Chevy Volt, only $41,000

[Josepi]

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[News]

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[daestrom]

Others say it could work. In a technical fashion.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/721r7419j51104m7/
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That says air is viable. It is also free.

That's nonsense. The fact that the working fluid (air) is free has very
little to do with the economics of it. The abstract says nothing about
the costs. It only looked at:

"...thermodynamic analysis and experiment data were used to analyze the
energy density, performance, safety, running efficiency, fuel
circulation economy and consumer acceptance, etc"

The abstract also says the performance of the air-powered engine is
inferior to the traditional inert[sic] combustion engine.

It concludes by saying it may be fit for future green cars.

daestrom

 

[News]

That's nonsense.

It did say air is viable. It is also free. Common sense say that the
equipment will be cheaper to make and maintain. Batteries are not cheap.

The fact that the working fluid (air) is free has very little to do with
the economics of it. The abstract says nothing about the costs. It only
looked at:

"...thermodynamic analysis and experiment data were used to analyze the
energy density, performance, safety, running efficiency, fuel circulation
economy and consumer acceptance, etc"

The abstract also says the performance of the air-powered engine is
inferior to the traditional inert[sic] combustion engine.

It concludes by saying it may be fit for future green cars.

Exactly.

 

[News]

That is not the point. The point is that it technically works when you
said it would not. Whether there is market for it is another matters
entirely.

The Chevy Volt's setup. A genny set proving power to a driving electric
motors, has been viable for near 30 years, once engine management system
became viable because is microprocessors. Why are we only just see one on
the market now. You are the sort that 25 years ago would have said it is
not as GM are not making them.

This may be why Tata are going cool on compressed air. They are investing
into hybrids using tubines as the genny. Turbines as gennys are used in
buses and tanks. They make much more sense than an IC engine as a genny.
The M1 tank uses aturbione but on idle uses batteries for the tank as the
tubine is very inefficient on idle.

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2010/01/bladon-20100129.html

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A consortium led by micro gas turbine company Bladon Jets recently secured
investment from the UK Technology Strategy Board to develop an Ultra
Lightweight Range Extender (ULRE) for next-generation electric vehicles.
Total project cost is £2,206,784, with the TSB providing £1,103,392 (US$1.8
million). (Earlier post.)

The objective of the consortium, which includes luxury car maker Jaguar Land
Rover and leading electrical machine company SR Drives (earlier post), is to
produce the first commercially viable gas turbine generator designed
specifically for automotive applications. Jaguar Land Rover is now part of
Tata Motors.