fuelvapor Technologies - 3wheeler
Discussion
I have a very hard time believing a 3 wheeler can manage 1.7G cornering forces on road tyres.
The claims about conventional engines not being able to run with 20:1 mixtures are also incorrect. "Lean burn" engines have been around for quite a long time, e.g. Honda has used this technology in road cars dating back to 1992, and in fact it looks suspiciously like a Honda D series engine that is fitted to this car (and Honda front suspension components).
Interestingly the very earliest petrol engined cars in the late 1800's ran on fuel vapour (rather than atomised fuel from a carb or injection); the engine pulled air though a tank of petrol, collecting vapour on the way.
Apart from that it's an interesting looking design from the front, but I think the rear view really lets it down. However, whilst I'd like to be proved wrong, I can't see anything radical in the design of either the car or the engine at this stage, and the vague information on the website suggests this is might another scheme to get some money from gullible investors.
The claims about conventional engines not being able to run with 20:1 mixtures are also incorrect. "Lean burn" engines have been around for quite a long time, e.g. Honda has used this technology in road cars dating back to 1992, and in fact it looks suspiciously like a Honda D series engine that is fitted to this car (and Honda front suspension components).
Interestingly the very earliest petrol engined cars in the late 1800's ran on fuel vapour (rather than atomised fuel from a carb or injection); the engine pulled air though a tank of petrol, collecting vapour on the way.
Apart from that it's an interesting looking design from the front, but I think the rear view really lets it down. However, whilst I'd like to be proved wrong, I can't see anything radical in the design of either the car or the engine at this stage, and the vague information on the website suggests this is might another scheme to get some money from gullible investors.
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