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Blokeinamoke
 Post subject: Hybrid Mini
PostPosted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 2:30 pm 
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I was talking to a guy at the RTA who pointed out that a petrol engine not directly connected to the driving wheel doesnty have meet pollution laws.

So a bike engine connected to a generator driving electric motors would be legal. No batteries just live generation to the motors - no gearbox. I estimate the loss at the wheel would be 25 percent greater than a petrol/gearbox comono.

Anyone want to build one.
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JC
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There's no need. You can register a bike powered car in NSW.

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Morris 1100
 Post subject: Re: Hybrid Mini
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blokeinamoke wrote:
I was talking to a guy at the RTA who pointed out that a petrol engine not directly connected to the driving wheel doesnty have meet pollution laws.
Does the same rule apply to jet engines?
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Blokeinamoke
 Post subject: Re: Hybrid Mini
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Morris 1100 wrote:
blokeinamoke wrote:
I was talking to a guy at the RTA who pointed out that a petrol engine not directly connected to the driving wheel doesnty have meet pollution laws.
Does the same rule apply to jet engines?


!!! Thats a great idea
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drmini in aust
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drmini in aust wrote:
[Jet-powered Beetle]


Absurdly, that would probably be illegal on the road here for the crashworthiness rather than the fact that someone crammed a jet engine into a New Beetle :lol:

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I'd like to see this with the hatch closed. Would you have hang a red flag
on the overhang?
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Morris 1100
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I'd like to see this with the hatch closed. Would you have hang a red flag
on the overhang?

Take a look at http://www.ronpatrickstuff.com/ for the full story.

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MG Rocket
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The guy that built that seems normal enough......
but two jets on scooter?!!
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Where's the intake?

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Inside the cabin..... :P :shock:

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Inside the cabin..... :P :shock:


Saves paying $4 a time to use the vaccuum at the car wash ...

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david rosenthal
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and instead of throwing all the rubbish out the window, just feed it into the high temp incinerator.
one of those would be good set-up in a hearse. cremation on the way to the funeral :D saves time

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and instead of throwing all the rubbish out the window, just feed it into the high temp incinerator.
one of those would be good set-up in a hearse. cremation on the way to the funeral :D saves time

:lol: :lol: :lol:
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