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Old 02-20-2010, 02:21 PM   #19 (permalink)
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But the EV1 had 21ft˛ of frontal area! No, I want the VW L1, Daihatsu UFE-III, or some sort of four-wheeled, tandem Aptera with a 5HP gas engine and a 30HP electric motor for acceleration, and a battery just large enough for a hill climb. I want all this, plus side airbags and intelligent seat belts.
Yes, those are great, but I am thinking in terms of what would have a chance of making it to production at a big-car company. They had a lot of tandem trike designs in the 1980's, but it seems like none of them got beyond the concept stage.

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