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Originally Posted by rice_classic
It's a worthwhile enterprise for DARPA imho.
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Been there done that, but they don't share, or talk...sorry...wait 2 decades.
Electric motors were in alot of early cars, we still haven't overcome the problems that prevented them from overtaking gas engines...
A chevy Volt is a stupid car and a lie...i will not start that rant here.
Batteries are highly detrimental to the environment, and costly, I would be far more excited about gas/ethanol/diesel micro turbines that vary load based on required current, with capacitors for current draws that exceed the instant output of the generators.
electricity is not as clean as people would have you believe, remember the conservation of energy laws...alot of electricity comes from coal and petrochemicals anyway...
I feel the real solution is ethanol, you have to realize that infrastructure changes are as much a part of the cost of the vehicle as the purchase price is...plug in stations are still few and far between even here in hippy-centric-Kalifornia. Not to mention the inconvenience of road trips ETC (granted we agree that turbines help to solve such issues atleast temporarily)
Anyway, Ethanol doesn't come from the kitty litter box of bad peolpe and ignorant religious Zealots trying to kill us... it comes from people who work hard, and the supply can be adapted in multiple ways to the projected demand. not to mention the performance benefits. the fact that it helps the environment during the growth process (if you are concerned about the evidence free co2 is gonna ruin the world ranting of nut jobs everywhere)
sorry i'll stop now.