EVO story on a new, electric, Bristol...

[jimfoz]

Originally Posted by Ronald G. Stephenson

My friend, you need to take a look at the economy a little more closely,and realize that the United States is still in charge of economic matters, and they have made a mess of things. This whole system is in a state of flux, and no one out there can predict what is on the horizon. Your confidence in the Middle East and China is misplaced. You named some famous marks. Our darling is not in that group, although it outclasses all of them. 95 out of a hundred people would have no idea what you are talking about when you mention Bristol. A few amatuer historians may recall Frazier-Nash; and there is a town or two named Bristol, and I believe a racetrack.........

No-one with 150-250k in Russia and China will buy an electric Wankel car anyway. Part of the wealth status over there is being seen to drive a car with a V8 or V12 engine that bearly manages 15-20mpg. If they go around in an electric car, rivals will think they are poor and economising! This is why the likes of Jaguar and Range Rover sell many more of the V8 supercharged models in China or Russia than they do the diesels.

[Markus Berzborn]

Purely technically speaking a Wankel engine is in fact a good option for this purpose as it is elastic and can be built in a very compact way. I heard Audi had already the same idea for a hybrid vehicle.

Regards,
Markus

[GREG]

And Wankel has the benefit of being an amusing name for childish people :-)