UBC Engineers Reach Mileage Of Over 3000 MPG

The New Revelation writes "Physorg reports that engineers at UBC have developed a single occupancy vehicle that achieves a ridiculous 3145 MPG! From the article: 'The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Supermileage Competition took place June 9 in Marshall, Michigan. Forty teams from Canada, the U.S. and India competed in designing and building the most fuel-efficient vehicle... The UBC design, which required the driver to lie down while navigating it, achieved 3,145 miles per US gallon (0.074 liters/100 km) -- equivalent of Vancouver to Halifax on a gallon (3.79 liters) of gas -- costing less than $5 at the pump.'"

That begs the question

[Sentri]

What is it in something useful like, say...

rods per hogshead?

(for all those about to find out for me: google tells me that 3 145 miles per gallon = 63 403 200 rods per hogshead)

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Good lord, man...

[Chris Mattern]

...you've invented the bicycle!

Chris Mattern

Re:speed?

[MrSquirrel]

Additionally, how much of a tail wind did it have... and how many cans of beans did the driver eat?

Re:speed?

[Superpants]

That's a secret.

Re:What what happen in an accident?

[Sentri]

In america: A Lawsuit

Mpg into Metric

[Jazzer_Techie]

I'm not sure why English volume/distance measurement was (albeit correcly) switched to a distance/volume measurement in the metric conversion.

Whatever the case, it can't be a coincidence that this gets 1337 km/L.

Desaparecidos

[StikyPad]

Strangely, the entire team is now missing [wikipedia.org]. Big oil had no comment.

No back seat.

[elgee]

How can you get laid in it?

Re:What what happen in an accident?

[Anonymous Coward]

...by the SUV driver.

Any Canadians shocked?

[cwalk]

I am not surprised that the top two teams were from Canada. Maybe it's just me, but when I think of fuel efficiency, I tend not to think of the US.

Ok, before you sticklers pounce on this guy...

[Dystopian Rebel]

Labodomy - having one's lips ripped off by Tie Domi (Toronto Maple Leafs)

Frontal - from the front

Re:Single-occupancy, yes I concur.

[eclectro]

..but does it come in SUV?

No, but it does come with a full aerodynamic body condom.

Re:That begs the question

[fscatt]

Or furlongs per forthnight

Re:What what happen in an accident?

[Anonymous Coward]

...and a witness for "pain and suffering" from having to view the accident.

Re:No back seat.

[notanatheist]

No, no. You lay in it.

Re:Single-occupancy, yes I concur.

[Firehed]

Hm... I'd have thought it was a piece of rope tied to an oversized skateboard. There's a one-gallon gas tank strapped to it solely for the purpose of being able to give it an MPG rating. By the looks of it, doing that will give you more control than what was designed, as you can at least ask the driver where you're headed first. I don't know how many of you have tried to drive looking out only the sunroof, but my gut reaction tells me that it's fairly tough. Though, I don't know how accurate of a description full-body condom is, seeing that you rarely see objects that look more accident-prone.

It's as if. . .

[ParanoidJanitor]

. . .a million top oil execuitives cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.

Re:hige mileage vehicles are not impossible

[Anonymous Coward]

you're name isn't Fox Mulder is it?

Re:Good lord, man...

[20th Century Boy]

On meth, yes.

Re:speed?

[Walt Dismal]

In EPA tests, the vehicle was found to get 0.3 mile per bean (MPB). This assumes no extra tacos were consumed by the driver and that the driver does not take Beano. Your mileage may vary depending on brand, as Hunt's is equivalent to standard, Van Camp's midgrade, Heinz is premium, and B&M Baked is only allowed within Boston city limits and not before a Celtics game. This information has been provided by the American Bean Council. Got Bean?

Beggin' for punishment..

[RoadWarriorX]

at engineers at UBC have developed a single occupancy vehicle that achieves a ridiculous 3145 MPG!

This is just beggin' for a bunch of punchlines:

1. "This car may not get any chicks, but hey, at least someone will have one heck of a solitary road trip!"
2. "The good news, we can get great mileage; the bad news, we look like we are driving a giant dildo. Who's driving this thing? Is it the Ambiguously Gay Duo [wikipedia.org]?"
3. "The car get 3145 MPG, but goes only 5 MPH. At this rate, my grandma get better mileage."
4. "The competition called for conservative driving habits, I'd be disqualified. I won't give up my cell phone, blasting the radio and sipping my grande non-dairy double-latte."
5. "I heard that this car had a 54 CC engine. Nothing say cool like pushing your hunk of junk up that hill."

Re:That begs the question

[innocence18]

Are we talking about US hogsheads or UK hogsheads?

Re:Has anyone calculated...

[Robber Baron]

There's got to be a way to calculate the maximum amount traveled per gallon of gasoline cumbusted

Ummmm...this wouldn't have anything to do with your "handle" being "PornMaster", would it?

Good Point

[SirSlud]

I was thinking the same thing the other day as I was driving my SUV ...

"Jesus, what the hell am I driving? What if I collided with a building?"

Suffice to say, my new car is 6 stories high and covered in concrete.

Everyone is concerned about the crash rating?

[howajo]

I can say in all sincerity that I support MORE dangerous vehicles. We have, for the most part, eliminated the healthy and positive phenomenon of natural selection. I think that there SHOULD be a significant penalty for commiting stupid acts.

With that in mind, I suggest that this ultralight vehicle be produced, but instead of a tiny 54cc engine, it should have about 500 hp. Also, it should have a bitchin' loud sound system, and old school bag phone, no seatbelt, and a shelf to hold your #5 combo. Maybe a coozy for your beer too.

Re:That begs the question

[nytes]

I was trying to convert this to libraries-of-congress/gallon, but I just plain gave up.

Re:Mpg into Metric

[Anonymous Coward]

That is converted into mpg for consumption by the unwashed masses (the press) and the public.

What are you talking about, unwashed masses?!? The whole world uses miles per gallon!

(Signed, typical American)

Re:Single-occupancy, yes I concur.

[Bob_Geldof]

Sure it does! As a Single User Vehicle.

Fun with SI units

[pesc]

Any nerd knows that fuel consumption is measured in square meters (m2 with the 2 superscripted).

You have 0.074 liters/100 km which is:

0.074dm3 / 100km = 0.000074m3 / 100000m = 0.00000000074m2 = 0.74mm2

So the correct unit is 0.74 square millimeters!

If you imagine a 100 km long pipe filled with 0.074 liters, the area of the cross section would be 0.74 square millimeters. ;-)

Re:Fun with SI units

[pesc]

And a nerd would check his calculations before posting: :-(

0.074dm3 / 100km = 0.000074m3 / 100000m = 0.00000000074m2 = 740um2

Re:km per liter

[SolitaryMan]

Google tells me that 3 145 miles per gallon = 1 337.07695 kilometers per liter

This means that in Europe, this guys would be really 1337 hax0rs :)

Re:km per liter

[Dolly_Llama]

Google tells me that 3 145 miles per gallon = 1 337.07695 kilometers per liter

Hand over your geek card imposter! Real geeks know it's

3.14159mpg = 1337 kpl

Re:speed? Results

[afaik_ianal]

And my state I mean community. :-P

And by my you mean by.

Ugh - By head's hurting.

Re:What what happen in an accident?

[yobjob]

...on cable.

Re:speed?

[famebait]

And don't get me started on those olympic running competitions. The tracks are totally unrealistic, unlike anything you'd find if you really needed to run from or to anything. And what's with those restrictions about equipment? I mean, if you wanted to get somewhere fast, you would of course use a motor vehicle, but that's forbidden. Why stifle creativity like that. Rubbish.

Re:Shell Eco Challenge in Europe

[Anonymous Coward]

The winning entry ran on biofuel (Ethanol) and achieved 2885 km/liter, which should correspond to about 6800 miles/gallon

Will America never end its love affair with their 3000 mpg gas-guzzlers?

Re:hige mileage vehicles are not impossible

[Anonymous Coward]

You're absolutely wrong and playing into their hands. Few know the true truth, and I am one of them - the Knight's Templar guard the dangerous secret of the 200mpg carb. (as well as the 300mpg fuel-injection system). I suspect this post will disappear shortly.

I've had the same captcha thingy like 2 or 3 times this last few hours.

Re:That begs the question

[93,000]

That's because you're forgetting to use the standard unit of size and volume: the Volkswagon Beetle (VB). Try it again using LOCs/VB and you'll be pleasantly suprised at how easily it works out.

In related news

[mrops]

The driver of the vehical died later due to fatigue by paddling the vehicle for 3145 miles.

This is even more amazing when

[ydra2]

you consider that Vancouver is 229 feet elevation and Halifax is 477 feet. So it's uphill all the way. They could probably get over a million MPG on the return trip.

Re:That begs the question

[ceoyoyo]

According to Slashdot 1 burning Library of Congress equals 7.3x10^14 J. A gallon of gasoline is 1.3x10^8 J so there are 5.6x10^6 gallons in a bLOC.

Your figure of 1,246,666 VW Beetles = 3145 miles gives 396.4 Beetles/mile.

Fuel efficiency of this vehicle in standard journalistic units is then
1246666 / (1/5.6x10^6) = 6.981x10^12 VWBeetles per bLOC. Unless I made a mistake.

Nice

[Impy the Impiuos Imp]

Unfortunately, when they turned on the air conditioner, the milage dropped to 23 mpg.