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To: ROCKLOBSTER

Tell that to the Tesla Model S P85D that does 0 to 60 in 3.2 seconds and will travel almost 300 miles on a charge. right now capacitors simply aren’t energy dense enough. companies like EESTOR have been promising capacitor breakthroughs as long as I can remember. if they ever do solve the problem then capacitors would enable super quick recharging. however even with battery technology you can recharge at 300 mile range Tesla and less than 30 and it looks like much faster DC quick chargers are just around the corner. but having a large 25 percent efficient gas engine as an onboard generator is not the solution


115 posted on 02/12/2015 2:03:19 AM PST by NavVet ("You Lie!")
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To: NavVet
Tell that to the Tesla Model S P85D that does 0 to 60 in 3.2 seconds

Well I talked to it, but it didn't say anything back. So, exactly how many of those do you own?

capacitors

Yeah, I was talking about a possible battery/capacitor combination circuit, for quick charging, and a longer and more stable drawdown time.

having a large 25 percent efficient gas engine as an onboard generator is not the solution

I never mentioned such an engine, but rather a small displacement high output turbo engine, capable of pulling the car down the road and charging a battery after capacitor/battery acceleration. Probably 100HP at boost tops.

128 posted on 02/12/2015 8:21:35 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
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