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From: Jeff on 6 Jul 2007 19:35 Bonehenge (B A R R Y) wrote: > On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:06:21 -0400, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" > <elmop(a)nastydesigns.com> wrote: >> With those electric motors there to help with low end grunt and getting >> the car moving, the engine can be tuned more specifically for running at >> certain efficient speeds. > > I always thought electric motors would make AWD very simple. There was talk of making some early hybrid SUVs (I think the early Escape hybrid - perhaps before Volvo got involved) front wheel drive, with a generator/motor driving the rear wheels. This eliminates the need for the alternator, too. A disadvantage is that you have limited AWD capability in the snow or ice conditions (great for going up driveways - bad for using AWD down the highway - of course, with computers controlling things, this is not as big a problem, unless you're going up a mountain). All you do is add bigger batteries, and you have a plug-in hybrid and the ice/snow problem is reduced. Jeff
From: Bonehenge (B A R R Y) on 6 Jul 2007 19:46 On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 23:34:14 GMT, "C. E. White" <cewhite(a)mindspring.com> wrote: > You can tell a car that has the feature because at >certain sun angles, the windshield will have a bronze tint. Just like the aviation versions. Bad for dash mounted GPS, satellite radio, radar detectors, and EZ-Pass, though.
From: Jeff on 6 Jul 2007 20:35 Bonehenge (B A R R Y) wrote: > On Fri, 06 Jul 2007 23:34:14 GMT, "C. E. White" > <cewhite(a)mindspring.com> wrote: > >> You can tell a car that has the feature because at >> certain sun angles, the windshield will have a bronze tint. > > Just like the aviation versions. > > Bad for dash mounted GPS, satellite radio, radar detectors, and > EZ-Pass, though. Except for the microwaves of RADAR, all of these work on radio waves, not light. And the radio waves can come through the side windows, as well. I don't know if it would block microwaves, though. Jeff
From: Jeff on 6 Jul 2007 20:36 Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote: > In article <1ljt835qscr7uv0pjg4h31coeti2t5pefl(a)4ax.com>, > "Bonehenge (B A R R Y)" <DwightSchrute(a)DunderMifflin.com> wrote: > >>> With those electric motors there to help with low end grunt and getting >>> the car moving, the engine can be tuned more specifically for running at >>> certain efficient speeds. >> I always thought electric motors would make AWD very simple. > > They do. Someone's doing that today. Who? Just curious. Jeff
From: CountFloyd on 6 Jul 2007 20:39
On Fri, 6 Jul 2007 22:02:54 UTC, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop(a)nastydesigns.com> wrote: > In article <Pp7TT5WKBvRn-pn2-pJ6YG8Ypxzdj(a)localhost>, > <CountFloyd(a)MonsterChillerHorrorTheater.com> wrote: > > > > I put the traditional CVT on par with the traditional fluid drive > > > automatic transmission with respect to complexity and number of failure > > > points, as well as its proclivity to fail. > > Don't mention "Fluid Drive" as prone to failure. My 1940 Chrysler has > > it and it is bulletproof! That was perhaps the best transmission > > produced. > > One single datum point does not prove anything. > > Modern fluid drive automatic transmissions, especially from the likes of > Chrysler, are junk waiting to burst into pieces at any moment. Do you know what "Fluid Drive" is? It was used from 1939-1954. Using the clutch to go from one range to the next, you have a foolproof transmission. Mine does not leak, shifts perfectly, and is a tribute to simplicity for 67 years. Not to burst your bubble on Chrysler transmissions, but my 1970 Dart with TorqueFlite never developed one "datum" of trouble. -- "What do you mean there's no movie?" |