Car Capable 8,000 Miles to the Gallon!
Friday, May 12th, 2006The world’s most fuel-efficient vehicle has been unveiled by its British inventor.
Andy Green, 45, from the University of Bath, believes his three-wheel TeamGreen car is capable of doing 8,000 miles to the gallon.
His budget eco-motor cost just £2,000 to build and will be the sole British contender for the title of the world’s most fuel-economic car in a global competition being later this month.
The car, which weighs less than 5 stone - the average weight of a nine-year-old boy - made its debut at the Somerset university campus.
It will compete against 250 teams from around the world for the Shell Eco-Marathon championships in France from May 19.
It has taken Mr Green more than two years to design and build the car, over weekends, holidays and evenings.
Okay, so the car might be a little impractical to drive but 8000 miles to the gallon is still very impressive. I wouldn’t want to be on the highway with this baby as no one would see you while changing lanes but it just shows how fuel economical vehicles of tomorrow are going to become. If they can get 8000 miles to the gallon on this vehicle, you would think it would be possible to get at least 1000 miles to the gallon on a more conventional vehicle.
I say keep up the good work scientist; we are finally learning how to get around the oil companies.