An initial push would be required (perhaps from a batery), but once the car was up to speed the power to maintain the speed would be supplied electrostatically rather than electromagnetically.
Harry ----- Original Message ----- From: Michel Jullian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Saturday, May 20, 2006 4:44 am Subject: Re: Home Power Hybrid > Harry let me explain. Energy has to come from outside the system, > e.g. from > a filling station or from the electric mains socket. > > Tapping ambient EM radiations would work. If you aren't lucky > enough to live > at the foot of the Eiffel tower or similar powerful radioemitter > you could > have photovoltaic panels embedded in the car's body which would > tap the > ambient light in daytime (plus the streetlight's light in > nighttime if you > don't have a garage but that's negligible compared to the sun's > 1kW/m2 :) > > Michel > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michel Jullian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <vortex-l@eskimo.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 9:12 AM > Subject: Re: Home Power Hybrid > > > > No :)) You seem very keen on perpetual motion systems Harry :) > > > > Good link, Terry. These motorized wheels definitely are the > right thing to > > do in a purely electric vehicle. > > > > Michel > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Harry Veeder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <vortex-l@eskimo.com> > > Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 12:31 AM > > Subject: Re: Home Power Hybrid > > > > > >> hmmmm....you could put an electrostatic motor in a wheel > >> and keep it charged by dragging a chain as the car moves. > >> > >> or no? > >> > >> Harry > >> > >> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Michel Jullian > >>> > >>>> Electric motors can be coupled directly to wheels, can't they? > >>> > >>> Yes, and I believe they can even be located inside the wheels. > It may > >>> have been done already actually. > >>> > >>> <><><><><><> > >>> > >>> http://www.tm4.com/eng/tm4transport/moto_wheelmotor/ > >>> ___________________________________________________ > >>> Try the New Netscape Mail Today! > >>> Virtually Spam-Free | More Storage | Import Your Contact List > >>> http://mail.netscape.com > >>> > >> > >> > > > >
