Re:Tesla Shock Means Global Gasoline Demand Has All but Peaked
by TheSpiceIsLife on Friday November 25, 2016 @04:23PM
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>No, actually it's not. That's nonsense.
Your right. And, that outboard you linked to would be even cheaper if it were the motor only.
To add to this, here's[1] a video of a tiny 4-stroke engine.
And here's a video of a tiny V8 4-stroke engine[2] that "sounds like a big American V8".
No, actually it's not. That's nonsense.
You can buy today a 5 hp 4 stroke outboard engine, weighing about 25 kg (including transmission, housing, controls etc), for $1300 brand new.
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/5-hp-outboard-motor
Furthermore, what you are proposing is not new: a tiny car with a tiny engine for one person. That's called a microcar. Wikipedia has a long list of these, starting from the 1950's onward to today, some of which have sold in quite large numbers:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcar
A modern, electric example is the Reva (G-Wiz in the UK), which was produced from 2001 to 2012.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REVAi
Given that these already exist, why are they not the solution to our problems? For one, they're well-documented death traps. They use a loophole by classifying as a four wheel motorbike, meaning they don't need to be crash tested. Also, they are a replacement for only a small part of what a real car does, and this is the part that's also most easily replaced by public transport.