If all the future cars run on other fuels, then the price of gas will fall and we'll still be able to run our gas class. And like Lutz says... There will always be people who will find a way to go fa
If gasoline isn't refined in huge quantities for road vehicles it will be expensive as hell and difficult to obtain. Think AVGas only worse. Most people on this list aren't particularly young are the
Don't most of you remember this "end of performance" garbage in the 1970's? The last of the performance cars are now called "Muscle cars," I wonder what they'll call today's big HP cars in the distan
Our old Corporal Type IIB missile transporter was based on a LeTourneau log hauler-- an air- cooled Continental tank engine driving a DC generator which powered electric motors in each wheel hub. Th
Talk about Detroit not knowing their market!! We all know the only reason that contractors buy those big pickups loaded with toys is that they are ego food that can be written off. Eliminate the writ
Author: Jon Wennerberg <jonwennerberg@nancyandjon.org>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:28:05 -0500
Bob; Our old Corporal Type IIB missile transporter was based on a LeTourneau log hauler-- an air- cooled Continental tank engine driving a DC generator which powered electric motors in each wheel hub
Mitsubishi currently has an Evo that has 4 AC hub motors. It makes over a thousand pounds of torque. I think each wheel makes close to 280. Electric motor tech isn't our big problem. It's batteries.
Generating electricity on-board makes more sense right now. More so than storing energy anyway. Partial load throttle response is a problem for current lean burn technology but that isn't an issue fo
Have you looked at HCCI technology? Some interesting possibilities. Bryan _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Land-speed mailing list htt
Both the valve design and piston crown we're experimenting with would be incompatible with HCCI. The variable valve event aspect may or may not be compatible. The intake valves and piston are integra
Sorry, I intended that to be off-list to Bryan. _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html Land-speed mailing list http://autox.team.net/mailman/