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The Peace & Harmony Tour Bus is going electric!
I have a 1967 International (1800 Loadstar) Bus. I am collecting parts(& money) and will be converting it soon. I am going to leave the stock engine in place and use it as a back up generator . The bus has a three piece drive shaft , so I'm going to pull the middle shaft out and put the electric motor there. Solar panels on the roof and a solar steam turbine (more on that soon), also on the roof, will charge the battery banks. I figure on tour, we can plug into the venues. Also we use campgrounds and can charge there over night. After this one I want to build more.
I have been on the electric car kick since Popular Mech. ran a "how to" for a electric car in 1977 (Feb 1977 - still have the mag)
Thanks Neil for stepping up and kickin' our collective asses into the future. Dude you rock!
Since the Lincvolt now has a Capstone Microturbine, it could be called the Hurricane Cappy Lincvolt.
You know, Like a Hurricane, it blows you away.
Capstone Microturbine makes turbine generators that have vey low emissions and are perfect for hybrid cars. They can also power and heat a home. These would lend themselve perfectly to the idea of using your car for a powerplant. You could also prodce hydrogen from solar panels at your home and burn it through the microtubine to power the home at night.
PLEASE, Elliot Roberts, see this letter gets to Neil Young in a timely fashion! I like his ideas very much so, and think he is doing right by trying to ween Americans off of oil.
My Dad, Ronald Hill, also has some great ideas. He has worked at an auto wreckers for 15 years, and now owns an auto wrecking business called Over The Hill Auto Wreckers. Infact, right now he is inventing a way of driving the wheels of a car which has not been done before how he wants it to work, and does not use any form of gasoline, or diesel. The reason I am writing to you is my dad does not have much money, but he has completed it about 50% of the way already. He would greatly appreciate it if you would come see what he has done so far, so that way Neil would see for himself that he is not just lying to get Neil up here in Oakridge, Oregon to see my Dad. My email address is tiny@inbox.com, if you write me an email, please write "This is about the invention", because my Mom just might accidentally delete it seeing as she gets alot of spam everyday, and I'm not sure which email address you will write to me from. My phone number is (1)541-782-2949. My physical address is
76571 Walker Street
Oakridge, OR 97463
Thank you so much for all your thoughts, consideration, and especially for helping humanity!
Chrysler during the 1960's demonstrated a car that would run on almost any liquid that contained some hydrocarbons.........motor oil, hair tonic, perfume, cooking oil, terpintine, etc........it had a turbine for an engine........but it quietly died........i guess because of big oil............
it would be fantastic if the on-board computer could analize the fuel in the tank and adjust the engine controls to operate efficently on that fuel...........naturally there would be only certain fuels that thevehicle could use.......but it would make refuling a lot easier if one could have choices while driving to be able to fill up witrh what's available.
Tried to post my idea but your site would not take it it was too long. please visit, Lets Roll Forums the Tesla threads and look for Tesla/Pierce-Arrow Basics. Or google it. Thank's Rebus57.
Hello Neil-
I am sorry that i just realized after all these years that i've not said thank you. Thank you for inspiring me, helping me grow and see and feel and finally begin to understand. I hope i'm not too late to invite you to Phoenix. The wind is blowing in new ways, the consciousness is raised in a way i've never felt before and i think you might find the energy source(s) that you've been building and pondering and channeling are nearing the surface.
We need some help with interpretation!;-) Will you please consider it? We have plenty of space.
With my love and wish that we can be friends.
Sincerely,
kelly
just like the one in the greendale comic book! want to sell it and buy a bookmobile to convert. original condition, no modifications. email for more information. portlandartworks at gmail
thanks!
Dr Paul Moller in California has been working for decades on a dream of a VTOL flying car. Along the way he has designed and built improved rotary engines based on the Wankel design. He has already achieved over 2HP per pound of engine weight, Ultra Low Level emmissions and multi-fuel capability. Because rotary engine get their best efficiency at a higher rpm than a 4-stroke motor they can be combine with a lighter generator for even higher overall efficiency. Check out moller.com and rotapwoer.info
I can build an electric car that does not need a battery pack. My car can go from florida to Cali and back without recharging. No solar,no nothing. That lincVolt would be real nice if it had it's trunkspace back, huh? Johnathan Goodwin, I sure would like to talk to you. My E-mail is martincole58@yahoo.com.
I am Melissa Brandao in Ashland, Oregon. My company Ambiente Motors is designing a one ton electric truck which we will produce in Brazil and other emerging markets where scale of transportation problems are so accute and solutions for these problems are not being addressed by any car company today. Ours is a simple plan, build it green, convient, cheap but make it cute! We'd love to hear from you!
New technologies in the production and use of solar energy has made significant strides in recent years, including the invention of solar film. Which is a thin plyable solar capturing substance similar to paint that some say is not only more energy efficient, but, also captures solar radiation from a broader spectrum of light.
My thought would be to utilize solar film as decals that could be placed on vehicle surfaces most likely to capture solar energy while the vehicle is parked or in use. Granted the power generated would be small, but, when incorporated with other renewable energy technologies the total effects of all energy sources increase.
Thus, if the solar film were to be a cost to benefit ratio positive, why not incoporate the technology as part of an overall alternative renewable fuel strategy? The original Honda Insight EV utilized a solar panel technology placed on the dashboard for light weight energy generation, and the 2010 Toyota Privus can be ordered from the factory with a solar roof to generate power for the air conditioning system. Meaning car manufacturers have done some of the leg work already.
I don't teally have a specific idea but maybe a vision which as it turns out ends with a couple ideas. You have to keep reading to find out. I'm not an engineer but an architecture student at UF with a passion for the future of energy. I'm really interested in the work that you guys are doing and the public awareness it raises regarding energy. Like I said I'm no engineer, but I know enough to unerstand that energy is everywhere. I can envision a world where the amount of energy we use to do do what we have to do on a daily basis gets accounted for and is eventually put back into the system down the line in some useful form. In order to make everything connected, we have to see everything as connected. In the case of cars which create a chemical reaction and exchange heat for motion, the original compound is broken down into more elementary compounds which are released into the air. If these compounds and the wasted heat could be captured in some way, stored and recombined to produce some other fuel compound that could be used to power something else, or better yet, deposited back into a free flowing network which could be tapped and replenished by the drop wherever you happen to be that would be awesome. I don't know the answer but I think it involves a variety of devices for conversion, storage, and production of many different kinds of energy compounds that are made of "materials" and " mechanical parts" that can be combined and recombined to accomodate for different energy scenarios starting with local weather conditions. There needs to be a coherence between what is hapenning at the molecular level and what is hapenning at the macro level such as driving, taking a shower, baking cookies. How can we identify the wastes produced by these processes and turn them into treasures. Smart, sensitive, responsive and agile systems. I think it requires not necessarily a PHD but a real sensitivity to how energy moves and the ability to recognize the energy potental of different things. If something was not a potential energy source it would have no reason for existing. I mean we produce energy simply by walking as the ground resists the weight of our body. What if we could develop pads filled with some liquid which is agitated by pressure applied by our bodies as we walk over them. Maybe the liquid reacts to the material on the bottoms of our shoes producing energy which could be stored. One person walking around wouldn't amount to much but if you think about all of New York City or something then that shit could add up. What about treadmills that do the same thing and feed energy directly into the grid. I think the key is to look at things that we all do everyday of our lives and tailor a system to capture the byproducts of these particular activites converting it into energy sources for other activities By the time you've finished breakfast in the morning you've charged your car to take you to work and during the trip you've charged your computer and hand held devices which in turn monitor your energy accounts, optimize all your devices and alert you of energy production potentials. I could be out of my mind and way over my head here which is why I'm getting it out. Anyway, I like the energy of the project and it makes me look forward to the future. Cheers
We mainly manufacture our patent product, Vacuum Brake Kits in Taiwan, which is the Vacuum-assisted Braking System for the electric vehicles. The original vehicle was equipped with a power brake booster which was vacuum powered. This vacuum came from the intake manifold of the combustion engine. For similar driving characteristics and safety this vacuum must be supplied by another source. Vacuum pump replaces the vacuum provided by the internal cr mbustion engine. Vacuum switch will turn on the pump when vacuum falls below the sDet value. The kit comes with all the components needed for a complete vacuum assist solution. This includes an ultra-quiet pump, automatic shutoff switch, relay, fuse, and tubing. Most pumps used for vacuum assist produce a noisy drone that diminishes the elegance of quiet electric vehicle operation. No reservoir required.
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Hey my name is Bart and I do a lot of thinking and reading : )
I'm no engineer of some kind but I've been thinking about a generator that produces no emissions. Ever heard of a helium turbine engine? => http://www.halfbakery.com/idea/HTE_3a_20Helium_20Turbine_20Engine
This is a closed circuit (so no intake, no outlet!) turbine engine that uses the explosive expansion of helium when it is heated to make it run.
The idea is derived from the Stirling engine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling_engine) but the problem with them is that it takes a while for them to run efficiantly everytime you start them up. Maybe that problem can be solved by using a turbine set up.
I think you can make a more efficiant set up by using a small batterypack (batteries are heavy!!) that is to be used to heat up the helium when you want to start the turbine which is then taken over by a heat exchanger, heating up and cooling down the helium for the rest of the ride.
I just want to eliminate batteries in cars because they are so damn heavy and acid!! If you have a powerfull, constant generator on board, you can produce your electricity when you need it.
An other possible set up is a constantly running turbine generator (so you NEVER turn it off) with a small battery pack that does the job as you start to drive, awaiting for the generator to take over as it starts to rev up and produce enough energy to run the car and charge the battery pack.
Or maybe the small battery pack might not even be necessary. Maybe a helium turbine can rev up quickly enough (that was a problem with the Stirling engine)...
Well that's my idea. I don't know if any research is being done in this direction but I'd just like to know what you think about it and if you ever heard about an attempt to create a set up like I was thinking about. If you like, you can contact me at bartpyls@gmail.com. I would be much obliged.
PS: thank you for the LincVolt!! I always felt a little guilty or at least confused for being a big American car enthusiast (Lincoln Continental '64 is my dream car, currently I cruise a '67 Chevy Impala 4dr hardtop) but still be concearned with the environment and my carbon footprint...
Neil,
As I read your website, and listen to you talk about your passion for conserving energy, I am immediately inspired to be a part of the solution. I feel that we as human-beings are living in the past, as we continue to burn coal and oil from the ground. We are smart, and there have been thousands of things that we have created and invented to make life easier and safer. The invention of the automobile was ignorant to nature. It was created so man could get from point A to B with ease and speed. To fuel this locomotion, we burn oil, which does the job very well as far as a combustible agent, but in terms of the environment, it fails. We live in a society, in a world that doesn't understand the consequences of polluting the environment. There are many people who are becoming more and more aware each day, so I say, keep on with this achievement. Inspire people, as you have done with your music, to test themselves with a greater technology. We need a leader, and we need someone who will give us voice and hope for a better solution.
I am a recent college graduate, who is living outside the Philadelphia area. I want to extend my knowledge and ability to you as someone who feels as passionately about the subject as you do. If you are seeking someone who would go to any length to build this dream, then please get in contact with me at the following email: stf5021@gmx.com
I hope to get in contact with you soon!
To a much greener future!
I have a 98 chevy, that will likely be on the road for a long time (they don't break). It's a front-wheel-drive, and the existing 2.2L gas motor is pretty good on gas, and utterly reliable. I'll leave this drive-train alone.
Mission 1 : Maximize fuel economy via electric drive assist. Cheap (I'm cheap!).
Now the rear wheels just free-roll, getting dragged along by the front. So the plan is to add in 2 separate 20kW electric assist drive motors, one to each rear wheel. I'm an industrial electrician, and an electronics tech, so the electronics & DC motor drive control don't phase me. There is lots of room in the trunk for batteries & electronics. I'll focus on plug-in charging at the start, and phase in regen as I get the bigger problems out of the way.
So now I'm looking for a good 20kW rear-wheel drive set-up.
Some day I know I'll hit a deer & that'l be the end of the Chevy. So, I'll just salvage the electric drive-stuff out of the trunk, & get myself another chevy... if they're still in business.
M
I haven't looked into your specifics of final drive and transmission logistics but Robert V. Albertson (holds patents imparitive to implementation of CVT in snomobiles circa 1970 http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=QeQzAAAAEBAJ&dq=robert+albertson+transmission not to mention he invented the weed eater and trolling motor while in his teens) has been working to develop a magnetic transmission that reduces stress on electric motors and keeps them operating within their optimum efficiency. Check his website at www.magtransauto.com.
I teach high school physics across the river from where he lives in WI and he is a creat resourse to my classroom and has numerous great ideas (250+ patents)
Get a diesel engine then put a heat exchanger in the exhaust pipe. Take out the radiator and block it off for better aeordynamics. Also insulate engine so no heat can get out without doing work. Also it will make cold starts a thing of the past which are bad for emissions.
Cyclone Steam Engines has a Waste Heat Engine, separtate burn chamber and generator on a pallet that would fit in the back of a pickup bed. There is a letter of intent to build these over in China so they'll be cheap. You could use it at your house too. You could burn dry biomass in the hopper and run the steam our diesel engine partially or fully. You could use the extra Syngas in a DPF to lessen the temperature of regeneration or put it in the intake. You could get a hydrogen reformer too for more hydrogen.
Diesel output 30% effiecient the rest waste noise, heat. Capture the heat with steam engine which uses 1 pint of closed cycled fluid. You could shut diesel off an just use small engine for AC etc.
According to Cyclone they are able to scavenge 7 hp from a diesel engine's exhaust heat. Use this power for accesories or a hydrogen fuel cell generator. I've heard from HHO guys that the'd be able to produce a lot of hydrogen with 7 hp.
Also add shocks that generate electricity. And only a few advanced lead acid batteries made by Caterpillar's company.
Also run engine on hydrogen and oxygen alone in a closed cycle more like that of Carnot's design. Take water out.
Don't have to add water since you could get water from the diesel's exhaust.
Add hydraulic hybrid like that from lightninghybrids and a KERS CVT transmission.
And put a windmill on it for parking lots.
And put thermoelectrics on it to get DOE funding.
In a serial hybrid configuration, all that is required of the generator's power source (say Wankel engine) is two states. Off and On at MAXIMUM efficiency. Depending on electricity storage capacity (say Li-Ion) even spool times can be accommodated (turbine, maybe Wankel). If a single rotational velocity with a single load is necessary to achieve the max, so be it. That is what low cost intelligent and power electronics are for.
The knock on serial hybrid is the inefficiency of two conversions at high speed - liquid fuel to electricity plus electricity to wheel torque. Toyota Hybrid Synergy Drive addresses this with the power split device.
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