MAE 124/ESYS
103: Links to Reading on High Efficiency Cars
The quest for the 100 mpg car (or 100 km/l = 235 mpg car) has generated
a lot of interest and lots of writing. Here are some links if you
want further information or examples.
- Chapa,
Jorge, 2008,, Transportation Tuesday: VW's 235 mpg car,
inhabit.com, 27 May 2008.
- Vijayenthiran,
V., 2008, VW 1-Liter tandem city car tipped for 2010
production, Motor Authority,
3 July 2008.
- Progressive Insurance
Automotive X Prize web
site. Competition guidelines
(13 January 2009). Wikipedia entry.
- Volkswagen 1-litre car
Wikipedia entry.
- Fikes, B. J.,
2007, Prototype gets 300 mpg, company says, qualifies for car-pool lane,
North County Times, 25 September 2007
- Aptera 2 Series
2-seater. Wikipedia entry.
- Persu 2-seater
hybrid. Website.
- Future vehicle
technologies. Plug-in electric hybrid. Website.
- Lam, B., 2008., Three Tesla electric
car reviews, Gizmodo, 8 February 2008.