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Sahimo Hydrogen Vehicle Gets Over 1,300 mpg

Posted by kdawson on from the see-it-to-believe-it dept.

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."

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  1. 1336 MPG by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    1,336 MPG

    Still 1 short from being leet!

    1. Re:1336 MPG by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, it's all good - true leet hackers start indexing at 0.

  2. The real question by AntiOrganic · · Score: 5, Funny

    At 110 kilograms, how far will it fly when it gets T-boned by a Hummer?

    1. Re:The real question by Atario · · Score: 4, Funny

      Joke's on that Hummer -- it'll be shattered by the massive hydrogen explosion.

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    2. Re:The real question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      It makes me want to buy a nice second hand tank to even out the odds.

      First have to figure out how to purchase a tank and have it delivered without the US Military getting involved.

      On the other hand, it seems that, at least, the age of the hummer is finished. Not even the Chinese would buy it off GM, for a measly 86 million.

      that is because they would have been buying a company worth -68 billion.

    3. Re:The real question by ocularDeathRay · · Score: 2, Funny

      I don't know, but watching Top Gear has taught me that I really must have a vehicle that can move faster than a honey badger.

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    4. Re:The real question by macbuzz01 · · Score: 2, Funny

      We all know that the real question is will it blend?

    5. Re:The real question by drinkypoo · · Score: 2, Funny

      I've been in various Focuses. I cramped up in the front seat while going to lunch. Super fail. I have a lot of torso, not so much leg.

      I don't have an SUV; I have a F250 Diesel and a Mercedes 300SD. My goal is to run both on homemade biodiesel 100% of the time (long trips aside) by the end of the year. I have most of what I need already. SUVs are Stupid Useless Vehicles; An AWD minivan would serve most people better.

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  3. Re:1300 MPG by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Billy Mays is going to bed. He crawls under the covers and says a little prayer...

    "Lord, this week you saw fit to take Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, and Michael Jackson..."

    and the Lord interrupts, "BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!!"

  4. 110 kilograms by Futurepower(R) · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the article: "The SAHMO is truly a lightweight carbon fiber vehicle, weighting less than 110 kilograms."

    The entire car weighs less than an overweight American.

    1. Re:110 kilograms by Simon+Brooke · · Score: 5, Funny

      you're modded funny but what that means is that the incredible mileage of that car will be cut in half with one overweight passenger, and two people on it will make short of the mpg promises

      The solution is easy. Make the land-whale run behind. Then you get incredible mileage and he loses weight!

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    2. Re:110 kilograms by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Wow! Where do I send the check?

      Hold on, it's time to take my exntenZ pills. The commercials swore they'd make my junk bigger.

  5. Oi! by Moraelin · · Score: 2, Funny

    The average Slashdotter could not fit half an ass cheek in that thing.

    Oi! I resent the blanket generalization. I'm pretty sure I _could_ fit about half an ass cheek in that thing.

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