A Missed Stimulation Opportunity

[Cool Hand Clyde]

When I saw the title of this thread, I thought y'all were talking about Easydawg and his last trip to the strip club.

[Guisslapp]

I'm not going to buy another traditional ICE vehicle. My next car or truck will be a hybrid, hopefully a plug-in.

Forget plug-in hybrid. This is what I want:

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/03/g...r-by-giugiaro/

Basically, the small rotary engine acts as a generator to charge batteries for electric motors.

[JuBru]

Forget plug-in hybrid. This is what I want:

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/03/g...r-by-giugiaro/

Basically, the small rotary engine acts as a generator to charge batteries for electric motors.

I'll take one in blue please.






Maybe someone can exlpain to me why it's such a problem to create an electric car?

[saltydawg]

The batteries.

[JuBru]

The batteries.

And they are a problem how???

Maybe I'm thinking of it being way too simple again...

[saltydawg]

And they are a problem how???

Maybe I'm thinking of it being way too simple again...

The regular car battery is made mostly of lead, way too heavy for an electric car since an electric car needs beaucoup batteries. So, batteries for an electric car need to be light weight, hold a charge for a long time, charge quickly, take temperature extremes, tolerate thousands of cycles, and be safe. I think the scientists are getting close.

[Guisslapp]

The batteries.

Are you saying there is something wrong with the batteries on the car I linked? It has a 400V lithium polymer battery - not a lead-acid battery. The I.C.E. is the generator that keeps the battery charged.

[saltydawg]

Are you saying there is something wrong with the batteries on the car I linked? It has a 400V lithium polymer battery - not a lead-acid battery. The I.C.E. is the generator that keeps the battery charged.

Guiss, I think that they are still working on the lithium polymer battery. Yes, they are in cars now but they are seeking to improve them. That's why there are not more hybrids on the road.

Besides, isn't the car you linked a prototype? I like it, it looks cool and fast although I tend to currently look only at cars that have a 5 star crash rating.

[Guisslapp]

Guiss, I think that they are still working on the lithium polymer battery. Yes, they are in cars now but they are seeking to improve them. That's why there are not more hybrids on the road.

Besides, isn't the car you linked a prototype? I like it, it looks cool and fast although I tend to currently look only at cars that have a 5 star crash rating.

Yes, they are still developing it, but they exist. They are very expensive.

[Aussierules1985]

And what about the positives?

BTW, expanding CNG to TRUCK stations makes sense in the long run since I don't see 18 wheelers going electric/fuel cell anytime soon. In fact, studies have shown that adding 6% hydrogen to CNG significantly reduces air pollution. A lot of city buses run on CNG so the technology is probably ready for prime time. Give some tax credits to the trucking companies and truck stops and this could be up and running very quickly.

Definitely would help the NG market in terms of stability of price.

I heard that the power from NG wasn't enough to pull the trucks full load, but the NG idea is a smart idea for cars. I know LPG is used in Australia at no tax (being as they want to encourage people to use the countries own resources rather than anothers) to the consumer. I wonder how much the gas prices have affected any conversion, but then again I have a feeling that they won't stay down for too long.

[JuBru]

Guiss, I think that they are still working on the lithium polymer battery. Yes, they are in cars now but they are seeking to improve them. That's why there are not more hybrids on the road.

Besides, isn't the car you linked a prototype? I like it, it looks cool and fast although I tend to currently look only at cars that have a 5 star crash rating.

Yep, I must be looking at it as being too simple...

Guess I'll start a side project sometime in the near future that will show it is more simple than they are making it... problem comes into application of a bigger scale - 18-wheelers, heavy equipment, etc....



Yeah, it is simple.