09-15-2012, 05:48 PM
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If overall final weight is reduced, brakes can be reduced accordingly since now they bear a smaller load. Also the car structure itself, which now carrying a lighter load, needs less strength and attendant weight to be sufficient.
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Once you head down that path, you just use 1—4 sets of pedals and dump the APU.
Oh, and this:
New Wood Pulp Concoction Stronger Than Kevlar, Carbon Fiber | Autopia | Wired.com |
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