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The Technical University of Berlin has designed a three-wheeled car called CLEVER or Compact Low Emission Vehicle. It is an urban transport that runs on compressed natural gas and gets 188 miles per gallon. The car measures 10’L x 3.3’W x 4.4’H and will cost $10,000 when it is produced. An inherent problem with vehicles designed like this three-wheeler, is tipping while cornering. The design engineers solved this problem with a clever (no pun intended) built-in lean. The same thing motorcyclists do during cornering.  The 230cc BMW engine was modified by the Institute Français du Pétrole (IFP) to accept the natural gas, this environmentally responsible engine produces 17 hp (12.5 kW) and a maximum torque of 15.5 Nm at 6,300 rpm, this gives the CLEVER a top speed of around 50 mph. Fuel consumption for the CLEVER is estimated to be 2.4 liters/100 km gasoline equivalent (98 mpg US), with 59.5 g/km of CO2 emissions. The two connected gas bottle fuel tanks provide a range of approximately 93 miles (150 km).
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| rocketranger on Jun 21, 08 0 Trends 2,582 Comments |
This looks famaliar?
Yes love to rent this, great for Islands: HI,Bora Bora, Philppines, NZ, Japan, Caribbean area, Med Sea.
Neat.
Need larger trunk or stowage module. |
rocketranger on Jun 21, 08 0 Trends 2,582 Comments
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