Re: [DMCForum] Student built cars

[Martin Gutkowski <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

They didn't design it from scratch (contrary to the article posted) - 
it's a kit car available in Europe

http://www.k1-styling.sk/

Martin

Bob Brandys wrote:

> That battery/diesel hybrid built by students reminds me of the student
> cars of the mid 70s.  I was in charge of the Urban Vehicle Design
> Competition for the University of Ill, Dept of Engineering at Chicago. 
> Students from around the country built cars that complied with the 1975
> final strict emission  standards for cars.
>
> Car makers at the time were claiming they could not meet the standards
> and a bunch of student from around the country all built cars and
> engines that met the standards.   T he funniest story was the army
> equipped an old jeep with fuel injection and it even met the standards.
>
>
> Well, move the clock ahead 30 years and we have student doing what
> detroit says they can not do!  Well, if history repeats itself, the
> students are right and Detroit is wrong.
>
> I am sure that  there is no collusion between Detroit convincing us
> that we need 8000 SUVs and 10 mpg and we finally most people have them,
> then they raise the price of gas.   Hey, didn't they do the same thing
> with the 71-74 cars that kept getting worse mileage and then in 75 they
> put on catalytic convertors and mileage jumped.  But then they had
> already orchestrated a fake fuel shortage and double the price of gas
> too!
>
> BOB

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