Reply #11: It's certainly not a perfect system.. [View All]

[Fumesucker]

But it would substantially increase the fuel efficiency of the existing fleet of vehicles at a fairly reasonable cost..

And the thing is, it could be moved to another car if the car you have it in breaks so badly it's not worth fixing.. Probably all you would need is the wheel adapters if your newer car had a different bolt pattern/spacing, etc..

The batteries, motors and controller would just take out of the old car and put in the new.

What most people don't realize is that you save a lot more money and energy taking a car that gets say 15 mpg and making it get 25 mpg than one that gets 30 mpg and making it get 40 mpg..

12,000 miles per year/15 mpg = 800 gallons
800 * $4.00 = $3200 per year..
12,000/25 = 480 gallons
480 * $4.00 = $1920

Total fuel savings = $1280

12,000/30 = 400 gallons
400 * $4.00 = $1600
12,000/40 = 300 gallons
300 * $4.00 = $1200

Total savings = $400