[ausev] Electric is good, but ...

[John Rumsey]

EV's that I have read about either have low speeds,
short ranges, high cost and long recharge times [when
you can find a place to plug in], or some cobination
of these. There is definitely a place for the EV in
the mix of vehicles. I have not yet seen an EV that
will go 400 mi.at highway speeds, recharge in 5 min
and cost about the same as an IC hybrid. Since the
idea is to have less pollution there is another way to
go.

Start with a plug-in EV that has short range, for
those little trips, for slow traffic, but which could
go 100 mph. Use the lowest pollution engine to drive
an on board alternator which keeps the batteries
charged for long trips. External Combustion has the
least pollution because using a forced air flame
results in very complete combustion. Biofuels work
very well in EC use, while in IC engines they still
require petroleum blends to run "properly" and still
produce unburned hydrocarbons and other pollutants.
Biofuels simply recycle CO2 and add no more to the
atmosphere, which is the aim of using EC.

An EC engine is a steam engine. The majority of
electricity is produced by steam power, why not in
vehicles too? I have attached my ideas so far. I wish
I had $ and thumbs that would work [2 left ones] so I
could build it. I would like to see someone do it and
would like to discuss the idea further.


		
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