Electric/Hybrid Cars

[blueish swede]

I find it hard to believe that no other engine type hasn't be researched given the progress in other areas, if you give the population free energy/better forms of energy generation particularly non carbon based. Failure of the capitalist system would speed up.

There are basically four options for fuel buring engines: The Carnot cycle, the Otto cycle, the Diesel cycle and the Stirling cycle,

Personally I would like to see a Stirling hybrid car developed. It could run on batteries until the engine warms up and then the engine could generate electricity as it cools dowm. Stirling engines are quieter and more efficient than ICEs and can be optisimsed to give a much cleaner burn. An ethanol-Stirling hybrid would be the ideal. Some of the most advanced non-nuke submarines are Stirling hybids.

 

[Blue Maverick]

What about the dangers of large batteries, they do say mobile phones used for prolong periods may have adverse affects on the brain, imagine driving a car all day!

 

[denislawsbackheel]

do you not think the big oil/car companies wouldve bought that technology up and shelved it so they dont get screwed, imagine a car that can run off water, the middle east would collapse overnight, anyone making combustion engines bye bye.

hydrogen fuel cell cars get their hydrogen from sea water.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

I did work experience when I was 15 with a guy who claimed his best mate had been shot because he'd refused a buy out from a big oil company for his car engine that ran using water.

FFS!

 

[sir baconface]

do you not think the big oil/car companies wouldve bought that technology up and shelved it so they dont get screwed, imagine a car that can run off water, the middle east would collapse overnight, anyone making combustion engines bye bye.

UEFA would buy that up in a flash.

 

[sir baconface]

There are basically four options for fuel buring engines: The Carnot cycle, the Otto cycle, the Diesel cycle and the Stirling cycle,

It’s decent car options we need, not more fcukin bikes...

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

The infrastructure is not currently in place to support high numbers of electric/plugin-hybrid vehicles in the UK. Firstly, the National Powergrid doesn't have anywhere near the required capacity, and secondly, how do you provide safe and secure power outlets for all the people who don't have dedicated off street parking at their residence?

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Plus in our climate once you’ve got your lights, wipers and heater on you’ll be lucky to get half the claimed mileage.

 

[cibaman]

The infrastructure is not currently in place to support high numbers of electric/plugin-hybrid vehicles in the UK. Firstly, the National Powergrid doesn't have anywhere near the required capacity, and secondly, how do you provide safe and secure power outlets for all the people who don't have dedicated off street parking at their residence?

Isn’t it an incremental process? Incentivise people who have driveways to buy an electric car as the households second car and build from there?

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Jesus h Christ!
Second cars!