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- From: ethanb@ptolemy.astro.washington.edu (Ethan Bradford)
- Subject: Re: steam electric hybrid ...
- In-Reply-To: ems@michael.apple.com's message of Fri, 20 Nov 1992 18:26:34 GMT
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- References: <1992Nov20.182634.18984@michael.apple.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 22:00:35 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov20.182634.18984@michael.apple.com> ems@michael.apple.com (E. Michael Smith) writes:
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- Thinking a bit more about a steam/electric hybrid ...
-
- There is a lot to be said for an IC/electric hybrid; one of the
- advantages of steam (good power at a variety of speeds) is lost in
- this application.
-
- You can have a very simple, two speed (on or off), low power engine.
- You can use it to provide enough power to continuously recharge the
- batteries while cruising (for unlimited range), and it can run after
- you have stopped to recharge the batteries (what you lost from them
- during the city driving at the start of the trip) while you are parked
- where you can't get an electric hookup. The engine can be very small,
- light, and simple (no transmission, few emission controls, it has
- exactly constant speed and load (when running)). As Mr. Smith points
- out, you need not run the engine at all for short trips.
-