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Forum: General Fuel Topics

08-18-2009, 08:05 PM

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230: BS or utter BS?

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Posted By GasSavers_RoadWarrior

I've not looked at the latest specs, but remember...

I've not looked at the latest specs, but remember that one of the things that irked me about the specs at announcement was that the Volt seemed to offer lower performance and range than an 80s tech...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

08-18-2009, 01:23 PM

Replies: 36

230: BS or utter BS?

Views: 4,556

Posted By GasSavers_RoadWarrior

That auxilliary gas engine probably wouldn't...

That auxilliary gas engine probably wouldn't sell, due to people being intensely suspicious of a 300cc motor that sounded like an angry hornet during normal operation. (Because it would be putting...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

08-17-2009, 09:03 AM

Replies: 36

230: BS or utter BS?

Views: 4,556

Posted By GasSavers_RoadWarrior

You know what would be a nice feature, is if you...

You know what would be a nice feature, is if you could link the car to the house through a generator panel, and have a natural gas hookup hose... lose power and you can run off the car batteries for...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

08-17-2009, 06:50 AM

Replies: 36

230: BS or utter BS?

Views: 4,556

Posted By GasSavers_RoadWarrior

The thing to remember about electric motors...

The thing to remember about electric motors though, is you can switch them on and off and they can work at peak efficiency all the time. So... if an avid hypermiler gets 70 mpg out of a 60KW gasoline...

Forum: General Fuel Topics

08-17-2009, 06:27 AM

Replies: 36

230: BS or utter BS?

Views: 4,556

Posted By GasSavers_RoadWarrior

Okay, 60% in combined cycle, up to 90% with...

Okay, 60% in combined cycle, up to 90% with cogeneration....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_turbine#Industrial_gas_turbines_for_electrical_generation

Forum: General Fuel Topics

08-17-2009, 06:24 AM

Replies: 36

230: BS or utter BS?

Views: 4,556

Posted By GasSavers_RoadWarrior

I think turbines are much more efficient than...

I think turbines are much more efficient than that in plant installations, I'm thinking more like 80%.. there's no weight penalty so they just keep adding stages to get every erg out.

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