Not Word One until now, Mr Worf. 21st Century Steampunk. If only it didn't look like crap...
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 7:54 AM, Mr. Worf <hellomahog...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > This is an old article, but I remember watching a show about a month or two > ago that mentioned this engine. I haven't heard much about it. Have you? > Honda's New Steam-Powered Hybrid > Engine<http://www.switched.com/2008/02/21/hondas-new-steam-powered-hybrid-engine/> > > *by* *Terrence O'Brien <http://www.switched.com/bloggers/terrence-obrien/> > * — Feb 21st 2008 at 1:06PM > [image: Honda's New Steam Powered Hybrid Engine] > > Honda has just unveiled a concept car using a so-called Rankine cycle > co-generation unit to power a hybrid engine. The engine recycles wasted heat > from the exhaust to generate steam that turns a turbine-generating > electricity, which charges the batteries. The concept has proven more > efficient than the regenerative breaking system employed by most current > hybrid cars, including the Prius, especially when cruising at highway > speeds. > > The concept is not entirely new, and Honda claims that at 62 miles-per-hour > the new engine is 3.8 percent more efficient than past versions. Apparently, > the engine is currently not efficient enough (not to mention too expensive) > to merit being installed in a production vehicle, but Honda has said that > this may change if it can can make the engine even more efficient. > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
