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To: SilentZ who wrote (466393)3/25/2009 5:19:48 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1577025
 
Z, > The point is to take the cars that people want to buy and make them more fuel-efficient so we use less oil.

Efficiency is a common goal of any engineering task.

I work in a segment of servers that is the least sensitive to power concerns. Even then, I have to work on features that shave milliwatts off of a component's power draw.

My point was that to turn fuel-efficiency into a major selling point for muscle cars seems like an oxymoron. It's good engineering, to be sure, but I'm not really sure it's going to be a big seller.

Tenchusatsu



To: SilentZ who wrote (466393)3/25/2009 5:25:43 PM
From: bentway  Respond to of 1577025
 
The next "Top Gear" has a feature on high performance all electric cars.

topgear.com

Since electric motors can produce maximum torque from a standstill, they should OWN other cars off the line and up to 30-60 mph. Which is really all the "muscle car" morons care about anyway - stoplight to stoplight in a straight line.


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