Turkish students create hydrogen-powered 1300-MPG car

I think it looks like a toy! LOL

These prototypes are great and all, but we need to apply the lessons to the mass-market of cars. The real need is to get new technologies out in production vehicles that are cost-effective. We should have electric vehicles, hydrogen, hybrids, etc. being mass-produced. Gross Vehicle Weights need to be brought way down across the board and we should not have ten-ton single commuter SUVs out there destroying our road surfaces and endangering everyone. We are subsidizing the wasteful practices of a minority, and yet the SUV drivers who ruin roads whine about any modest expenditure for public transit or eco-subsidy proposals.

I wonder how much bigger and safer they could make it if they were given a parameter more like 250 miles to the gallon. That kind of mileage would still be 10 times better than the highway mileage for most small and mid-sized cars. I am 5'9" and weigh 165-175 pounds. I am guessing that this car would be an acceptable size for me and a very thin briefcase to do my 3-mile daily commute (each way). But for anybody over 6' or 200 pounds (or both), I think they would have to make a slightly larger version or the experience would be torturous.

I am very impressed, however, with their ingenuity. I am also pleased to see a positive news story involving Turkey. The discussions involving their possible membership in the European Union have been marked by legitimate criticisms on both sides, but all that negativity is wearing after a while...

I know this is a tangential comment, but I am suspicious of the motives of those Europeans who are rushing to embrace Turkey as a model of Middle Eastern secular democracy. Yes, I think that within the context of the Middle East as a whole Turkey's system is remarkable. I would be greatly relieved to see a half dozen of its neighbors travel the same road. But they have some very serious ongoing problems, particularly in the area of human rights.

It's 1,335 mpg, but runs on hydrogen. How much is a gallon of hydrogen? Where can you even buy it?

...cool idea though

Brilliant. 1300mpg isn't that impressive compared to some of the crazy figures seen in other vehicles, but this is different in that it seems like an actual

Even if making it twice or 3 times as big made is 10% as efficient it would still be doing 100mpg+ which, compared to the mainstream idiot-big cars driven by Americans is stupendously economical.

Good point , Just my size ! That kind of vehicle would work where I live , there are a few small electric cars here already . The traffic is very sparse here though . I can see how it wouldn't work for everyone , as is . If it ever goes to production , there's time for tinkering . I hope it does , but I'm not holding my breath .

110 KILOgrams??? What is that, about 250 pounds? Heck, about a third of the drivers in this country would wieigh more than the car they would be driving...if they could get inside of it... Woudn't take much of a wind to blow it right off the road...and you would total it if you hit anything larger than a sparrow...

Why are the car companies going bankrupt? Its the very reason that they won't think outside of the box to improve fuel efficiency. Why is it that kids can create cars that go 1,335 mpg but automakers can only create cars that peak at 50+ mpg, which have to be made by foreign companies. We wonder why Americas economy is so bad.....

So crazy , it just might work . I wish them the best , well done !

Fuck you, aquamammal. CARS RULE.

Cars need to get better, but cars are unsustainable.

You want to do the World good? (And get rich?) focus on public transport and bikes.

Fuck cars.

I think I fit in that. . . yeah.

I got five on it.

Mater dei check it out

A highschool in my town made a vehicle that runs on pump gas 2800 mpg u s record holder. Eat that Turks.

AND it looks smaller than the SmartCar. Perfect for this Frisco Kid. . . I wonder what its top speed is.

.....gewd...

mm yessss.... mmmmm

keeeeep goingggg... make it cheeeaapeerrr.. mm