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more about #dieselelectrichybrid more comments → DoctorNine: This is just one of dozens of possible kinetic capture systems. They need to be explored, as it may be possible to obtain efficiencies superior to ba... more » .357: As you can see, it runs on bullshit and ideas. Elon Musk owes his business model to these guys. more » beercheck: Nah. I'd rather see a Stirling engine used to capture waste heat and use that to power currently engine-driven accessories. more » leavethegun-takethecannoli: Are they going to have politicians and pundits placed at intervals along the road to fill the tanks with hot air? Some of those long-winded blowhard b... more » scroggzilla raids again: If I understand this post correctly, this powertrain blows? more » Boosted Lego Wagon: Gazing into the crystal ball for a review of the 2015 Pneumato-drive Prius: This car really blows. more » Live_axle: I love how if one of the regulating valves on the tanks were to let loose, there would immediatly be a hundred+ pound steel tank flying into the base ... more » dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!: Depends on the weight of the system, safety (what happens in an accident with a container full of high pressure air), and cost. But the idea of retain... more » SirNotAppearing: I just want hats to come back for guys. Justin Timberlake shouldn't be the only one that can pull it off. more » SirNotAppearing: I want it, but only if it makes the thbhbhbhbhbb sound of a balloon flying around the room. more » worduphomekey: We should just use pneumatic air cannons to shoot appliance drivers to their desired locations. It will help with a certain natural selection, as well. more » wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx: Good idea, but it'll never work. Did Marx come up with this? more » -
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Pneumatic Hybrids: Urban Powertrain Of The Future?
Hybrid technology propels most fuel-efficient vehicles currently on sale in the U.S., but with costly battery packs and not-so-easy-on-the-wallet pricing; Are gas-electric hybrids long for this world? Could pneumatic hybrids be a cost-effective replacement? More » -
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Indian Mahindra Scorpio Diesel-Electric Hybrid SUV: First Pictures Of First Indian Hybrid
We just snapped off a couple of shots of the Mahindra Scorpio, the diesel-electric hybrid SUV we told you would be unveiled here at the 2008 SAE World Congress. Yes, it's before everything has opened to the engineering public. Yes, we may not have been officially allowed out on the floor. Yes, we probably broke a city statute or two in doing it, but no, rumors of any cash exchanging hands in the process are very much untrue. What is true is the hybrid diesel SUV from the sub-continent is the first of its kind for Mahindra and is being displayed in the stand of their development partner FEV. More »
