I'm with Harmon on this. Why not build a retro fitting system for some of the vehicles we already have? ref http://
Jesse Parris | studio53 | graphics / web design | stamford, ct | [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________________________ __________ This information , and any attachments may contain confidential information and is intended solely for the attention and use of the named addressee(s). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harmon Seaver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 11:24 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Biodiesel hybrid hypercar gets 80mpg > On Tue, Mar 12, 2002 at 01:09:40PM -0500, Appal Energy wrote: > > Thanks Keith...! > > > > Superb read. > > > > Yes, that's pretty neat, eh? I'm a bit surprised at the complex transmission tho, but I suppose they > wanted maximum performance. Seems like a better way would be pure electric drive, and the engine powering a > bigger generator to run the motors at the wheels. I didn't see any mention of regenerative braking > either. This is not to denigrate in any way what they've done -- if, however, I ever reach the point of > actually building a hybrid I'd do it a bit differently. In fact it would seem that you could convert a > vehicle like my '91 Toyota 4wd quite easily if you replaced the tranny with say a 125kw induction motor, and > put a 50kw motor on each of the differentials, front and rear, adding a battery pack. Or some variation of > that, maybe I'm going too big on the motors. > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Stock for $4. No Minimums. FREE Money 2002. http://us.click.yahoo.com/BgmYkB/VovDAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Please do NOT send "unsubscribe" messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
