sort of...this is the confusing part:
"I think commercial vehicles have some kind of crazy torque
converter that combines the two."
I don't know how the systems "mesh"time to check out howstuffworks.com!
Chris
John Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Christopher McCann wrote:
> I wish I u
http://www.mrsharkey.com/pusher.htm
On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 10:40 AM, John Robbins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mitch Haley wrote:
> > Some of the Voltsrabbit users have taken a diesel/automatic Rabbit
> > front end and converted it to a pusher trailer for long range use.
> > That way you aren'
Mitch Haley wrote:
> Some of the Voltsrabbit users have taken a diesel/automatic Rabbit
> front end and converted it to a pusher trailer for long range use.
> That way you aren't dragging the engine around on your daily commute.
I remember that guys webpage... It was definitely an interesting m
John Robbins wrote:
> The Next Big Thing(tm) is the Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV).
> This is basically an electric car with a ~30-50 mile range on pure
> electric, with a small engine -> genset as a "range extender".
Some of the Voltsrabbit users have taken a diesel/automatic Rabbit
front
Christopher McCann wrote:
> I wish I understood this better as a series hybrid is so simple and
> parallels are so complicated.
The setup we use for ChallengeX is fairly simple... it's the controls
that are complicated! The Equinox was an all-wheel drive car, and it
was converted for the ICE to
Allan Streib wrote:
> Reminds me of a question I had -- do hybrids such as the Prius use the
> electric drive motors at all times, and the gas engine is just basically
> a genset (like in a locomotive)? Or is there both a "conventional" and
> an electric drivetrain somehow?
Like all good question
Reminds me of a question I had -- do hybrids such as the Prius use the
electric drive motors at all times, and the gas engine is just basically
a genset (like in a locomotive)?
No, that would be a series hybrid. The Prius (et al.) are parallel hybrids...I
don't know how they work. A series hyb
Allan Streib wrote:
>
> Reminds me of a question I had -- do hybrids such as the Prius use the
> electric drive motors at all times, and the gas engine is just basically
> a genset (like in a locomotive)? Or is there both a "conventional" and
> an electric drivetrain somehow?
Conventional drivet
Reminds me of a question I had -- do hybrids such as the Prius use the
electric drive motors at all times, and the gas engine is just basically
a genset (like in a locomotive)? Or is there both a "conventional" and
an electric drivetrain somehow?
Allan
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Loren Faeth wrote:
> Looks like a bantam/willys jeep redesigned for the video game
> generation. It is sure to draw fire, both verbal and literal because
> there is no apparent armor plate/bullet proof glass.
Neither does the HMMWV... although that is still a valid criticism of
the HMMWV.
Looks like a bantam/willys jeep redesigned for the video game
generation. It is sure to draw fire, both verbal and literal because
there is no apparent armor plate/bullet proof glass.
>A wider, 66-in. body design makes room for high-performance acceleration-as
>military vehicles go-with the se
The diesel-electric hybrid hype has met its match: the U.S. Army. After
focusing on hydrogen fuel cells in its original version of "The Aggressor,"
a high-performance, off-road Alternative Mobility Vehicle (AMV) for military
ground exploration and scouting missions, the Pentagon is now going the
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