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Re: Boston Oil Party, Anyone?
Boston Oil Party, Anyone? By: duomento (3 replies) Mon, 07/07/2008 - 19:19
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Re: Boston Oil Party, Anyone?
Hi Steve
Why can't we start with a practical car design. If it only needs to go 50 miles an hour, why do we fit engines that are so oversized. Any engine has an optimum operating speed. A thottled engine is very inefficient and using it over a broad speed range guarantees inefficiency.
A small gas engine running at constant speed can charge batteries that feeds an electric motor. This is called a series hybrid, and leaves the electric motor coupled to the drive wheels which provides the regenerative braking at lowest design cost.
What is being sold now as a hybride is a pretty inefficient system