I love the environment and all that but there is just to much talk here about fuel economy and batteries. The focus surely should be creating a pure performance vehicle. Economy, solar power etc can wait till the tinkerers have had there fun.
My money would be a hybrid format. Say a smallish 150 kW petrol engine (optimised for full power output offcourse), an alternator designed around the op speed of the engine, adaptive energy management/control/distribution system and the all important storage device - Some nice big caps and/or perhaps the next generation lithium ion batteries (ultra fast charge/discharge capabilities). 4W drive naturally.
I guess all this lot would be fairly light weight and easily packed flat and close to the road.
The only problem is what should the peak power output be. I suspect a 8 second ¼ mile would be adequately scary for the average punter if the frame handles like a Ferrari.
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I love the environment and all that but there is just to much talk here about fuel economy and batteries. The focus surely should be creating a pure performance vehicle. Economy, solar power etc can wait till the tinkerers have had there fun. My money would be a hybrid format. Say a smallish 150 kW petrol engine (optimised for full power output offcourse), an alternator designed around the op speed of the engine, adaptive energy management/control/distribution system and the all important storage device - Some nice big caps and/or perhaps the next generation lithium ion batteries (ultra fast charge/discharge capabilities). 4W drive naturally. I guess all this lot would be fairly light weight and easily packed flat and close to the road. The only problem is what should the peak power output be. I suspect a 8 second ¼ mile would be adequately scary for the average punter if the frame handles like a Ferrari.