Production Version of the 2010 Government Motors CrapMobile
Posted on 06/12/2009 8:36:49 AM PDT by janetjanet998
Langford Performance Engineering (www.lpengines.com), headquartered in Wellingborough England, designed and modified the Ford S-Max seven seat crossover vehicle into a series hybrid plug in vehicle with a C30 under the hood as an electric range extender. Langford reports that the "Whisper Eco-Logic" car gets up to 80 mpg in early stage demonstration testing. "The Ford modified by Langford is an extremely practical solution and one that Langford has been working on for over two years," said Jim Crouse, Capstone's Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing. "The design characteristics of Capstone's turbine permits ultra low emissions, high fuel economy, multi fuel capability, no coolants or lubricating oil, and little to no maintenance in an automotive application," added Crouse.
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For what.....6 blocks?
Micro turbine BTTT
Be very, very careful in figuring out MPG ratings on plug-in hybrids. You have to make sure that the battery charge is the same at the beginning and end, or else you are discharging the battery without counting it in the total mileage rating.
“In early demonstration testing the car is getting up to 80 miles per gallon and travels 40 miles on electric power before the Capstone turbine generator starts up and charges the lithium ion batteries,” added Langford.”
Ok, so what is the mileage 41 miles down the road AFTER the Capstone turbine generator starts up and begins using fuel to generat electricity to run the car.........?????
I guess the first 40 miles was on “free” household current...eh? LOL.
no it runs on batteries...then the microturbine kicks in
“Features include: the lowest emissions of any non-catalyzed fossil fuel combustion,”
Since we have catalytic converters here, how does in compare to vehicles already working fine?
“Where are all the used batteries going to be dumped? “
Probably a great opportunity for a recycling business.
Production Version of the 2010 Government Motors CrapMobile
Runs on electricity, which comes from.....a plug in the wall. Wrong!
It comes from burning coal, dams, or nuclear power. Electric cars mean more of these three. How many lefties would be so thrilled about electric cars if they realized it means burning more coal or building more dams and nuclear power plants?
batteries have to be charged ping.
From my perspective, plug-in vehicles (including Chev's Volt) are DOA. You are effectively always tethered to your home by a distance which is half of whatever the cars actual range. IOW, in a vehicle with a 100 mile range, you can only travel 40-50 miles from your home. Not very practical.
I’m nut sure..but those turbines also run new hybrid buses that cities are starting to order for betetr MPG then a normal engine
http://www.designlineinternational.com/
I’m sure that Chairman Barky of GM and Chrysler will demand that this technology be installed in all the 2010 Obamobiles.
RS Concept version looks to have potential.
Thanks, but I’ll stick with my vehicle that gets 40mpg, travels up to 186 mph, does a 9-second 1/4 mile, 0-60 in 2.5 sec, costs $12k new, and only carries one person.
It runs on Diesel/bio diesel, But those turbines in other applications can run on any liquid fuel, as well as natural gas, waste gases, methene..etc
but for now just diesel but with much better MPG then a normal engine
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