| myolbug |
Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:23 pm |
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I hope this hasn't been posted yet, but I think it is pretty cool. Not much detail, but, cool nonetheless.
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| wgargan |
Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:08 am |
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| any idea on how he converted it? what did he use> |
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| 2true |
Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:58 am |
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| Cause it is E-X-P-E-N-S-I-V-E |
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| junior55 |
Tue Nov 18, 2008 2:35 pm |
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Expensive because its "pioneer".
Why aren't more doing it to make it common place? ...
Plain and simple,
Full electric cars cannot support heat or air-conditioning.
Do you want that option in your car? Heat at least....
if your heat comes from your charge... good luck!
Cars have no insulation and windchill galore, heat source needs to be
a free byproduct!
Battery technology will eventually evolve into a semi-useful amount
of storage. Its just now getting good with the lithium ions.
Up to now, its been a totally shitty battery selection.
Ni-cad blew the big one, as it discharges itself just sitting there!
Practicality for "our time" will be the gas-electric.
Our national power grid can hardly support a few air conditioners in the summer let alone people consuming it for their cars.
This is big power! Over a long charge time!
Not just like your toothbrush charging overnight.
Times millions of people!
There will be an asshole out of juice on the roadside every mile!
CONCENTRATE on an engine that runs at one rpm, say 2000.
Make said engine super efficient at that rpm, hi compression and complete combustion.
Easy to do if its one rpm!
Inject said engine with amount of fuel needed to maintain this rpm.
Couple to the road via enhanced alternator and traction motor technology.
Storage battery aboard but to act as a capacitive storage (buffer) only to hold unused power while idling at stoplights etc.
Computer controlled FET variable-pulse-width 3 phase ac platform
with logic current managing for the driving style selected.
Limiting current for perhaps an econo mode, or more for a sporty mode.
There's the fucking answer to our problems, and its got heat and air! |
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| myolbug |
Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:54 pm |
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junior55 wrote: Expensive because its "pioneer".
Why aren't more doing it to make it common place? ...
Plain and simple,
Full electric cars cannot support heat or air-conditioning.
Do you want that option in your car? Heat at least....
if your heat comes from your charge... good luck!
Cars have no insulation and windchill galore, heat source needs to be
a free byproduct!
Battery technology will eventually evolve into a semi-useful amount
of storage. Its just now getting good with the lithium ions.
Up to now, its been a totally shitty battery selection.
Ni-cad blew the big one, as it discharges itself just sitting there!
Practicality for "our time" will be the gas-electric.
Our national power grid can hardly support a few air conditioners in the summer let alone people consuming it for their cars.
This is big power! Over a long charge time!
Not just like your toothbrush charging overnight.
Times millions of people!
There will be an asshole out of juice on the roadside every mile!
CONCENTRATE on an engine that runs at one rpm, say 2000.
Make said engine super efficient at that rpm, hi compression and complete combustion.
Easy to do if its one rpm!
Inject said engine with amount of fuel needed to maintain this rpm.
Couple to the road via enhanced alternator and traction motor technology.
Storage battery aboard but to act as a capacitive storage (buffer) only to hold unused power while idling at stoplights etc.
Computer controlled FET variable-pulse-width 3 phase ac platform
with logic current managing for the driving style selected.
Limiting current for perhaps an econo mode, or more for a sporty mode.
There's the fucking answer to our problems, and its got heat and air!
Yeah, what you said. I think that GM is doing something similar with their Volt car. I don't know all of the details, but I would think that a small diesel engine would be good for this, as it is inherently a low rpm engine, that provides excellent torque for it's displacement and it is very fuel efficient. The torque could be used when the generator is in high demand either through spirited driving or through a heavy load or ...
Just my thoughts on this, FWIW |
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