Sunday, August 20, 2006
Electric Cars
Yes, the electric car IS coming as I have already suggested in several blogs ! Mumbai-Mirror on Sunday (URL below) gave an excellent description of one way this might work
The major European company Siemens VDO are designing it and it could eventually be suitable for autoricks too, though motorcyclists will probably realise that 3-wheelers have inherent stability problems which may need a little more work.
Effectively the Siemens device uses a motorised hub and apparently their eCorner device has started selling licences in Australia. I hope it is better than the Hartnett car anyway, which few will remember. I would recommend ensuring there is a suitable battery and a mains power recharging or reticulation system, (even along humble trolley bus lines if need be) before personal investment. Possibly a Prius type system is envisaged, but this could be cumbersome for small vehicles.
EnGadget say however "Siemens expect cars that would use such functionality to be common in 15 years or so, but we hope we don't have to wait that long for all the fun and power savings this system promises."
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/nmirror/mmpaper.asp? sectid=16&articleid=81920062340406568192006233624406
The major European company Siemens VDO are designing it and it could eventually be suitable for autoricks too, though motorcyclists will probably realise that 3-wheelers have inherent stability problems which may need a little more work.
Effectively the Siemens device uses a motorised hub and apparently their eCorner device has started selling licences in Australia. I hope it is better than the Hartnett car anyway, which few will remember. I would recommend ensuring there is a suitable battery and a mains power recharging or reticulation system, (even along humble trolley bus lines if need be) before personal investment. Possibly a Prius type system is envisaged, but this could be cumbersome for small vehicles.
EnGadget say however "Siemens expect cars that would use such functionality to be common in 15 years or so, but we hope we don't have to wait that long for all the fun and power savings this system promises."
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/nmirror/mmpaper.asp? sectid=16&articleid=81920062340406568192006233624406
# posted by uv : 8:52 AM
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