Re: [Biofuel] advancement of car technology for 1

2005-09-20 Thread Rexis Tree
I once has an idea of a stirling engined car, this car store hot water (or hot molten salt) in an insulated tank or a big Termos flask. The stirling engine will utilize the heat stored and convert it to mobility. And the fuel bar will only show the temprerature inside the insulated tank... To

Re: [Biofuel] advancement of car technology for 1

2005-09-19 Thread Zeke Yewdall
Interesting idea, but I'd have to say I prefer PV myself. No moving parts. Solar got a bad rap in the US in the 80's due to alot of poorly installed solar thermal systems. Now everyone expects their PV system to leak I can't actually remember doing any maintenance on my PV system in the

Re: [Biofuel] advancement of car technology for 1

2005-09-18 Thread Jason
Howdy all, My first post, yaaay! I don't recall the exact thread but I read one of you talking about how hybrids in the U.S. are all about shaving time off the quarter mile. Well, I saw a report on a car show in Europe about 5 mins after I read the mail, about how the manufacturers here are

Re: [Biofuel] advancement of car technology for 1

2005-09-18 Thread Darryl McMahon
Jason [EMAIL PROTECTED] posted: Howdy all, My first post, yaaay! Welcome. I don't recall the exact thread but I read one of you talking about how hybrids in the U.S. are all about shaving time off the quarter mile. Well, I saw a report on a car show in Europe about 5 mins after I