Comments on: Frankfurt Auto Show Preview: Lotus Range-Extender Engine http://gas2.org/2009/09/09/frankfurt-auto-show-preview-lotus-range-extender-engine/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:57:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Carlos http://gas2.org/2009/09/09/frankfurt-auto-show-preview-lotus-range-extender-engine/#comment-12184 Carlos Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:23:51 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3431#comment-12184 Car companies that still does not have experience in hybrid motors should develop faster their hybrid cars and beat the Market. Then, with time, they could develop their own motor models. The equation is simple. The first developers has a lot of expenses in electric motors, but high revenues in market. If you can develop your car and not have to invest in the motor, could be a very good option just in the actual crisis economy. Once the electric cars rules, a lot of new technologies and innovations will appear. Good luck Lotus!!!! Car companies that still does not have experience in hybrid motors should develop faster their hybrid cars and beat the Market. Then, with time, they could develop their own motor models.

The equation is simple. The first developers has a lot of expenses in electric motors, but high revenues in market. If you can develop your car and not have to invest in the motor, could be a very good option just in the actual crisis economy.

Once the electric cars rules, a lot of new technologies and innovations will appear.

Good luck Lotus!!!!

]]> By: Carlos http://gas2.org/2009/09/09/frankfurt-auto-show-preview-lotus-range-extender-engine/#comment-35513 Carlos Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:23:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3431#comment-35513 Car companies that still does not have experience in hybrid motors should develop faster their hybrid cars and beat the Market. Then, with time, they could develop their own motor models. The equation is simple. The first developers has a lot of expenses in electric motors, but high revenues in market. If you can develop your car and not have to invest in the motor, could be a very good option just in the actual crisis economy. Once the electric cars rules, a lot of new technologies and innovations will appear. Good luck Lotus!!!! Car companies that still does not have experience in hybrid motors should develop faster their hybrid cars and beat the Market. Then, with time, they could develop their own motor models.

The equation is simple. The first developers has a lot of expenses in electric motors, but high revenues in market. If you can develop your car and not have to invest in the motor, could be a very good option just in the actual crisis economy.

Once the electric cars rules, a lot of new technologies and innovations will appear.

Good luck Lotus!!!!

]]> By: Tom Lakosh http://gas2.org/2009/09/09/frankfurt-auto-show-preview-lotus-range-extender-engine/#comment-12183 Tom Lakosh Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:58:12 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3431#comment-12183 PPS- the CHP application is a neat idea. Honda is looking into an ORC genset to capture heat to electricity from its hybrid engines and this would further charge EREVs if added to this genset or gas turbines. If they could get it just a little smaller and package it for portability, it could be rented to EVers as a auxiliary range extender for weekend trips or delivered by AAA for stranded EVers. PPS- the CHP application is a neat idea. Honda is looking into an ORC genset to capture heat to electricity from its hybrid engines and this would further charge EREVs if added to this genset or gas turbines. If they could get it just a little smaller and package it for portability, it could be rented to EVers as a auxiliary range extender for weekend trips or delivered by AAA for stranded EVers.

]]> By: Tom Lakosh http://gas2.org/2009/09/09/frankfurt-auto-show-preview-lotus-range-extender-engine/#comment-35512 Tom Lakosh Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:58:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3431#comment-35512 PPS- the CHP application is a neat idea. Honda is looking into an ORC genset to capture heat to electricity from its hybrid engines and this would further charge EREVs if added to this genset or gas turbines. If they could get it just a little smaller and package it for portability, it could be rented to EVers as a auxiliary range extender for weekend trips or delivered by AAA for stranded EVers. PPS- the CHP application is a neat idea. Honda is looking into an ORC genset to capture heat to electricity from its hybrid engines and this would further charge EREVs if added to this genset or gas turbines. If they could get it just a little smaller and package it for portability, it could be rented to EVers as a auxiliary range extender for weekend trips or delivered by AAA for stranded EVers.

]]> By: Tom Lakosh http://gas2.org/2009/09/09/frankfurt-auto-show-preview-lotus-range-extender-engine/#comment-12182 Tom Lakosh Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:51:50 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3431#comment-12182 PS- ETV Motors also uses a gas turbine in its Prius mule. PS- ETV Motors also uses a gas turbine in its Prius mule.

]]> By: Tom Lakosh http://gas2.org/2009/09/09/frankfurt-auto-show-preview-lotus-range-extender-engine/#comment-35511 Tom Lakosh Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:51:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3431#comment-35511 PS- ETV Motors also uses a gas turbine in its Prius mule. PS- ETV Motors also uses a gas turbine in its Prius mule.

]]> By: Tom Lakosh http://gas2.org/2009/09/09/frankfurt-auto-show-preview-lotus-range-extender-engine/#comment-12181 Tom Lakosh Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:50:51 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3431#comment-12181 I wonder how this stacks up, (weight, size and mpg), against the Capstone C30 gas turbine genset in the Ford S-Max? Although the S-Max wasn't set up to use propane, the C30 could burn it too. I wonder how this stacks up, (weight, size and mpg), against the Capstone C30 gas turbine genset in the Ford S-Max? Although the S-Max wasn’t set up to use propane, the C30 could burn it too.

]]> By: Tom Lakosh http://gas2.org/2009/09/09/frankfurt-auto-show-preview-lotus-range-extender-engine/#comment-35510 Tom Lakosh Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:50:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3431#comment-35510 I wonder how this stacks up, (weight, size and mpg), against the Capstone C30 gas turbine genset in the Ford S-Max? Although the S-Max wasn't set up to use propane, the C30 could burn it too. I wonder how this stacks up, (weight, size and mpg), against the Capstone C30 gas turbine genset in the Ford S-Max? Although the S-Max wasn’t set up to use propane, the C30 could burn it too.

]]> By: Christopher DeMorro http://gas2.org/2009/09/09/frankfurt-auto-show-preview-lotus-range-extender-engine/#comment-12180 Christopher DeMorro Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:03:12 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3431#comment-12180 Dude, no. The Ford Flathead was a monoblock, and exhaust gasses passed THROUGH the block, making cooling difficult. Not the same as having an exhaust manifold like the Lotus per se. The valves were also built into the motor. So, ya, monoblock. Swish. Dude, no.

The Ford Flathead was a monoblock, and exhaust gasses passed THROUGH the block, making cooling difficult. Not the same as having an exhaust manifold like the Lotus per se.

The valves were also built into the motor.

So, ya, monoblock.

Swish.

]]> By: Christopher DeMorro http://gas2.org/2009/09/09/frankfurt-auto-show-preview-lotus-range-extender-engine/#comment-35509 Christopher DeMorro Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:03:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/?p=3431#comment-35509 Dude, no. The Ford Flathead was a monoblock, and exhaust gasses passed THROUGH the block, making cooling difficult. Not the same as having an exhaust manifold like the Lotus per se. The valves were also built into the motor. So, ya, monoblock. Swish. Dude, no.

The Ford Flathead was a monoblock, and exhaust gasses passed THROUGH the block, making cooling difficult. Not the same as having an exhaust manifold like the Lotus per se.

The valves were also built into the motor.

So, ya, monoblock.

Swish.

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