Can we design and build a bio-diesel electric hybrid scirocco?

[roccit_53 at scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca (C Boyko)]

On 7:50:54 am 06/23/06 Brendan Doyle <lord_verminaard@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Oops, forgot to hit "reply everyone", re-sending, sorry Behrle!  ;)
>
> Would be an interesting project.  The VW 1.2L TDI 3-banger would be a
> good engine for this purpose.  That engine in the 3L Lupo has set
> fuel economy records all over the place, including being the first
> european car to travel 100 km (62 miles) on 3 liters (.79 gallons) of
> fuel.  I think I read somewhere that it was the first car to break
> 100 mpg during normal road travel at posted speed limits as well.
> Sure, it's NOT a hybrid, but the engine is small enough and powerful
> enough (61 hp 103 ft-lbs) that it might be a good place to start with
> a bio-electric hybrid.
> Brendan
>


Yeah, but how much weight are you adding with those batteries? 61 hp and
added weight? Ask MkI Mark about that.......
Cathy