Car crosses the US on a single tank

[popNfresh44]

check out this mad new ride which gets a whopping 230 MPG. the hybrid version can cross the US on a single tank of gas.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2008/06/05/washburn.230.mpg.car.kfmb?iref=videosearch

 

[proZach]

that car looks like a ufo. but thats sick, i wish my car got more mpg.

 

[MCIRONCOCK]

Did it roll downhill the whole time or something?

 

[Mooose...]

Can they mass produce it?

How much for one?

When will it be available?

That actually looks like it has great potential. I know that I would be willing to sacrafice some saftey in order to get 230 mpg. I just hope someone can follow up on this and make it available to the public.

 

[Ryanvdonk]

that car is sick.

 

[NoTeefa]

If somebody can mass produce those in the $15,000 to $20,000 range....

 

[Mooose...]

it would change our country dramatically, let alone the world.

 

[RICK_ROSS]

i like the guys more that did it in 32 hours and 7 mins.going like a bamillion miles per hour

 

[Manlenium]

NA NA NA , NANANAN Sperm Car!

Pretty sick efficiency though.

 

[Tinga]

well sure it might be able to get you from point a to point b but the real question is where the hell are my skis going to fit in there?

 

[gordie.]

can it do a barrel roll?

 

[Mooose...]

new record is 31 hours and 4 minutes coast to coast

 

[RICK_ROSS]

thats fucking insane.

 

[Mooose...]

http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/magazine/15-11/ff_cannonballrun?currentPage=all

thats the link. and yes it is insane.

 

[Ski_Midwest]

Wow, I can't believe I just read all that. Good article.

 

[carbon.pulse]

hahaha i was thinking that and loled for a good few minutes...

 

[Dan.]

god I wish i could do that

 

[Literature]

I went through about $400 and 100 gallons going from Tacoma to Portland Maine. One tank sounds awesome.

 

[Manlenium]

That other one on algae as biofuel is sweet too.

 

[Bepo]

thanks, thats the sickest thing i've seen in a while.

 

[comeatmebro]

that was a long ass article, good read though.

 

[no_steeze]

that's cool but the lamest looking thing ever, it's like the segway, you can't have the car and be cool at the same time

 

[3ski6guy0]

they make a good point about cars being really bad aerodynamically. we have boxy ass cars but if it was a little more sleak looking it would get a lot better mileage

 

[no_steeze]

yeah, that's one of the reasons they developed hummers, this car is just one step up from them

 

[Dr.Scholl]

they said they made it even safer than normal cars so its good all around

 

[chapz]

it looks mad futuristic, remids me of the T-Rex

in quebec, theres the ZENN car, wich isnt legal here but it is in BC. its an all electric car meant for residential driving but i think it can go up to 120 km/hr.... im happy that manafacturers actually have potential cars to start shipping when were out fuel for our modern day cars....

 

[Ahmets_Brother]

i wanna work on that shit. That sounds dope! you can make it long enough for skis too, then youd be all set.

 

[wrenegade]

Looks better than a smart car, but still, a little weird looking. I could definitely see Ace & Gary driving it.

 

[RudyGarmisch]

The advertisement on the side is unbelievable. Did we really name a motherfucking Chevy Tahoe as America's green car of the year?

 

[clipse_05]

Biggest concern... WILL THE MAKE SKI RACKS FOR IT? If so... I'm in for 2.

 

[zepscratch]

This is awesome. I can't help but to agree with what he says at the end too, it's stuff like this that actually makes me excited to be majoring in engineering because god knows the schoolwork isn't fun.

 

[kickel]

wonder how well it is in the snow and where do the subs go but besides that its pretty sweet

 

[snowriderdj]

so were they saying it IS safe or it ISNT safe??? that confused me

 

[AptosFreeskier]

Did they say how fast you would have to go to get 230 mpg?

 

[landonn]

i would drive that car. its crazy looking.

 

[Karcher]

"its classified as a motorcycle" hahahahha

 

[bermbuster49]

dude look it up, the prius battery conversion kit. i saw a vid on it somewhere, there is a button on the dash that is not used in any U.S. models but if you go to japan its a button for plugging your car in. well with the conversion kit they put a bunch of batteries in your car and they got over 300 MPG. thats gangsta!

but as for aerodynamics...this thing wins...haha

 

[Manlenium]

Would that mean more expensive insurance?