Motorhead Messiah [60 MPG HUMMER!]

www.fastcompany.com ^ | December 19, 2007 | By Clive Thompson

[Red Badger]

Rest In Peace, old friend, your work is finished.....

If you want ON or OFF the DIESEL ”KnOcK” LIST just FReepmail me.....

This is a fairly HIGH VOLUME ping list on some days.....

AND A BIG HAT TIP TO Liberty2007!!!!..........

[Red Badger]

TURBINE HUMMER PING!..............

[arderkrag]

And word's getting out. In the corner of his office sits Arnold Schwarzenegger's 1987 Jeep Wagoneer, which Goodwin is converting to biodiesel; soon, Neil Young will be shipping him a 1960 Lincoln Continental to transform into a biodiesel--electric hybrid.

I heard about this guy a few months back, with most of the thread devoted to the "it will never work" stone age mindset. Here's hoping he blows everyone out of the water.

[jim_trent]

This was posted here a long while ago. What has happened since then? Anybody actually test one?

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

"Motorhead Messiah"

Lemme is GOD!!

Oh wait this is not about music is it....

[Red Badger]

60 mpg SHOULD BE MUSIC TO ANYBODY’S EARS!............

[laker_dad]

Turbine engine? Ask Parnelli Jones how it worked out for him 41 years ago at the Indy 500.

[ltc8k6]

All modern diesels are much quieter and smoother than their older cousins. It has nothing to do with vegetable oil.

Why would GM engineers be fascinated because somebody bolted a Duramax into an H2?

Sounds like the guy is quite the BS artist.

Didn’t we already see this article?

[miliantnutcase]

There’s a reason why the US Military went with a gas turbine setup for the Abrams instead of a traditional diesel like it’s counterparts.

[Centurion2000]

Nice, if I had money just burning a hole in my pocket I’d send him a 1977 Ford Thunderbird just to see what he could do with a land yacht.

[Red Badger]

This ain’t your daddy’s Oldsmoturbine......

[Neoliberalnot]

Red, do you info on 0-60mph data for a 3,000lb vehicle and are you correct on the 5K pricetag?

[stevio]

So is it a public or private company?

[Red Badger]

...or a 77 Lincoln Mark?.............

[fishtank]

If this story is true, I hope this guy becomes the Bill Gates of cars.

........and becomes a billionaire while he’s at it.

[Abathar]

Just think of how much technology has come in those 41 years too. I really hope he pulls this off and wipes the big three’s face in it.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Believe me it is...I have a 90 mile round trip for work every day.

I am to the point that I can barley afford to go to work anymore.

[Red Badger]

That’s $5k for the bolt-on kit, plus the cost of the engine, plus labor...........

[Abathar]

You need to adopt my tagline it seems. He is putting in a turbine engine, 60K rpm to charge batteries in a big hurry, then shut off. This is not a diesel, but a jet engine coupled to a generator.

[NaughtiusMaximus]

Quite a love letter.