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I think as with so many things these days, it's just a matter of perception. I'm sure anyone who gave it half a chance would have no problem shifting on the opposite side to whàt they are accustomed to, especially since most will be automatic transaxles anyway. You shift into drive when you...

I was researching to find the most fuel efficient, car I could realistically afford to buy, (which does not include a $50k dolla hybrid). Somewhere Elio cam up and I became intrigued.

Simple = reliable Simple = affordable Simple = repairable Keep It Simple. I would rather have manual, outside adjustable mirrors of better quality that won't fail into uselessness. Whatever 6-way remote-adjustable, power-folding, heated, air-conditioned, auto-zooming, blind-spot warning...

I can appreciate where you're coming from, but the last Honda I owned went to salvage not because the drivetrain died, but the interior and every accessory on the vehicle fell apart or just quit. The a/c, mirrors, wipers, blower, heater controls, power windows, power locks, alarm system, safety...

Since the requirement for having a cycle endorsement is also contained in 302.020 I'm surprised there was no attempt made to change that at the same time. Seems rather cumbersome to try going back and trying to revise the same article again later, Unless they just figured MO would never go for...

It might be an even bigger problem that if you put turn signals on the back of the front fenders you would be blinded by your own turn signal at night. I suppose a little creative engineering could fix that, but then again all vehicle lights have to be DOT approved and 'creative' is not a word...

there's plenty of bang to be had for free.

Understandably we want to reduce fossil fuel burning, but ultimately saving money IS saving fuel since one equates to the other. And negligible money saving is negligible fuel saving. Lets say we added a $300 system that saved 5 gallons of fuel over the life of the vehicle. Then we have saved...

I don't have a system yet since I plan to move at some point in the next several years and those things take time to pay for themselves. I plan on making a lot of the system from scratch though since anything i've seen on the commercial market is too expensive and makes the return-on-investment...

Now I think I get what youre talking about. Simple zener diode voltage regulation. maximum circuit current is configured through a dropping resistor/zener diode series configuration and the zener diode provides stable voltage to the load circuit up to the max current allowed by the dropping...

In what sort of application would you find something like that? I've never heard of anything like it and I can't find anything that sounds like it. I'm up for learnin' something new every day, but I can't find that one. Certainly not in any modern automotive context. Pount me a direction and...

The guy who wrote the article for Mother Earth News has named his 100mpg car project Max. There are links in the article to blogs and such all about it. It's pretty interesting, a four wheel home-built with a Kubota diesel tractor motor in it.

Cool, some numbers! So 12 min each way (worst case), 24 min per day, 2hrs per week, 100 hours per year, assuming you take a vacation, 7.14 gallons per year at $3.60 is $25.71 per year, so recovery of your $300 s/s system is 11.66 years. That's making some guesses of course, but in your case...

I have some stopwatch numbers to throw in the ring. My last couple commutes resulted in typical times spent actually STOPPED as follows: 7,17,6,12 seconds per one-way trip to work, for an average of 21 seconds per day, with 3 commutes per week. shortcutting the math a bit, that's 54.6 min per...

Again though, how much time are you actually STOPPED? I know morning base traffic, and where 've been stationed traffic really doesnt stop, it creeps along at turtle speed, but rarely STOPS. If at all it's only a few seconds at a time 'till traffic inches ahead again and you'd be back to...

I was figuring that at 60 mph if it got 84 mpg that would mean 1.4 hours at highwayspeed per gallon of gas. I kinda figured maybe 10% of that rate just to throw a ballpark number on it for it's at idle consumption rate? That would mean it would idle at 14 hours per gallon. I know we dont have...

The real question as I see it is does s/s make sense for MOST people? Sure they can set up a test track scenario to show it helps, but the real world is not a test track. If we were to take a representative sample like say, US, and average our typical amount of time STOPPED during our commutes...

Alternators control voltage by regulating how much current flows through the rotor coil to either battery positive or to ground, (both are needed for current flow), depending on the circuit design. They're not actually dumping excess power to ground. But you're right that efficient electrical...

Good observation, but honestly Hollywood people wanting to look like they give a crap about the environment doesn't count for much to me. And generally speaking, income DOES dictate interest. I'm not out browsing on the Hummer lot, and people with money WON'T be buying mu used pickup truck...

I can see that the Elio concept has reached a surprisingly broad demographic, which certainly speaks to it's future in the marketplace, and that's great for everyone. And I know that I want one because it makes sense financially that I make the most of my limited means. And I can see lots of...