So the headline on Drudge reads "CAR GETS 8000 MPG", but read this article and you see it's just a hobby car, with a 35cc fuel capacity. Which works out to be a still somewhat respectable 73 miles to the tank on about a tenth of a pint.
Reading the earlier link shows that you essentially have a bobsled on wheels. The 'car' weighs in at under 110 pounds too.
As the inventor crows: "The car is important because it is a reminder that the way to achieve fuel-savings is to drive lighter cars. It's the weight of this car that is the main reason for its fuel-efficiency." Problem here is that the weight of a car is also a crucial element in the safety of the vehicle.
So, yeah, great mileage. But if you sneeze while driving you blow off a fender.
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