You asked for a heads up so here it is.  Mazda will be presenting the
car of your dreams--called Senku, it is a 2+2 sports coupe nearly a foot
longer than RX8. Glass roof with solar panels to recharge the battery.
Propulsion is rotary+electric hybrid.  "Multi-frame" body construction.
Be there or be square.  ds


Can you take some pictures under the hood for me?


Paul Lamar

Paul

No ds is not 'me llamo'

Funny timing.  Last night some of the local industrial highschool teachers
were over to the house discussing how the students would start working on
turning my Delorean into an electric car and eventually a hybrid.  I brought
up the idea of putting a small turbine or rotary engine genset  on a slick
low profile trailer and towing the unit when going long distances on the
highway.  Around town it would have a 80km range so no need to carry lug the
motor around.  A southern Ca. maker of an electric car does the same thing.
Obviously the design philosophy would be a series wired car not parallel
like the Prius Honda etc. Efficiency issues aside the kids want something
neat looking. Lots of weight needs to be removed though.  That car is HEAVY.

The genset engine could run on ethanol or hydrogen which would be the real
attraction for me at least. Also feed power into the grid at when parked at
home if designed properly


Soo .... it is with great interest that I go see this Senku which without
seeing the kanji character I am guessing means 'pioneer' rather than '1000
sufferings':)

Doug in Japan


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