View Single Post
Old 12-30-2008, 09:13 PM   #18 (permalink)
Bicycle Bob
EcoModding Apprentice
 
Bicycle Bob's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: N. Saskatchewan, CA
Posts: 1,805

Appliance White - '93 Geo Metro 4-Dr. Auto
Last 3: 42.35 mpg (US)

Stealth RV - '91 Chevy Sprint Base
Thanks: 91
Thanked 459 Times in 327 Posts
>No one ever seems to take into consideration that each "advancement" that's been >made in automotive/engine/flight/just about any history started with something that >"wouldn't work".

We who make the advances have learned to choose our routes. You can get from San Francisco to L.A. via Denver, but it is a hard way to win a race. Nobody is saying hub motors won't work, just that their advantages seem likely to always be overwhelmed by less-obvious disadvantages. If technology changes, it is likely to improve both layouts equally.

Basslover - what's your acceleration time?
__________________
There is no excuse for a land vehicle to weigh more than its average payload.
  Reply With Quote