The Truth About Cars
MAY 23, 2023
& Said to provide quick throttle response across the rpm range, the turbo is operated via the car’s 48-volt electrical system, a piece of kit which also feeds the belt-driven starter-generator. Gearheads insist this configuration was actually the one to get, despite the V8 option grabbing all the magazine headlines.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
People are scared that they’ll get stuck and have no way of charging the batteries, hey I have an idea why not build a wind turbine on the roof that way as you drive the turbine spins and charges the battery. Just think they may have a rapid charging option today. — Tony 11. April 17, 2009 3:47 pm Link 1. I miss my EV1.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Wind, solar and nuclear could easily change our electrical sources. We need forward thinking, Gathering energy from solar and wind during the day at home and then charging our cars at night from these sources are ready now. To electrify transportation, we are looking at new generation so that would be a mix of natural gas and wind.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
Wind, hydro, DC transmission lines, and smart grid electronics are also Portland strengths. The small electric will be king and batteries a valuable commodity, so valuable in fact, they will have to be wielded in to prevent theft by the Solar, Wind, Wave, Tidal, folks for their home installations! — Larry 4. Staff Tom Zeller Jr.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 16, 2009
If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. If our country is going to spend money like a drunk sailor we should have spent it on building renewable energy power plants like Wind and Geothermal. Wired Home Subscribe Sections Cars 2.0
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