Posted on 11/25/2022 12:19:05 AM PST by Jonty30
Electric vehicles are just one of the many solutions that engineers have been pushing as a way to cut down on global warming and greenhouse gas emissions. However, there are a ton of issues holding back the EV market, most of all the time that it takes to charge a new battery. Now, the Quantino electric supercar could help change all of that, though.
The supercar, which is currently being developed and worked on by nanoFlowcell, utilizes a special kind of saltwater mixture that the company calls bi-ION electrolyte. The Quant48, which has been available for over five years at this point, has proven time and time again that the nanoFlowcell technology powering this electric supercar has a lot to offer.
And now, the company is looking to push things a step further, by working on a new 2+2 roadster that will offer even better mileage and performance. Part of what makes the current electric supercar so enticing, though, is that it offers up to 600 miles on one tank. This means you won’t need to worry about tracking EV charging stations on Google Maps for each trip you take.
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Me, too.
To my shock and amazement my car started and after letting it idle for a few minutes I drove off,heading to Montreal. For the first 50 miles or so the car felt like a tank.
We need to save the planet. If everyone drove one of these we’d deplete the oceans...
At -40c the engine oil would be molasses and battery at it lowest output, it is a small miracle the battery was able to crank the engine and diesel was not gel.
An electrolytic capacitor is integrated into the electric vehicle’s starter system. During the starting process, this powers up the nanoFlowcell® 48VOLT electric drive. Once started, the nanoFlowcell® supplies the energy to four 60 kW low-voltage electric motors and the consumers in the 48-volts vehicle network. ... essential element is the suspended nano-structured bi-ION® molecules. - https://www.nanoflowcell.com/info-center/flow-magazine/one-who-can-do-what-no-other-can-do
The QUANTiNO is a bit under 154 inches in length, and sports enormous 22-inch wheels... two 46-gallon tanks filled with ionic fluid, with one tank positively charged and the other negatively charged. The two liquids would then sit on either side of a membrane, through which the electricity would then be created.
Competition Originally unveiled in 2010, Nissan->ke62 has moved 155,000 units as of December of last year, and that number appears to be growing even faster. For less than $30,000, this car obviously makes a lot of sense to a lot of people. Range is 75 miles per charge, while only 30 minutes are required to attain 80 percent battery capacity at public quick-charge stations.
As the main defender of hydrogen fuel cell technology, the [Toyota] Mirai is currently at the forefront of alternative drivetrains. In fact, demand has been so high, the Japanese automaker has had to triple production just to keep up. .... uses outside oxygen and compressed H2 to power an electric motor for 153 horsepower, with 0-to-60 times of around nine seconds. As for emissions, expect nothing more than heat and water vapor. .... Toyota->ke88 is sweetening the deal with free maintenance, roadside assistance, an eight-year/100,000-mile warranty, and three years of complimentary H2 fuel fill-ups. - https://www.topspeed.com/cars/zzz-others/2015-nanoflowcell-quantino/
That would be like changing out the hydrochloric acid in a lead-acid battery and recharging the battery.
Never mind the continuing erosion of the lead oxide cell plates.
And with two 46 gal. tanks = close to 500 lbs, then sloshing may occur even with baffles.
Toyota Mirai ) is a mid-size hydrogen fuel cell vehicle (FCV) manufactured by Toyota, and is one of the first FCV automobiles to be mass-produced and sold commercially. Under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cycle, the 2016 model year Mirai has a total range of 502 km (312 mi) on a full tank. The MPG-equivalent combined city/highway fuel economy rating was 66 mpg‑US (3.6 L/100 km; 79 mpg‑imp), making the Mirai the most fuel-efficient hydrogen fuel cell vehicle rated at the time by the EPA, and the one with the longest range.[8] In August 2021, the second-generation Mirai set a world record of traveling 1,360 km (845 mi) with a full tank of 5.65 kg hydrogen.[9] Retail sales in the U.S. began in August 2015 at a price of US$57,500 before any government incentives. As of December 2017, U.S. sales totaled about 2,900 Mirais.[65] Sales in California passed the 3,000 unit mark in January 2018, where there are 31 retail hydrogen stations in operation, with an additional 12 stations projected to open in the state in 2018.[83] As of January 2018, Mirai sales represent more than 80% of all hydrogen fuel cell vehicles on the road in the United States.[83] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Mirai#United_States
Stopped reading right there - someone who believes in the global warming hoax is not worth my time.
There are a few companies which already make gasoline out of atmospheric CO2 and water. A fourfer. Gets CO2 to be pretty much unchanged in atmosphere once burned, much less drilling for oil to make gasoline, energy independence from oil producers(other nations), much cleaner than natural oil based products.
It’s just a matter of scale. They probably could make diesel like fuel also.
Salt water is definitely a solution.
Keep in mind that jet fuel is just diesel with extra additives so diesel that's good at -40 can be done.
I think this is mostly BS.
The question I have, is how do they mix acids to give off energy?
Salt is an acid and I’m not aware of any salts being a base.
For the record, -40 C is also -40 F.
I see what you did there.
https://www.britannica.com/science/salt-acid-base-reactions
salt, in chemistry, substance produced by the reaction of an acid with a base. A salt consists of the positive ion (cation) of a base and the negative ion (anion) of an acid. The reaction between an acid and a base is called a neutralization reaction. The term salt is also used to refer specifically to common table salt, or sodium chloride. When in solution or the molten state, most salts are completely dissociated into negatively and positively charged ions and are good electrolytes (conductors of electricity).
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