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- From: vwp@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (mark.a.skala)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics,sci.energy,rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Flywheel batteries as EV power source ( And Other Sources )
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.154924.14022@cbnewsk.cb.att.com>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 15:49:24 GMT
- References: <1992Dec17.205631.9731@u.washington.edu> <1992Dec21.010417.11854@cis.ohio-state.edu> <1992Dec23.123303.22786@ke4zv.uucp>
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- Gee, this flywheel discussion is getting long and boring. I think that
- some of those who actually showed data showed how impractical it is at this
- time.
-
- I saw a film about 3 years ago which showed a car which had an 8hp gas engine
- and used some hydraulic fluid transfer to store energy. This was an
- extremely good idea, and it worked. I will try to get the details, but
- this film was about how people had certain mind sets and how it holds you
- back. This car was built by some college, weighed about 2000 lbs, could
- go 0 to 60 in 9 seconds and also got some ridiculously high gas mileage
- (~80mpg). This hybrid is a much better concept than regular cars because
- it uses the small engine to generate energy even when you are stopped, so
- that the energy can be used to accelerate quickly like a larger engine
- would be able to. Since you only needed 8hp to cruise on the highway (in
- this car) the engine worked alone and got good mileage too.
-
- IMHO this type of thing should be explored until we get much better solar
- and electric technology.
-
- (I'll be gone until 1/4/93)
- Mark A. Skala "Please conserve paper; write on
- vwp@cbnewsk.att.com all six sides before recycling."
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