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VW/Audi/ Porsche Cargo ship blaze, Crew has been rescued / Ship + cargo loss |
Maltese Falcon |
Feb 17 2022, 03:59 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,819 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None |
Just checked this news out today...Cargo ship in the Atlantic looks like a huge loss of Porsche, Audi & VW's. Crew has been rescued...looks like a total loss and an Eco mess for now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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Van B |
Feb 19 2022, 06:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,616 Joined: 20-October 21 From: Maryland Member No.: 26,011 Region Association: None |
What I would really like to see are electrical powered vehicles that rely on capacitors and fossil fuel powered generators.
A discharged capacitor poses no risk, and an engine attached to a generator can be tuned for absolute maximum efficiency since it only needs to run at one RPM. This is the way. |
lesorubcheek |
Feb 19 2022, 09:17 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 193 Joined: 21-April 21 From: Florida Member No.: 25,463 Region Association: South East States |
What I would really like to see are electrical powered vehicles that rely on capacitors and fossil fuel powered generators. A discharged capacitor poses no risk, and an engine attached to a generator can be tuned for absolute maximum efficiency since it only needs to run at one RPM. This is the way. This is the approach my son is thinking makes the most sense. He's been researching the use in trains and some ships and has been telling me for half a year this should be the future of transportation. Think his ultimate would be a turbine powered electric. We both agree that batteries are not smart from an ecological perspective nor fiscally. Dan |
Van B |
Feb 19 2022, 09:30 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,616 Joined: 20-October 21 From: Maryland Member No.: 26,011 Region Association: None |
What I would really like to see are electrical powered vehicles that rely on capacitors and fossil fuel powered generators. A discharged capacitor poses no risk, and an engine attached to a generator can be tuned for absolute maximum efficiency since it only needs to run at one RPM. This is the way. This is the approach my son is thinking makes the most sense. He's been researching the use in trains and some ships and has been telling me for half a year this should be the future of transportation. Think his ultimate would be a turbine powered electric. We both agree that batteries are not smart from an ecological perspective nor fiscally. Dan Turbines are definitely an obvious choice, but even rotary engines can be made to run very efficiently under a constant load. One real big benefit of turbines is that you don’t need all the extra systems for liquid cooling. I’ve heard rumors that Dodge will be putting a generator in the next Ram trucks…. But it will still be a battery electric. The only company to use capacitors vs batteries has been Lamborghini. It’s a great point about the GE diesel electric trains. GE cornered the market with that design as it was the only train engine to meet the updated emissions and efficiency standards. |
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