Diesel Death

[5cilinder]

Gears are better than chain timing
Also your d5 hast gear tooth connection between the inlet and exhaust camshaft without any problems

The troublesome 2 stroke lubrication seems to be solved by achates

[dingov70]

Lets hope then that it is a success for them . I would love a compression ignition engine that ran on water , produced 500 BHP & only sipped a gallon of water every 100 miles . I'm being silly , i know , but i am now convinced that the only real alternative is the hydrogen fuel cell . If windfarms / nuclear power stations / Solar power stations could split water to give us hydrogen cheaply , it would be a huge step forward in reducing oil dependancy & pollution . Even hybrid vehicles are polluters , even when using their battery pack . As unless it was tyopped up froma windfarm or solar cell , a fuel was burnt to power it again

[5cilinder]

i agree on the electric motors i love them too. But before they are cheap energy dense accuś its a pipedream
Also the powergeneration on the grid is taxing with all electric vehicles , we need those efficient engines on fossil/biofuels to bridge a transition to all electric

[volvoid]

Cars will have to get smaller and lighter to save more fuel
Would help if the occupants did too - have you seen how lardy people are getting

[dingov70]

Heres an idea , let render down / vacuum out all the lardy people in the UK , process the extracted goo into bio fuel & give it away at greatly reduced costs to diesel owners .

Result ???

The Uk is unlikely to sink due to their combined weight
We become less reliant on fossil fuels
The NHS stops wasting money on people with self inflicted problems due to greed
Lighter people as Volvoid points out will be more fuel efficient

Money saved all round & UK becomes a healthier place over all .

[daveyonthemove]

Or, install houses with a treadmill/bike that generates the electric to power the batteries in the cars.

Jokes aside, my future aim is to build a property that has a roof completely filled with Solar Tiles that will power the house and produce spare power for a Tesla.

[Dancake]

Originally Posted by daveyonthemove

Or, install houses with a treadmill/bike that generates the electric to power the batteries in the cars.

Jokes aside, my future aim is to build a property that has a roof completely filled with Solar Tiles that will power the house and produce spare power for a Tesla.

Presumably in some equatorial region where the sun comes out now and again? Even so, it would have to be a pretty big roof.

[daveyonthemove]

Originally Posted by Dancake

Presumably in some equatorial region where the sun comes out now and again? Even so, it would have to be a pretty big roof.

The house is planned to be 36000 sq/ft, so it should be ample.

[Dancake]

Originally Posted by daveyonthemove

The house is planned to be 36000 sq/ft, so it should be ample.

That would be a great setup. Good luck in your pursuit.