Joga
A2OC Donor
The old SAABS were manual and had a (truly mechanical) freewheel though. A one-way coupler sort of.
Edit: just reflecting on @PlasticMac s post..
Edit: just reflecting on @PlasticMac s post..
Not just SAAB either, here in the UK Rovers used to come with a mechanical freewheel as routine.The old SAABS were manual and had a (truly mechanical) freewheel though. A one-way coupler sort of.
Edit: just reflecting on @PlasticMac s post..
I do not understand the numbers I got. If we assume my car does 45mpg at 60 mph which is 3000 rpm then converting to litres it becomes about 15km per litre at 3000 rpm. Freewheeling is about 850 rpm which prorata equates to about 55km per litre unless the extra load of pushing the car normally explains the difference
All this stuff (together with start/stop systems) is there only because of one reason: to lower CO2 emissions on test cycles and thus get as low as possible the average CO2 nr. for the whole fleet. This must be currently at 95g and for every gram over there are huge fines to be paid.Also funnily enough when I was at Porsche the cars also had the option of free wheeling to conserve petrol in a 500 hp V8
Considering i manage 93g with 1.2TDI and Spritmonitor data places Teslas into similar place, i'd wonder how they manage that.average CO2 nr. for the whole fleet. This must be currently at 95g
The EU regulations regarding plug-in hybrids are about to change:Considering i manage 93g with 1.2TDI and Spritmonitor data places Teslas into similar place, i'd wonder how they manage that.
Average for 1,2TDI is at 95g. So my only guess they all be driving 1,2-s there . Or maybe they made spacial batch of WV XL1 for every company.
Or maybe they think electricity comes from a wall socket and does not produce emissions...
Well, i am obviously joking, as were the "they" who wrote these regulations...