Because we all need a CG125 that does 300mpg

[multijoy]

A bit of hyperbole, but would be interesting if they could squeeze this into bikes...
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[Kal]

[illich]

[G]

[tahrey]

Wow! They just invented... er, the Alfa Multi-Air system.

It sounds pretty cool, but watch as you never, ever hear of this again. Or the other interesting things linked on that page (the 2/4 stroke "hybrid", storing regerative-brake energy with compressed air tanks, etc).

(Wouldn't it be CBF / Innova / SH Lead with 300mpg anyway, as this uses an injection system? )

Combine all of the above, and run it on biodiesel, for incredible parsinomy.

BTW G, what speed was that Citroen cruising at on it's incredible journey? I would hope a current small diesel could match it (other than the Smart, of course) - my dad's JTD Panda has a lifetime economy of 68mpg, between city and 60mph-ish motorway trundles. Stick it at a flat 40 or 50mph and it could well clear three figures. However a typical chunky American car, doing that on their lacklustre petrol (93 RON is hot stuff to them) and making 100 miles to a short gallon is worthy of note if it's true.

[G]

Chunky in weight possibly - but certainly not aerodynamics and you'll note from the original link that their new car had to do 50mph to get that figure. I don't see any details about the speed of the citreon on wikipedia, I presume it wasn't going flat out, though .

[tahrey]

[radical]

Bring back the good old one stroke engine that could run on any fuel, the person that sold the rights of this engine to Ford should have been shoot.

[tahrey]

...one-stroke?!
you don't mean steam do you?

[kal9001]

Age old story, Man invents awesome new technology that will displace existing technology...BUT 'they' have other plans, they haven't finished milking all the money from us yet.
One of two things will happen.
An oil company (Not directly of course, but via some small holdings they have that the media will never be assed with tracing) will buy the rights and then suppress the technology, by just covering it up or by taking SO damn long to develop it that its always on the horizon but never turns up.
IF they don't do ether of those things we will all enjoy 100 mpg in our cars sure thing, but due to unforeseeable economic issues the price of petrol spontaneously jumped to £3.50p per litre within the next few months after it went main stream.
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[colin1]

A bit too much conspiracy theory there kal. I dont believe oil companies can control car companies. If there is a conspiracy, its in forcing us to embrace low mpg by taxing the fuck out of fuel, car tax etc.

Our governments dont like being overly dependant on oil states, so they invade them, threaten to invade them, and hype up all this environmental stuff.
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[radical]

[radical]

[Astridax]

I am going to have to look into that sort of engine, because to make energy from being cooled (i.e energy leaving the engine) sounds like it is breaking laws of thermodynamics, the major one being, you can't get something for nothing .

[blurredman]

It's in US gallons which is smaller so our gallon figure would be even higher!
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