150 MPG conventional diesel
 

........ought to do great in the crash tests..........:rolleyes:

Oh, Brain ... good thing I see you right here. You know, I am lazy, so I didn't do any investigative forum search on alternative diesel fuel, maybe you could point in that general direction ...

Oh well, I just found 'whunter's' Biofuel and WVO sticky ... ;)

These guys are the source:

http://biodiesel.infopop.cc/6/ubb.x?a=cfrm&s=447609751

Try not to crash, but I wouldn't mind $12,000 157mpg car for my 100% highway commute. It'd be cheaper than the wagon.

http://i.treehugger.com/files/Loremo_Diesel.jpg
http://i.treehugger.com/files/loremo_back.jpg

...........if you hit a bicycle..........you would be dead.:eek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh_A4nyjxYM

http://evolution.loremo.com/content/view/94/151/lang,en/

Well, if those are true..........that's positively amazing. It's certainly some type of composite..........and the fact that it doesn't fracture on impact is one huge accomplishment.

Everyone assumes that lightweight means unsafe. This is just not the case given a structure is engineered correctly. F1 cars are amazingly safe given the speeds and impacts they are subjected to and extremely light. Great advances have been made with composites. The naysayers will point out that a 126 sedan is a better choice if you are going to be run down by a semi, and I agree, however life is not without risk. No 126 is every going to get 150mpg either. I have loved some small cars over the years; VW bugs, MGB's, Miata's, 32 Ford roadsters, etc. None of these is particularly safe in a world full of oblivious SUV driving imbeciles and semi trucks. That doesn't stop me from liking them or enjoying them. If I needed a ultra-mileage vehicle I would consider one of these cars. I'll take my chances. RT

It's a rubber car! :eek: Thanks for the link.

Everyone is usually correct.

The formula is conservation of momentum. MV going into a collision equals MV going out (elastic collisions). A 1000 lb. vehicle is not going to fare very well if it's up against a 4000 lb. Mercedes. The vehicle might be well equipped to prevent deformation of it's body and structure...........however, the occupants will all be killed due to the acceleration forces.

I'm quite impressed with the crash test video............but, be assured that it's no match for any heavy sedan or light truck ($hitboxes included).

That must have hurt for you to type:D

But to quote a famous engineer; "You canna change the laws of Physics!"

Anyhow, I'd like to see a real crash with the Loremo rather than a computer model. Some of those Eurobox cars seemed to do rather well in partial head-ons. Perhaps this one will do the same but you can only say definitively once you've crashed about 20 of them.

I like the Smartcar crash test at 70MPH. The passenger cage stays intact. Then there is a video where it hits an S class. Can you say pingpong ball?

And the Smart car is considerably heavier than this vehicle..........correct?

660kg vs 900kg