tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post5067209270223471564..comments2024-02-25T08:16:25.546-08:00Comments on Exurban Nation: Government Motors Gives It Another TryRob Dawghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-19439429132588433572012-11-30T08:34:32.092-08:002012-11-30T08:34:32.092-08:00I'm almost afraid to do the math on the voltag...I'm almost afraid to do the math on the voltage/current needed to charge a 20KW battery in 20 minutes.<br /><br />Even just running it up to 80% from a half discharged state is insane...<br /><br />Heck I'll ask....does this country teach basic math to anyone any more?<br />The sad part is when you try and explain the numbers,people still won't understand.<br /><br />Should I talk about the thread I read regarding using "free" energy from your alternator to make hydrogen? I beat my head against the wall trying to explain how alternators generate power...<br /><br />ChrisCobradriverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00016984368220523417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-46298079787994538402012-11-30T06:46:11.397-08:002012-11-30T06:46:11.397-08:00Same reason you won't find a micro turbine bac...Same reason you won't find a micro turbine backup in an electric vehicle. Rob Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042154106850545479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7514357.post-50394139863316025952012-11-30T06:41:34.909-08:002012-11-30T06:41:34.909-08:00I wonder why there is such an intense focus on che...I wonder why there is such an intense focus on chemical energy storage, when a hybrid of a flywheel and a smaller battery should work as well. Spinning a flywheel up happens very fast, and energy could then be drawn off slowly to more efficiently charge a battery AND operate the vehicle.<br />I guess it's the danger of the flywheel coming apart in an accident that makes manufacturers wary. Same for fluid dynamic energy storage.Cinco-Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15728355130009280564noreply@blogger.com