| 词条 | HM Vehicles Free-way |
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| name = H-M-Vehicles Free-Way | image = Denver transport museum 128.JPG | manufacturer = H-M-Vehicles Inc. | aka = | production = 1979–1982 | model_years = | assembly = Burnsville, Minnesota | predecessor = | successor = | class = microcar | body_style = coupe | layout = RMR layout | platform = | engine = Tecumseh single-cylinder engine *12 hp model: {{convert|345|cc|CID|1|abbr=on}} *16 hp model: {{convert|453|cc|CID|1|abbr=on}}[1][2] permanent magnet DC motor, 4 hp[3] | transmission = CVT, no reverse gear | wheelbase = | length = {{convert|115|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}[3][1] | width = {{convert|53|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}[3][1] | height = {{convert|51|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}[3][1] | weight = gasoline: {{convert|700|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}[1] electric: {{convert|900|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}[2] | related = D&A Minikin [2] | designer = Dave Edmonson | sp = us }} The H-M-Vehicles Free-Way (H-M meaning high mileage) was a three-wheel microcar manufactured in Burnsville, Minnesota, from 1979 to 1982.[3] These small commuter cars had a single seat and were powered by a 12 or 16 horsepower gasoline engine[4] or a 4 hp electric motor.[5] A diesel engine was offered,[4][5] but none were ordered with it.[4] The 12 HP version was guaranteed to get {{convert|100|mpgus|L/100 km mpgimp|abbr=on}}[4][5] when driven at a steady {{convert|40|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}}.[4] The 12 HP version averaged {{convert|80|mpgus|L/100 km mpgimp|abbr=on}}, and the larger 16 hp averaged {{convert|60|mpgus|L/100 km mpgimp|abbr=on}} to {{convert|70|mpgus|L/100 km mpgimp|abbr=on}}.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} The standard fuel tank had a capacity of {{convert|3|USgal|L}}[5][6] while a {{convert|10|USgal|L}} tank was optional.[5] The motor was mounted behind the driver and was coupled to a snowmobile-style CVT belt drive transmission. Final drive to the rear wheel was by chain. The gasoline-powered Free-Way did not have a reverse gear in its transmission.[4][5] An electrically powered reverse drive was offered as an option,[4][5] but was never made available.[4] The Free-Way had a welded tubular steel frame, with a secondary perimeter frame at bumper height to protect the driver from impacts. Suspension was fully independent, with two wheels in front and a single wheel in the rear. The fully enclosed two-piece fiberglass body was approximately {{convert|0.125|in|mm}} thick and had the colour molded into the material and was available in high-visibility red, yellow, or orange.[5] The lower body included a full undertray to reduce the drag coefficient of the vehicle.[5][6] The Free-Way had a single headlight and per federal standards were intended to be licensed as a motorcycle, but in some states they were titled as cars.[7] About 700 Free-Ways were sold before the company closed in June 1982.[8] {{Clear left}}See also
References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.leostoys.com/freeway_maintenance.shtml |title=Leo's Garage: Free-Way Maintenance |publisher=Leostoys.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-05}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.evalbum.com/504 |title=Tim Medeck's 1981 H-M Vehicles Freeway |publisher=Evalbum.com |date=2004-03-16 |accessdate=2011-11-05}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://www.3wheelers.com/freeway.html |title=HM Vehicles Freeway |publisher=3-Wheelers.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-05}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite web|url=http://clubs.hemmings.com/frameset.cfm?club=hmvfreeway |title=High Mileage Vehicles - A New Technology: Page 6 |publisher=Clubs.hemmings.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-05}} 5. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 {{cite journal| last1 = Frey| first1 = Peter| editor-last =Dianna| editor-first =John|date=December 1979| title = Driving Impression - "Free-Way" Commuter| journal = Motor Trend| volume = 31| issue = 12| series = | pages = 44–45| location = Los Angeles, CA 90069 USA| publisher = Petersen Publishing| issn = 0027-2094| quote = }} 6. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://clubs.hemmings.com/frameset.cfm?club=hmvfreeway |title=High Mileage Vehicles - A New Technology: Page 5 |publisher=Clubs.hemmings.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-05}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.leostoys.com/documents/freeway/1_5_jun_1981.pdf |title=The Freeway Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 5, June 1981 |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2011-11-05}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://clubs.hemmings.com/frameset.cfm?club=hmvfreeway |title=High Mileage Vehicles - A New Technology: Page 9 |publisher=Clubs.hemmings.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-05}} External links
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