Sports Hybrid, Built by Kids, Runs on Soybeans, Zero-to-60 in 4 Seconds

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

The top auto designers in Detroit have been slam-dunked by a group of high school kids from Philadelphia who built the K-1 Attack Hybrid, a sports car that gets 50 miles per gallon and can go from zero to 60 in four seconds. During auto shop class, the group took a Honda Accord chassis, a Volkswagen turbo diesel engine and a 200hp electric motor, and put together a hybrid electric/biomass car that runs on soybeans. Now the car has won a race and is getting big-time press coverage all over the U.S.

The kicker? It beats the gas mileage/performance ratio of any production vehicle on the market today. It’s been a bad news week for the U.S. auto industry: First, American automakers aren’t occupying any of the top ten slots in Consumer Reports’ recommended vehicles this year, and now this? Wake up, Detroit!

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/03/take_a_look_at.php

[Fuzzness 2]

WOW! I like it!

[KarenCee 3]

oh how neat...and i like the car...oooooooo!

[ChristinaM 0]

That's really rather smart. Well done to them!

[Jaylen Brit 0]

And they say college is a waste of time..HAH! Kudos to these guys..I wonder if anyone will be brave enough (and not scared of the oil people) to mass produce it..

[MaryandMian 1]

Wow this such a great concept and would be great if someone took and used the idea in mass production.

[Bootylicious!! 2]

Good for them. I think it is pretty styling too. I hope they can get someone to pick it up and start selling it.

[CarolineM 0]

Wow - well done to them

[Mirorgate 0]

Good for the kids! That is awesome, hope they don't bow to the $$ and sell out to big motor and big oil though. I really do.

[almaty 19]

a great looking ride..

[daisy16 0]

Those kids rock!

Let's hope the big business machine doesn't bury the car in their attempts to coddle their own profits.

Anyone remember the Avro Arrow?

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Those kids rock!

Let's hope the big business machine doesn't bury the car in their attempts to coddle their own profits.

Anyone remember the Avro Arrow?

I know now after google...

This car is a diesel hybrid. Diesels are more economic but Americans are not that fond of diesels. They still think they are loud and smokey like big truck diesels. Our European members can confirm that the modern diesel is very sofisticated.