e.g. Wankel Engine
if no, is it allowded in FAAE?

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Originally posted by Scania:
e.g. Wankel Engine
if no, is it allowded in FAAE?

NO, its against this mythical long lost document known as the rules... What the hell is FAAE? or do you simply have difficulty spelling FSAE?

because the key "A" & "S" is too close...

3.5.1.1 Engine Limitations
The engine(s) used to power the car must be four-stroke piston engine(s) with a
displacement not exceeding 610 cc per cycle.

thx~~~

Than, it said "Hybrid powertrains utilizing on-board energy storage are not allowed."
how about Hybrid powertrains with no energy storage?

Your an idiot.

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Originally posted by A Richards:
Your an idiot.

Personally, I consider people who do not grasp the proper use of your/you're/you are to be idiots as well.

@Scania - Without a second energy source (ie: storage), can you still call it a hybrid powertrain?

My guess is that you're trying to sell FSAE to your school instead of some hybrid team that they are favoring, and have lost sight of the fact that you will need to still sell your final vehicle design to the FSAE judges when you get to competition. Fill out mass budget spreadsheets for a traditional powertrain versus an engine, generator, cables, and drive motor(s). Then, figure out the drive line loss going from kinetic energy to electricity and then back to kinetic energy for both systems. (Substitute hydraulic or pneumatic components if that was your thought.) If you think that you can sell your design to the judges, go for it! Obviously, A Richards thinks you won't be able to sell it.....