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| gehzumteufel |
While I am not a fan of them in general, does anyone here think they are going about it in the totally wrong way? I believe the manner in which they are doing it to be quite inefficient. With all locomotives that are diesel-electric hybrids, the diesel motor does nothing with the actual work to move the train. That is all done via the electric motors. The diesel engine is strictly for electricity generation.
Now, I don't know how efficient it actually would be on such a small scale. Anyone else see things that I may not be in my quickly thrown together thoughts? |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| The only issue I have with hybrids is that they take so much energy to produce that to have any net benefit on the environment you’d have to wait 20+ years til they break even. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
The only issue I have with hybrids is that they take so much energy to produce that to have any net benefit on the environment you’d have to wait 20+ years til they break even. |
Not to mention the cost premium, the cost to replace the batteries, and the higher cost of maintenance (Consumer Reports just came out with a report about this) per mile driven. Also, there was a study that showed that any and all fuel savings, are negated because hybrid owners drive MORE than their plain jane petrol counterparts. |
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| d-miurge |
Hybrids are still marketing.
The aircar is what's going to be big in 2030. |
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| trancechan |
| quote: | Originally posted by d-miurge
Hybrids are still marketing.
The aircar is what's going to be big in 2030. |
i read about that in elementary school. was supposed to be out by 2009. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by d-miurge
Hybrids are still marketing.
The aircar is what's going to be big in 2030. |
lol I read about this stuff about 6 months ago. Dunno if it was referring to this company specifically, but it was a very interesting concept. |
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| Domesticated |
I would like to see ionised metal filing canister cars made reality.
I read a fairly long case study and it seemed incredibly feasible and easy to institute in terms of infrastructure. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
I would like to see ionised metal filing canister cars made reality.
I read a fairly long case study and it seemed incredibly feasible and easy to institute in terms of infrastructure. |
Do you have a link to that? I would love to read it.
I am all for alternative fuels or modes of transportation. We really have no use in the long-term for our current mode of transportation. |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by d-miurge
Hybrids are still marketing.
The aircar is what's going to be big in 2030. |
Are they trying to make those things as ugly as possible?
I also read about this a while ago, from a different company. That company advocated metal press plates in the road that would generate electricity when the cars passed over them. |
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| d-miurge |
| quote: | Originally posted by trancechan
i read about that in elementary school. was supposed to be out by 2009. |
It's out already. There are some "air-taxis" in Mexico City.
Tata bought the patent btw. |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
Do you have a link to that? I would love to read it.
I am all for alternative fuels or modes of transportation. We really have no use in the long-term for our current mode of transportation. |
Nah, it was in a magazine.
The containers are filled with ionised metal filings. The car is powered by the filings de-ionising, and when you're finished with a canister, you go to a service station and swap it over for another, just like current day BBQ gas bottles. |
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| Paradox Lost |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
Are they trying to make those things as ugly as possible? |
Exactly.
I understand that earlier on, it was all the rage to stylize these things as uniquely (i.e., as ugly) as possible in order to distinguish them from the standard internal combustion dependent machine, but there's no reason to keep dressing them up this way now that everyone has apparently gotten the point.
It seems that someone finally got the clue, as Nissan decided to start manufacturing hybrids that look like actual cars. |
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