Q1. What makes this three wheeler (it doesn't look like a car or anything else to be categorised) to give such a super mileage (180 KMPL). Even they claim that they can take it to 500 KMPL.
Q2. What is the max and avg speed at which it can run?
The students have taken parts that were already existing like Honda lawn mower engine, TVS's carburator, etc.
What is so unique in this assembly? Certainly it is not an invention !
What is so interesting in this thing is the mileage! But, no information abt that !?
Why to go for a bicyle wheel? I don't think car wheels / motorcyle wheels are so costly.
When a driver sit in the middle of the structure, how can he see straight ahead?
RE:Important points are missing!
by Cedric Lynch on Aug 09, 2008 05:12 PM Permalink
It gives such good mileage because it is shaped so that it does not disturb the air much as it passes, and because it has wheels that roll with very little resistance. It is probably capable of about 100 km/h on 2 hp. This vehicle probably isn't very practical because of poor view of the road and because the tyres will soon burst if the road is not perfectly smooth, BUT if the tyre industry would make special low-rolling-resistance tyres in sizes similar to motorcycle tyres and if people did not worry so much about what a vehicle looks like then it would be possible to make a practical motorcycle or car that gets close to this vehicle's mileage.
