supports the structural load."
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Students at Cal Poly University use superlight carbon fiber and bike parts to keep the vehicle's weight down. (Built for Space Aliens)
By Claire_Martin Fri 12:10 PM
Driving across country on a single tank of gas is suddenly possible -- in theory. A new, tiny, gold car with a bullet-shaped front section, called the Lamina, gets 3,000 mpg. Designed by students at California Polytechnic University for the annual 2012 Shell Eco Marathon, the vehicle maxes out at 25 mph, so it would be an extremely long coast-to-coast trip. But still, the fuel-saving concepts behind the Lamina are worth a closer look.
Size and weight are key. The designers used superlight carbon fiber, special low-resistance tires with BMX bike rims and a modified Honda generator, creating a vehicle that weighs just 70 pounds. "We aimed to create a modular engine and drive train in a single unit that can be taken out for tuning," Cal Poly team member Ann Peters wrote in a National Geographic blog post. "Lamina utilizes a ... technique in which the external skin of the vehicle, instead of an internal frame, supports the structural load."
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