Hi, Murdoch, The evacuated tube transport carried to its ridiculous limit: a hole bored straight through the earth to China. You fall in on one side and you...
I am very interested in the compressed air car idea, and have looked into making one. The only way we will see this technology on our shores in our lifetimes...
... http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/future-fuels-and-vehicles/message/10707 ... I'm not sure any study of evacuated tube transport could be serious, but...
So why not just use air to push the car, train or whatever through the tube? Before looking into evacuated tubes, don't high speed trains already go over 300...
Has someone gone through the math for this compressed air car idea? I am not totally sure how to do the needed calculations. It seems to me that there are...
... In addition to the ones you've listed, there's also the problem of noise pollution. Compressed air isn't quiet, neither the compressing of it nor the ...
Thats what they said about Gas Cars also back before mufflers. You can quite down just about everything. But I have no clue on the power required to compress ...
Check it out: http://ecomodder.com/blog/2008/01/30/a-672-electric-car/ one of our Electric Vehicle Council of Ottawa Canada members Regards Bill W. ...
Thirty Nine Point Five Billion Dollars In PROFITS For Exxon Mobil Thirty nine point five billion That's over $1287 per MINUTE No EV's. We have the best...
... This -- http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=XOM&annual -- makes it look like they had almost as good a year in 2006, and that year, the $40 billion profit...
Hi Ernie, Then this would probably be the best "car support" system? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maglev_train Low air resistance and low friction..... just...
csceadraham, Thanks for the link. I did go and take a look. Pretty elegant calculation! However, the bottom line shows the energy available from a 2 liter...
Hello, Those are all great points, and I do agree with them all. - The ratio of energy available in X amount of compressed air to be converted into forward...
It also seems to release "cold", no? While this can be useful, it also I suppose could be not-useful. There is a lot to be said for and against compressed...
We are talking about regenerative braking. I took the time one day to calculate the amount of energy going into stopping and re-starting. A quick stop ...
Hi John, What you say makes a lot of sense - for you. I have seen similar explanations by guys that are burning biofuel in a diesel engine, where they go...
I always coast to a stop where possible, many times the savings can then be increased by not actually needing to stop (light goes green and you are already...
Hey Ron, That is correct, I am speaking from a single person viewpoint on a personal project. This would not be for everyone, I am aware. If I can make...
Hi Ernie I would be surprised if it did not involve regenerative braking, but I think there was some kind of compressor involved too. The article (and I did...
One other point as to this planned JV between SAFT and Johnson Controls: In this interview with SAFT, from late 2003, they discussed a bit as to their...
It’s good business to wait until an investment is fairly sure to pays off. The new GM “two-mode” hybrids are looking more real then their hardly hybrid...
Think about it-- all of this might not have happened without the new 35 mpg CAFE law. Just a little nudge may have made the difference. I hope they will be...
I hope also they will be able to recycle enough lithium, of that which has already been mined. Even if companies like SAFT and JCI claim to have thermal...
Murdoch, (1) I am unable to access that world's largest miner "sqm.com" link. Could you please verify that? BTW, there is more than one source of lithium,...
You never cease to amaze me Dave with all that you have learned and done. If I ever become more than a blade of grass on the White House Lawn I will have you...
... I asked if it would be all right to reply in public and they said it would be fine.... they had just figured everyone knew the answer, and why clog up the...
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