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I posted this pih-ice news piece for several reasons:
-Similar reasons to what Dennis stated, that this ice would/could be used in
a pih.
-Since we recently had a lively fcv debate (that thankfully it did not get
nasty), which seemed to draw out many evdl members to comment, I thought
this topic would also be of interest. Since IMO, a fcv is nothing more than
a old-school hybrid (hev) that burns/consumes fossil ch4 (it can't plug-in
to use renewable-energy made electricity either from the grid or otherwise,
can not recharge at home, etc. like an EV can), discussing a different type
of apu or genset might be of interest (someone might want to put one on a
pusher/trailer, etc.).
-If you look at the images, I thought its design would intrigue the techies
on the evdl. It looks like an interesting chemical-fuel to electric
generator. Also, its small size/capacity lends itself to a charge-depleted
hybrid system (small ice> saves weight for a larger pack, thus a more
efficient/beneficial hybrid design)
-And lastly, it is the quieter weekends (has less discussions) where I try
to add some diversity into the mix (to keep it interesting). That usually is
to post EV related items like where the electrical energy is coming from
(i.e.: solar, wind, etc.), EV competition items, or as in this case,
plug-in-hybrid related items.
The sieving of all the newswires I read everyday, continues to show me that
the status of the EV market is a dynamic, moving target (it is an ever
changing beast).
*If evdl members believe any of my EVLN newswire posts have crossed a evdl
netiquette or charter line, I ask that I be told-so (I look forward to your
views, yay or nay on what you want to read).
After all, making all this effort and spending all this time (while I am
still able) on these EVLN posts, should be wanted by the evdl members (I
will tailor/select what news items I post to suit those desires). If evdl
members dislike receiving a particular topic in their intray, I could just
post them directly to an evdl archive so they would not receive them (an
option if evdl members so desire).
As I have said in the past, I am grateful the evdl members have allowed me
to post these newswire (EVLN) items, so that I can chronicle the plugin
development timeline on the evdl archives.
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On Sun, Jul 13, 2014, at 09:36 PM, EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
> On 14 Jul 2014 at 7:25, Marc de Piolenc via EV wrote:
>
> > I take it that hybrid discussion is now allowed?
>
> Uhhh .... weeelllll .... let's just say this :
>
> 1. The "factory hybrids" are pretty well covered in many of their own
> forums
> on the net, so I've never seen much need to discuss them here.
>
> 2. Any vehicle which can't by default use electricity from an external
> source - that is, which gets all its motive energy directly from a
> primary
> fuel, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, CNG, LPG, coal, or even a biofuel -
> is
> for EVDL purposes not an EV, and thus not part of the discussion here.
>
> OTOH, the EVDL has often discussed homebrew ICE APUs for EVs.
>
> It seems to me that this "free piston" thread is kind of in a grey area.
> Such a device might have some promise for an EV APU. Toyota seems to be
> suggesting that they see it that way. Ah, but Toyota has shown itself to
> not be a very EV-friendly company. ("You never have to plug it in.")
>
> Soooooo ..... hmmmmm. What d'y'all think? Is this thread over the line
> or
> no?
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