mother of invention

[Nebe]

off topic, but my father in law is an industrial designer.. one of his buddies is designing solar roof tiles that click together, so that your entire roof will be a solar panel.. pretty cool if you ask me.

[Raven]

Originally Posted by Nebe

off topic, but my father in law is an industrial designer.. one of his buddies is designing solar roof tiles that click together, so that your entire roof will be a solar panel.. pretty cool if you ask me.

that idea of the tile grid ...Nebe or the whoLe skin of the car
being one big solar panel that can change color or go from clear to color ...

yeah now your thinkin ROB 4wd practical yes

i want something that can haul a load of gear not some thing to take a girl to a dance.

[Nebe]

What does a car weigh these days? 2 thousand pounds?

get the weight down to 5oo lbs or less and your getting somewhere.

My little superbeetle gets almost 30 mpg and it was made in 1971.. why? its a little tin can that is light as a feather.

[Raven]

until they switch from steel to carbon nano tube technology

but a 500 lb car will go so fast that brake technology

will have to compensate by being 50-100% better somehow

[Nebe]

You got it backwards Raven.

think mass..

the heavier the object, the more energy is required to put it in motion and to stop it.

[Raven]

i think smoother ....brakes then...

ultra light cars would be so easy to go from 0-60....