Eco Factor: Concept hybrid for the year 2020 gets powered by hydrogen and ethanol.
Does our need to go green mean that in the future we will be driving cars that don’t have much under the name of performance? Industrial designer Edwin Yi Yuan thinks that muscle cars can be powered by green fuels, and the HSV Encore 2020 will make Edwin’s dreams come true.
The car features a sophisticated dual-fuel 6-liter V8 with cylinder shutdown function (so at low speed, the car only use 4 cylinders, only when you put the foot down, all 8 cylinders fire up). The engine runs on ethanol E85 and hydrogen carried on board (there are two tanks on board, one for E85, one for hydrogen, and there are fill-up caps on each side of the car).
The driver can switch between two fuels at any time for either economical and quietness or for extreme high performance and muscle noise.
People always blame powerful V8 performance cars for ruining the environment, but this car can change that opinion with its cylinder shutdown technology and use of green fuels that is ethanol E85 and hydrogen. At the same time it keeps the joy of driving of a performance car with a muscle car look intact.
By the year 2020, carbon fiber will be mass produced. The car is almost entirely constructed from carbon fiber for extreme light weight and safety. Encore is also very practical for everyday use and it provides a decent interior and boot space with split “Suicide Doors.”
Thanks: [Edwin Yi Yuan]
