Yes I think so
Might be ok in the city, but I feel it will be a long time before there is sufficient capacity for country driving distances .
Woody
Bushpie said
01:06 PM May 19, 2017
Oh and what does the little honda run on these days?
Tony Bev said
02:28 PM May 19, 2017
Perhaps not here in Australia, but I think that others may see this, sooner than they realise
The first mass produced motor car (1909), the petrol engine Model T Ford, or the Tin Lizzy, as it was called, had the following specs
Only the first 300 or so had an engine water pump, the rest of that first model had no engine water pump, unless you purchased an aftermarket one Starting was by crank handle It had no battery It had no electric headlights It had no electric horn The throttle (accelerator) was a lever under the steering wheel, and not on the floor as we now know it There was no oil pump in the engine, it relied on oil splashing around to lubricate the inner workings There were no instruments on the dashboard It had no brakes on the front wheels The wheels were made of wood It had a top speed of about 45 MPH (72 KPH)
Within about forty years the motor car was not that far off, mechanical wise, of the ones we drive today
A few years ago (late 2010), the first mass produced electric car, the Nissan Leaf came out, it had a range of about 109 miles (175 kilometres)
A new 2017 electric car, Chevrolet Bolt EV, has a range of about 238 miles (380 kilometres)
I am led to believe that a lot of motor car manufactures have some sort of electric or, petrol electric hybrids, on their drawing boards.
The consensus appears to be, from what I have read on the internet, that electric cars are the future for city driving
Edit to say It makes me wonder if the photo was a set up, I ask the question Why would they require some sort of inverter box, between the gen set and the vehicle?
-- Edited by Tony Bev on Friday 19th of May 2017 02:35:14 PM
Aus-Kiwi said
03:00 PM May 19, 2017
Solar panels ? Lol I can only assume it doesn't have built in charger ?
-- Edited by Aus-Kiwi on Friday 19th of May 2017 03:05:26 PM
Possum3 said
03:19 PM May 19, 2017
Put the genny in the boot and drive whilst charging?
"However, despite a 1900kg caravan in tow, its not a problem on our mainly bitumen course with the Teslas regenerative braking, which can be switched off, washing off speed quickly once I take my foot off the accelerator. As for acceleration, its real rush and unlike anything Ive experienced in a tow vehicle, including a Toyota LandCruiser and RAM 2500. With an estimated 386kW and at least 600Nm available from the get-go, the Model X gets up to speed very sharply and swiftly, not to mention quietly with just a whir from the dual motors and some tyre noise to disturb the ambience."
Cheers - John
Aus-Kiwi said
03:22 PM May 19, 2017
Had Elect Mitsi's at Ausgrid . More trouble than they're worth ! Too limited in distance !!
Ron-D said
04:18 PM May 19, 2017
I can't see electric cars towing big heavy rigs in the near future,but personally I think the small electric car is not far off being commercially available, and that's a good thing I have had a gut full of greedy oil companies ...
macka17 said
06:46 PM May 19, 2017
Large ships.
Especially Icebreakers.
Have been powered by mainly GE. electric (generators) Motors for decades.
4 diesel engines to give the power necessary to rotate the prop\s at rev's reqhired.
at pitch set to.
Cat? engine. with generator on end. X 2\3\4\5
. feeding Electric motors on end of shafts.
Thousands of tons from a standing start. All over the world.
All we are. are reduced in size versions of.
When I was in the Army in '50's.
The Mighty Antar Tank Transporters were diesel engines.
with electric motors on Hubs.
Same as the big Dump trucks in mines.
ALL electric motors.
It's been around for over 70 yrs. Just dimensionally larger so far.
Aus-Kiwi said
10:17 PM May 19, 2017
Trains are basically diesel electric also.. The elect side is helped by using them as trans.. Be much the same in a ship.. imagin the type of transmission required for 1000's of horse power plus torque !
Possum3 said
10:00 AM May 20, 2017
Graeme, one advantage of Electric over internal combustion is the elimination of gearing, torque can be managed with rheostat - Submarines have been using Electric motors for almost 100 years, obviating the need for air in combustion chamber.
Aus-Kiwi said
10:08 AM May 20, 2017
Yes I know . Just pointing it out . Elect motors are great torque multipliers .
Powered by Honda
Might be ok in the city, but I feel it will be a long time before there is sufficient capacity for country driving distances .
Woody
Perhaps not here in Australia, but I think that others may see this, sooner than they realise
The first mass produced motor car (1909), the petrol engine Model T Ford, or the Tin Lizzy, as it was called, had the following specs
Only the first 300 or so had an engine water pump, the rest of that first model had no engine water pump, unless you purchased an aftermarket one
Starting was by crank handle
It had no battery
It had no electric headlights
It had no electric horn
The throttle (accelerator) was a lever under the steering wheel, and not on the floor as we now know it
There was no oil pump in the engine, it relied on oil splashing around to lubricate the inner workings
There were no instruments on the dashboard
It had no brakes on the front wheels
The wheels were made of wood
It had a top speed of about 45 MPH (72 KPH)
Within about forty years the motor car was not that far off, mechanical wise, of the ones we drive today
A few years ago (late 2010), the first mass produced electric car, the Nissan Leaf came out, it had a range of about 109 miles (175 kilometres)
A new 2017 electric car, Chevrolet Bolt EV, has a range of about 238 miles (380 kilometres)
I am led to believe that a lot of motor car manufactures have some sort of electric or, petrol electric hybrids, on their drawing boards.
The consensus appears to be, from what I have read on the internet, that electric cars are the future for city driving
Edit to say
It makes me wonder if the photo was a set up, I ask the question
Why would they require some sort of inverter box, between the gen set and the vehicle?
-- Edited by Tony Bev on Friday 19th of May 2017 02:35:14 PM
Solar panels ? Lol I can only assume it doesn't have built in charger ?
-- Edited by Aus-Kiwi on Friday 19th of May 2017 03:05:26 PM
Gday...
It ain't all that far away .........
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_S
Scroll down that site and have a look at the stats ........
........ and our lovely big turbo diesel tugs ?????
Read this review -
http://www.motoring.com.au/tesla-model-x-2017-tow-test-106452/
"However, despite a 1900kg caravan in tow, its not a problem on our mainly bitumen course with the Teslas regenerative braking, which can be switched off, washing off speed quickly once I take my foot off the accelerator. As for acceleration, its real rush and unlike anything Ive experienced in a tow vehicle, including a Toyota LandCruiser and RAM 2500.
With an estimated 386kW and at least 600Nm available from the get-go, the Model X gets up to speed very sharply and swiftly, not to mention quietly with just a whir from the dual motors and some tyre noise to disturb the ambience."
Cheers - John
I can't see electric cars towing big heavy rigs in the near future,but personally I think the small electric car is not far off being commercially available, and that's a good thing I have had a gut full of greedy oil companies ...
Especially Icebreakers.
Have been powered by mainly GE. electric (generators) Motors for decades.
4 diesel engines to give the power necessary to rotate the prop\s at rev's reqhired.
at pitch set to.
Cat? engine. with generator on end. X 2\3\4\5
. feeding Electric motors on end of shafts.
Thousands of tons from a standing start. All over the world.
All we are. are reduced in size versions of.
When I was in the Army in '50's.
The Mighty Antar Tank Transporters were diesel engines.
with electric motors on Hubs.
Same as the big Dump trucks in mines.
ALL electric motors.
It's been around for over 70 yrs. Just dimensionally larger so far.