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I felt that this was notable because the mileage is achieved with a Suzuki K-car engine and simplicity, rather than a more complex hybrid drive train.
by palmfacehn 1y ago
I felt that this was notable because the mileage is achieved with a Suzuki K-car engine and simplicity, rather than a more complex hybrid drive train.
- fragmede 1y agoBut how does it do in traffic? Hybrids are complex, sure, but being able to recapture the used to accelerate when decelerating is a fundamental shift in the energy equation, in stop and go traffic.
- palmfacehn 1y agoKei cars are designed to be primarily city cars. I'm sure there are many areas where it would lack in comparison to a modern vehicle. It is based on an old racing design from the creator of Lotus. The focus was always on power to weight and less is more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterham_7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterham_7 People generally build kits resembling this design with more powerful motors. This is a factory build with a streetable config.