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.
- Hagerman, E., 2007,
1 Gallon of Gas, 100 Miles - $10 Million: The Race to Build the Supergreen Car Wired, 30 December 2007. For a later update, check
Mack, B., 2008
Suspense Builds in the Automotive X Prize 'Green Prix', Wired, Autopia
blog, 24 November 2008.
- Lam, B., 2008., Three Tesla electric
car reviews, Gizmodo, 8 February 2008.
- Union of Concerned Scientists, 2010., Hybrid Scorecard: A comprehensive ranking of hybrid vehicles in the U.S.