Alec Cameron said the following to Roy J. Tellason on the subject of
Engine Design (24 Sep 97  18:50:10)
 AC> On (22 Sep 97) Roy J. Tellason wrote to Day Brown...
 RJ> Another consideration,  and one that I don't often see addressed with
 RJ> regard to electric vehicles,  is the power grid.
 AC> Thru the 1940s to 1970s AUS and USA no doubt, doubled the grid sizes
 AC> and generating station capacities, at intervals of 7 to 10 years.
Don't forget hybrid technology. This increases the usage efficieny out
of every drop of gas by an IC engine a whole lot. Because it runs the IC
engine at constant speed at its most efficient RPM, driving an
electrical generator to charge a battery and/or flywheel, it can cut gas
consumption dramatically. I heard 1000 miles per tankful using a turbine
IC engine for a typical size U.S.A. car on a home power tv show recently.
Gas/electric stations could store energy by trickle charging large
underground flywheels. Then quickly charge a customer's car without
any heavy drain to the grid. Thus no need to upgrade the electric grid.
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