EngEd@aol.com wrote:

Hello, Paul,
   Ha.
   Vis-a-vis getting "your ballot box stuffers mobilized in time," I
rest my
case for a short voting period.
   Regards.
   Dennis

BTW April 04 issue. Melting snow is not evidence of global warming.
Only if it is getting
warmer everywhere there is no snow :) I agree. Europe is in denial on
the diesel
having just talked to some automotive engineers at the Geneva show.

A sunlight powered car would be a glorified four wheel bicycle. (Yes
I know it is a contradiction in terms :))

Speaking of that there is a driving mode where the hybrid is down right
dangerous.
Namely passing on fast two lane roads. First or second time when the
battery is
charged no problem. Third or fourth time when the battery is depleted
could
be dangerous. That is because a high percentage of the hybrids ICE's
modest
HP is required to maintain speed with little left over to recharge the
battery.
What you wind up with is a 750 pound excess weight car with a too small
engine.
Same goes for climbing long hills. It soon runs out of charge.

Better fuel mileage is best achieved by compounding the engine with
an exhaust waste heat HP recovery turbine. Little or no weight increase
with a 20% efficiency increase. From about 30% overall to 35% overall.
It was done about 50 years ago with piston aircraft engines like the
R3350 TC.
Let me know and I will send you a bunch of technical data on the
subject.

Page 92 last paragraph and page 93 first paragraph:  I designed the body
on that 2F car and a small part of the structure. The Chaparral 2F still
looks modern to this day because the aerodynamics were right on.

It was me that took Phil to the hospital in Sebring.

Paul Lamar

Paul,

I and another large associate took his wife's Toyota Prius to Reno and
back.  That car may work well in the stop and go traffic of the city but
it was a complete waste on the highway.  According to itself, it only
got 37 mpg on the trip and the passing was as you say, dangerous.  I
think the gas only version of the car, the Peso or something like that,
gets close to 45 mpg on the highway.  I agree, turbo compound is the
next obvious efficiency leap.

Chris Cosman

Some smart lawyer is going to figure this out after some one kills themselves
and there will be a huge lawsuit and perhaps a total recall.

Paul Lamar
 
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