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Old 06-25-2008, 09:07 AM   #33 (permalink)
Joe_Bloe
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My (imaginary) x-prize entry

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Originally Posted by ebacherville View Post
My version would probably consist of a 125 -250 cc scooter drive line, for the ultimate in MPG's.. 250 cc scooters get great MPG and do freeway speeds.. even a 125 will do 60mph pretty effortlessly..

However a water cooled motor is preferred, use the radiator as cabin heat in the winter.. in the summer just vent to the outdoors.
That's exactly what I was daydreaming about in the shower this morning. Tadpole with a Honda Helix drivetrain (250cc, liquid cooled, CVT), modified with a megasquirt EFI and a 5KW electric motor paralleled to the input of the transmission. I bet it could do 100mpg easily.
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