Axon Car to get 100 MPG

These green car designs never cease to surprise me! This one from British auto maker Axon Automotive weighs in at a mere 426 kg or about 940 lbs. Despite the large movement toward electric motors, Axon's as yet unnamed vehicle will run on gasoline only. This is fine as long as the car lives up to Axon's claim that it will get up to 100 miles per gallon.

The chassis and body panels are made entirely of carbon-fiber and weighs about 400 kg. The 500cc two cylinder engine, amazingly, only weighs 26 kg. In fact, because of its size, if you have engine trouble you can send it in to have its black box checked and engine repaired accordingly, and Axon will give you a replacement in the meantime. The engine can also get the car up to around 85 mph.

As far as eco-friendliness goes, not only does it get 100 miles to the gallon, it also has less than half the CO2 emissions of a regular car. In addition, believe it or not, the interior upholstery is made from recycled pin stripe suits and blue jeans. This may be the reason that the car has not been taken seriously at several green automotive shows in which it has been displayed. Axon is taking it seriously however, and plans to launch the car in 2010 for a price somewhere in the ballpark of £10500 (roughly $19300 USD today). Kudos to them.

[via tgdaily]