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http://www.loremo.com/

Yeah, it looks an awful lot like VW has either bought the design or stolen the talent form Loremo, which started out four years ago with figures like these for fuel economy. Like I said, it's four years later, they haven't built a car yet, and projected economy is doen to 120 mpg for the 2-cylinder turbodiesel.

peh, 70 miles to the gallon isn't the best in the timeframe they are probably talking about. See the Loremo. 120 mpg in the cheapest version.

In 2016 I will be driving a car that does 33 to 50 kilometers per liter. http://evolution.loremo.com/ This car is based on technology that is available NOW.

That Loremo looks ingenious; the rear-facing rear seats are an interesting idea, but I know what'll happen with kids in the back:
* one will be upset that she can't see Mum & Dad
* the other will be car-sick.

The Tesla Model S looks promising, too, but would need to be about half the price before I could get really interested.

That equals 17.8560357 kilometers per liter according to google.
And that in 2016.
6+ years from now, maybe even 7.
Do I need to laugh? Do I need to cry?
Please have a look at cars outside of your bankrupt nation.
(no personal offence, the oligarchs are doing it)
In 2016 I will be driving a car that does 33 to 50 kilometers per liter. http://evolution.loremo.com/
This car is based on technology that is available NOW.

If you want 4 wheels and better economy then the Loremo looks cool if it ever gets into production

http://evolution.loremo.com/

Wow, at last a modern car that doesn't look stupid! Very nice, and intelligently designed too (if you'll pardon the phrase :-)

Not really 300mpg as it's electric with a range of 120 miles. TFA says they may do a hybrid that does 130mpg (US I assume). Not too bad. If you want 4 wheels and better economy then the Loremo looks cool if it ever gets into production

http://evolution.loremo.com/

As for safety, the US has issues if their fatality rate is x3 the UK one

http://www.driveandstayalive.com/info%20section/statistics/stats-multicountry-percapita-2004.htm

Loremo to the rescue! Remember the Germans invented the modern highway: http://evolution.loremo.com/index.php?lang=en

Sounds like the prize was made for the Loremo...

http://evolution.loremo.com/index.php?lang=en

Wouldn't we all? I'm sure that current types of car could be made more efficient by reducing weight and having smarter engines, but that will cost more. With rising fuel costs you may well save more in the long term. To get real efficiency you will have to compromise. Do you need 300HP? How often do you need all your load space? I do most of my driving in a small MPV with just me in it. I get 46mpg (UK), but it's still costing a lot to run. Something like this would make more sense

http://evolution.loremo.com/

Looks fairly cool, but not the quickest thing. It's aerodynamic to save fuel and very light-weight. The cost seems reasonable. Maybe in a year or so I will be able to buy one.

Screw electric cars. Battery technology is improving too fast to make one worthwhile, when more efficient batteries with longer range will be out for the same price every 'next year' for the next ten years. My solution is a Geo Metro. 45-49 MPG on plain old gas. Passed (barely, in some cases) safety requirements. Carries more cargo than most sedans (I brought home a dishwasher last month).

What we need, RIGHT NOW, is for a major car company to build a modern version of the Metro. The technology in my engine is at least 15 years old (its a 1994 car, with an engine made in 1992 by Suzuki). So is the design of the frame. Take everything we have learned in 15 years and apply it to building a cheap versatile efficient car today. You could have a car with better acceleration and handling than the Metro, a more efficient engine, better safety engineering, and more stock features... all for well under $10000.

PS: Check out the Loremo.

There is a market for the Loremo, which gets 157 MPG in a model that accelerates almost as fast as my current 45MPG Geo Metro, and 87MPG in a model that accelerates quite a bit faster. I will be on the first waiting list to import one, and it will be my first ever new car purchase. I can't wait.

Here is a 4 passenger vehicle (http://www.loremo.com/) that goes 0-100 km/h in 9 seconds and consumes 2.7 L/100km for the GT version.

The economy LS version is a pokey 20 seconds for 0-100 km/h, but sips only 1.5 L/100km

Comes with airbags, particle filter and radio.

Options: dashboard computer, air condition, MP3 player, navigation system

Not available until 2009 :-(

Perhaps you haven't stopped to think where that electricity that it is using in all-electric mode comes from -- it comes from converting hydrocarbons into mechanical energy and then mechanical energy into electricity.

And due to:

• The more optimal loading of the engine,
• The Atkinson cycle used by the engine, which recovers more energy of expansion, and
• The smaller engine made possible by the electric motor,

You could get 150 MPG using an ultralight car with a tiny engine (like a Loremo) but most people don't want to sacrifice performance, comfort or safety.

This is actually a less efficient process than direct conversion of hydrocarbons into mechanical energy, of course.

Mercedes and Swatch would have been pretty "smart" to call that a 'charity' cause, but I would call it 'profitable business'. There are a lot of causes to find that can not be mistaken for profitable business, what about helping the people at the bottom of society, for example.

Don't get me wrong here, I'm all in favor of high-MPG cars, but I think that the parent is right on this one. Google maybe should transform their business into a general innovation-company, since they apparently have lots of nice ideas but can't place them within their current 'core business', which is web searching (or actually something else, I don't really know). Currently, they will have trouble selling stockholders/investors the idea to build a car, so they had to make this construction to go through with it.

By the way, you don't have to be google to develop innovative low-fuel cars (both links unrelated, also check out the VW lupo 3 L / 100 km car)