From: Albm&ctd on
In article <4c21ea8f$0$17174$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au>, qanset(a)hotmail.com
says...
> On 22/06/2010 8:58 PM, Noddy wrote:
> > "Qansett"<qanset(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:4c2095f6$0$582$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au...
> >
> >> Heres the big question:
> >
> > Uh-huh.....
> >
> >> Why cant they build and electric car that can recharge its
> >> own batteries while in motion.?
> >
> > And how would you propose that they do that?
> >
> Use alternators to recharge the batteries

Wood fired steam boiler and turbines to run the 'alternators' eh.

Al
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From: Toby on
On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:01:02 +1000, Albm&ctd wrote:

> In article <4c21e547$0$28634$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>,
> dwalford(a)internode.on.net says...
>> On 23/06/2010 7:05 PM, Milton wrote:
>>>
>>> "Fraser Johnston" <ftrust(a)iinet.net.au> wrote in message
>>> news:88ddesFpnrU1(a)mid.individual.net...
>>>>
>>>> "Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:4c2098e6$0$1204$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Qansett" <qanset(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:4c2095f6$0$582$afc38c87(a)news.optusnet.com.au...
>>>>>
>>>>>> Heres the big question:
>>>>>
>>>>> Uh-huh.....
>>>>>
>>>>>> Why cant they build and electric car that can recharge its
>>>>>> own batteries while in motion.?
>>>>>
>>>>> And how would you propose that they do that?
>>>>
>>>> Start by chucking the laws of physics in the bin.
>>>>
>>>> Fraser
>>>
>>> Not necessarily all to do with Physics anymore....think beyond the 20th
>>> century. I believe it will happen one day, give it 20/30 years and it
>>> will be all the go. Better batteries/alternators/electric engines and
>>> more than likely, powerplants we can't even imagine today. Open up your
>>> mind and be prepared to venture beyond the square. Who would have
>>> thought 100 years ago, we'd have television 50 years later or mobile
>>> phones with video conferencing. There would have been rules back then to
>>> say it couldn't be done.
>>
>> They don't need to invent perpetual motion for electric vehicles to
>> become a viable alternative to a petrol/diesel vehicles, what they need
>> to do is improve efficiency so that an electric car has a usable range
>> of around 400klm+ and can be fully recharged in about 30mins.
>> When that happens electric cars may be useful for other than short city
>> commuting.
>>
> Why don't they lay a big slot car track with a gov-co robot on the controller,
> then if you get flung off on a corner or caught speeding it's gov-co's fault?
>
> Al

You are indeed a sayer of sooth.
That's the stage after gaining control of the vehicles speed and status
using Electronic Stability Control signalling interchanges on roads, and
when they're working on that icky steering problem.
But you won't be able to sue, of course, 'cause GovCo will legislate their
slot-car freeways as scientific instruments.
--
Toby

Formerly we suffered from crimes;
now we suffer from laws.

Tacitus
From: Albm&ctd on
In article <8e954030-ad3e-462d-9b96-b896636b6013(a)j4g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>,
Diesel_4WD(a)yahoo.com.au says...
> On Jun 23, 4:22 pm, Neil Gerace <gera...(a)iinet.net.au> wrote:
> > On Jun 23, 11:37 am, Diesel Damo <Diesel_...(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> >
> > > On Jun 22, 8:52 pm, Qansett <qan...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > Why cant they build and electric car that can recharge its
> > > > own batteries while in motion.?
> >
> > > Rumour has it the sun emits energy...
> >
> > You certainly can't generate enough power that way to get a net
> > benefit while the car's running. The batteries will still need
> > charging after you shut down for the night.
>
> I know, but something is better than nothing.
>
A 4 x 600 foot trailer covered in solar panels should do it for daytime running.
How come box trailers are still pre-metric?

Al
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From: atec7 7 ""atec77" on
Albm&ctd wrote:
> In article <8e954030-ad3e-462d-9b96-b896636b6013(a)j4g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>,
> Diesel_4WD(a)yahoo.com.au says...
>> On Jun 23, 4:22 pm, Neil Gerace <gera...(a)iinet.net.au> wrote:
>>> On Jun 23, 11:37 am, Diesel Damo <Diesel_...(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Jun 22, 8:52 pm, Qansett <qan...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Why cant they build and electric car that can recharge its
>>>>> own batteries while in motion.?
>>>> Rumour has it the sun emits energy...
>>> You certainly can't generate enough power that way to get a net
>>> benefit while the car's running. The batteries will still need
>>> charging after you shut down for the night.
>> I know, but something is better than nothing.
>>
> A 4 x 600 foot trailer covered in solar panels should do it for daytime running.
> How come box trailers are still pre-metric?
>
> Al
kinda long and narrow at 4ft x 600 ft ?
how does it corner ?
From: Scotty on

"atec7 7" <""atec77\"@ hotmail.com"> wrote in message
news:i06ttf$e53$2(a)news.eternal-september.org...
: Albm&ctd wrote:
: > In article <8e954030-ad3e-462d-9b96-b896636b6013(a)j4g2000yqh.googlegroups.com>,
: > Diesel_4WD(a)yahoo.com.au says...
: >> On Jun 23, 4:22 pm, Neil Gerace <gera...(a)iinet.net.au> wrote:
: >>> On Jun 23, 11:37 am, Diesel Damo <Diesel_...(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote:
: >>>
: >>>> On Jun 22, 8:52 pm, Qansett <qan...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
: >>>>> Why cant they build and electric car that can recharge its
: >>>>> own batteries while in motion.?
: >>>> Rumour has it the sun emits energy...
: >>> You certainly can't generate enough power that way to get a net
: >>> benefit while the car's running. The batteries will still need
: >>> charging after you shut down for the night.
: >> I know, but something is better than nothing.
: >>
: > A 4 x 600 foot trailer covered in solar panels should do it for daytime running.
: > How come box trailers are still pre-metric?
: >
: > Al
: kinda long and narrow at 4ft x 600 ft ?
: how does it corner ?

With a VERY wide circle!