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The gas vapour bit wasn't the interesting thing to me (although they do claim to get their emissions results without a cat converter), more interesting was the fwd car turned into tandem seated tadpole trike. I was thinking about using an H22A Prelude or a B16A/18C Civic/Integra as the powerplant and front end. The B16A would be a more efficient engine (and it has a lower bonnet line), but the H22A just has so much more torque and is available a lot cheaper.
The problem with diesel in NZ is road user charges. The fuel might be 80-90c a litre cheaper, but there is an additional tax set at 4c/km for ALL non-petrol/LPG vehicles under 3000kg, regardless of economy. Effictively it adds 4l/100km (at current prices) to the fuel bill of a diesel.
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