Since the ISS only has 120-130 Kilowatts of Solar Panels, running a 200 Kilowatt motor would be difficult.
I am sorry to go on a rant about this, but as someone who works on solar power on a daily basis, I am sick of people assuming that since something uses solar power to generate the electricity, that it will only work when the sun is shining. Ever heard of batteries? Do you honestly think that the ISS is up there, without batteries, which allow a system to draw more instantaneous power than the solar panels can supply, but can be recharged later when the system isn't drawing so much power?
I worked on the solar array for the University of Michigan Solar Car Team and people always thought that they were so clever when they said that it can only run when the sun is shining. God forbid a solar car or anything else solar powered have a battery!
The Dust to Dust report was based off standard Hummers.
While that 100 Miles per Gallon promise really sounds like BS the concept is interesting. What I'd like to know is how much further would the range be if the gasoline tank, ICE and generator were replaced with more battery packs to make it an EV instead of a hybrid.
Right, I don't know how accurate the 100MPG really is, but the concept, which was also done (don't remember if it was hybrid or pure EV) to an F150, with 4 in-hub electric motors.
I understand complaints about pure EV not having enough range (but come on, how often do you drive that far in one sitting?), which is why I support serial hybrids, or "range-extended hybrids". A parallel hybrid just makes no sense.
I think it was established as a well known fact that driving a Hummer is many times more environmentally friendly than a little Prius. If Obama was truly interested in saving the planet he would mandate that every commuter drives a Hummer and we scrap these pointless high MPG cars. </sarcasm>
Depends on what Hummer you're driving. See below: "Hybrid Hummer Promises 100 Miles per Gallon"
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/04/behold-americas/
Personally, I think parallel hybrids are incredibly stupid, ex. Prius. Series hybrids, where the combustion engine runs at its most efficient and charges the main drive battery, just make sense. A vehicle's MPG can be greatly increased simply by leveraging efficiencies. Electric motors are almost always more efficient than comparable ICEs, so why not run the ICE at its most efficient? There's nothing saying you can't have a smaller battery pack and run the ICE more, just run the ICE at its most efficient.
I'm not asking for a revolution, just intelligent engineering.
I don't need something that will play the game for me. What fun is that?
No, what I really need is something that will help me rack my balls quickly.
What size rack do you prefer? A, B, C, D, DD? Assorted variations therein?
"The medium is the massage." -- Crazy Nigel