Students Build Black Widow Supercar that Gets 2752.3 MPG

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Think claims of electric vehicles that get over 200 MPG are impressive? Try this on for size: a group of mechanical engineering students at Cal Poly have developed a vehicle that can get up to 2752.3 MPG — and it doesn’t even use batteries.

5 Responses to “Students Build Black Widow Supercar that Gets 2752.3 MPG”

anon. says:

February 19, 2010 at 1:14 pm

Go Cal Poly!
earthsaver says:

February 19, 2010 at 1:56 pm

Of course it’s still 1500–2000 times slower than a bee.
http://green.autoblog.com/2010/02/19/its-friday-even-the-most-efficient-cars-cant-compete-with-car/
Dr.Gonzo says:

February 21, 2010 at 1:08 pm

i bet my old motorcycle would get great mileage too if i kept it to 30 mp/h. har.
nerdinohio says:

February 22, 2010 at 10:01 am

Gee, top speed of 30mph, running a 50cc engine? Whoopty-doo. It isn’t even the least bit close to being a real car.
dumblesnore says:

February 22, 2010 at 6:09 pm

Looks so fast, but I could outrun it sprinting on my bike.