Yup, Nascar, Indycar, F1, WRC, just won't be the same with those cars going round and round the tracks sounding like sewing machines.
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Yup, Nascar, Indycar, F1, WRC, just won't be the same with those cars going round and round the tracks sounding like sewing machines.
The efficiency of battery (amount of electricity charging into divided by electricity discharged to work) is 80-90% for Li-On.
It is 70-80% (Electrolysis of water) * 40-60% (H2+O2=>H2O+ Electricity) = 28-48% for fuel cell.
Apparently Fuel cell concept is much wasteful in energy.
The seemingly "advantage" of hydrogen car approach is the ideal energy density of hydrogen by weight (142 MJ/kg) vs. Li-On battery (0.87 MJ/kg). That is battery is much heavier or less capacity by weight. However, that "advantage" is offset by the fact that a tank that can store the same amount of energy will be either huge (low pressure) or heavy (high pressure). I have tried by failed to find the current (Toyota etc.) practical energy density by weight or volume in their running car or bus. Any information would be appreciated.
Just like battery is struggling to reduce the weight, fuel-cell concept is struggling to reduce either the weight or the volume without the risk of exploding which is much more dangerous than Tesla's fire.
Even if the issue of tank is solved, fuel-cell car is still very less efficient due to the conversion process (electricity to H2 to electricity). This is not only problem for the society but also for the customer because more than 50% of money paid for the electricity is burnt to wasteful heat. Just a joke though, the heat is useful in the winter.
It is 70-80% (Electrolysis of water) * 40-60% (H2+O2=>H2O+ Electricity) = 28-48% for fuel cell.
Apparently Fuel cell concept is much wasteful in energy.
The seemingly "advantage" of hydrogen car approach is the ideal energy density of hydrogen by weight (142 MJ/kg) vs. Li-On battery (0.87 MJ/kg). That is battery is much heavier or less capacity by weight. However, that "advantage" is offset by the fact that a tank that can store the same amount of energy will be either huge (low pressure) or heavy (high pressure). I have tried by failed to find the current (Toyota etc.) practical energy density by weight or volume in their running car or bus. Any information would be appreciated.
Just like battery is struggling to reduce the weight, fuel-cell concept is struggling to reduce either the weight or the volume without the risk of exploding which is much more dangerous than Tesla's fire.
Even if the issue of tank is solved, fuel-cell car is still very less efficient due to the conversion process (electricity to H2 to electricity). This is not only problem for the society but also for the customer because more than 50% of money paid for the electricity is burnt to wasteful heat. Just a joke though, the heat is useful in the winter.
Vintage autos!
1967 Lamborghini Miura...It was first shown at the 1966 Geneva Auto Show. It was designed by a team of engineers who worked for Lambo but built it on their own time. Power came in handy with this car since it had a 350-horsepower 3.9 liter V12. 764 Miura’s were built between 1966 and 1973.
Bond James Bond
1964 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage Coupe Released in 1963, the Brtish luxury car was an evolution of the final series of DB4. The principal differences between the DB4 Series V and the DB5 is the all-aluminum engine. Best known as the James Bond car, it first appeared in Goldfinger. To promote the film, the two DB5s were showcased at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, and it was dubbed as the most famous car in the world.
1968 Dodge Charger
1969 Chevrolet Camaro
1967 Lamborghini Miura...It was first shown at the 1966 Geneva Auto Show. It was designed by a team of engineers who worked for Lambo but built it on their own time. Power came in handy with this car since it had a 350-horsepower 3.9 liter V12. 764 Miura’s were built between 1966 and 1973.
Bond James Bond
1964 Aston Martin DB5 Vantage Coupe Released in 1963, the Brtish luxury car was an evolution of the final series of DB4. The principal differences between the DB4 Series V and the DB5 is the all-aluminum engine. Best known as the James Bond car, it first appeared in Goldfinger. To promote the film, the two DB5s were showcased at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, and it was dubbed as the most famous car in the world.
1968 Dodge Charger
1969 Chevrolet Camaro
More vintage cars!!!
1961 Chrysler 300G Coupe The ’61 300G saw restyles to the car. The grille, formerly wider at the bottom than the top, was inverted. The quad headlights, once side-by-side, were arranged in an angled fashion, inward at the bottom. At the rear, the taillights were moved from the fins to the tail below them, and the fins were made sharper at the point.
1964 Pontiac GTO This particular Pontiac was regarded as one of the pioneer muscle cars. Eventually, the ’66 GTO a separate model for the first time since it was sneaked into production as a trim level of the Tempest in 1964...To beat around GM’s displacement cap on intermediate cars, the GTO was initially called an option so it could slide through a loophole of the policy. While all ’67 GTO’s used 400 cubic inch 48’s, their configurations varied considerably. The top GTO engine configuration of that year produced 360 horsepower and 438 ft-lbs of torque.
1969 Ford Mustang
1970 AMC Javelin
1961 Chrysler 300G Coupe The ’61 300G saw restyles to the car. The grille, formerly wider at the bottom than the top, was inverted. The quad headlights, once side-by-side, were arranged in an angled fashion, inward at the bottom. At the rear, the taillights were moved from the fins to the tail below them, and the fins were made sharper at the point.
1964 Pontiac GTO This particular Pontiac was regarded as one of the pioneer muscle cars. Eventually, the ’66 GTO a separate model for the first time since it was sneaked into production as a trim level of the Tempest in 1964...To beat around GM’s displacement cap on intermediate cars, the GTO was initially called an option so it could slide through a loophole of the policy. While all ’67 GTO’s used 400 cubic inch 48’s, their configurations varied considerably. The top GTO engine configuration of that year produced 360 horsepower and 438 ft-lbs of torque.
1969 Ford Mustang
1970 AMC Javelin
SteelBird
Colonel
Beijing Auto Industrial Corporation (BAIC) BJ-40L Plus. At the first glance, everybody would say this is a knock-off of the Jeep Wrangler. I'd say it's more beautiful than the Wrangler with huge fender flares and 3D LED headlight. the internal is a G class luxury. Price is just around $25,000 in China.
kwaigonegin
Colonel
That's actually a C7 ZR1 though the article is right in regards to the C8. It's coming out later this year.
I love you Man, but here's "prima facie evidence" that China is stealing intellectual property, I mean really??? that's not a Jeep, but its supposed to be a "knock off", China build's everything they can to appeal to a domestic market hungry for the "American" life style... and 25 Grand, its NOT cheap baby, but you should buy one, I bet its the bomb!