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Sahimo Hydrogen Vehicle Gets Over 1,300 mpg
Mike writes "Students from Turkey's Sakarya University have unveiled a remarkable attempt at creating Europe's most fuel-efficient vehicle. Dubbed the Sahimo, their pint-sized hydrogen car is cable of eking out an incredible 568 km on 1 liter of fuel (about 1,336 miles per gallon). An aerodynamic carbon-fiber construction keeps the vehicle's weight down to less than 110 kg (243 lbs), and the designers hope to push the Sahimo's performance even further to a full 1,000 km per 1 liter of fuel before participating in the Global Green Challenge in October."
Haiku as the sponsors laugh all the way to the bank after receiving any patents and royalties (assuming Toyota hasn't sponsored them and bought their designs and any universities along with them...
It is STILL a real "Rice Rocket": It's white, short-grained, oblongish. But, will it fit in sushi rolls. Anyone getting run over in that thing will look like baluga and salmon eggs rolled into one bite-sized pill. With blood and shit, it WILL be on bitter sushi pill to swallow.
Previously: "Linux... Toward the Sunrise..." Now: "Linux... Toward the-- No, now, part of Every Sunrise"
Why is it that you Americans instantly react to stories like this with "I could crush that like a bug under my monster truck"? What the fuck is wrong with you people?