The Natural Philosopher wrote:
tony sayer wrote:
In article , Doctor Drivel invalid@not-
for-mail.invalid scribeth thus
Andy Champ wrote:
On 15/09/2012 16:22, Doctor Drivel wrote:
"Andy Champ" wrote in message
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On 11/09/2012 23:53, Doctor Drivel wrote:
You could have a 10 year old car and slap in a new battery set
and it is transformed.
I have a ten year old car. I haven't had to buy a new engine,
gearbox, or anything else big.
You must pay attention. The car can be "transformed". Replacing
your auto box will cost about the same as battery set but the car
is not transformed, just still the same as it was.
Oh, I thought you meant it was transformed from a dying heap back
to the equivalent of a new model. What does the new battery do
that the original didn't?
Pay attention at the back!. Batteries are improving all the time.
In 12 years time a new battery set will get the car a lot further
than the current crop. Economy will be vastly improved.

Incidentally while one day I'm sure I'll meet an auto box that can
do a better job than me I haven't yet. The Prius may well have
such a transmission - but it's damned expensive.
The Prius is an old design, it is 15 years old now. Mine is still
superb to drive.

Three people I know of who bought them no longer have them as they
"outgrew" the effective range..

The Vaux' Ampera is vastly superior and the new cars predicated to
be out using the small, light, Lotus 1200cc 3 cyl' genny engine
(range extender) running at its efficient constant speed "sweet
spot" will be even better.

Audi are looking into using a very small Wankel engine as a range
extender genny slapped under the boot. For the rare times it will
be used it is fine. Wankels are efficient running at their constant
high speed "sweet spot", so come into their own as a genny. The
very small size and no vibration is also a great major advantage.


This is an interesting subject and the electric motor transmission is
excellent just need to get that prime mover power sorted first and
that it seems .. isn't going to be that easy..

And thats the rub. Where is the prime power coming from as at the
moment we are using an Internal Combustion engine using fossil fuel
to make the difference between the stored electric motive energy
made using mainly fossil and the inefficiencies of doing that..

I think the real breakthrough is yet to come..

the problem is there IS no possible breakthrough with any available
technology.

This man is senile.

Whilst stuff we know about gets a little better - batteries,
flywheels, super-capacitors etc, nothing comes close to carbon fuel
in an oxygen bearing atmosphere in terms of being a safe, light, and
compact storage of energy.

He is getting worse.

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