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SilverGhost
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Re: its all over boys and girls

Fri, 15 April 2005 08:50

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should run it at 250rpm to all the time and use the electric for power rather then the petrol Confused

Oh well

unfortunately that would not work at all, electric motors are not powerful (as in producing high HP or KW) infact the Prius electric motor only adds about 10kw to the mix when used in conjunction with the petrol. What they are terrific for is having amazing torque levels in rev ranges where a petrol motor would be labouring or would not be able to function at all.

So you match a peaky petrol engine with a torquey electric motor and you have a winner.

The design for the prius however was on efficiency as the ultimate goal, to show the wider market what hybrid technology is capable of. Once that has been introduced and other motor companies want a piece of that niche (which will become a segment if petrol prices keep going the way they are Razz

) the next evolutionary step will be performance. Fuel cells will become more efficient, lighter ETC. Research may even spread into which method of charging the petrol engine will deliver the big figures....

We are standing at the beginning of what economists have forecast for many years. The turning point of where the cost differential between fossil fuels and developing alternative energies becomes smaller, and the very survival of major companies will rely on their ability to adapt to this change.

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