In 1896, a hybrid would have been a bridge technology... from BEV to ICE. Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 12, 2016, at 1:41 AM, brucedp5 via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > % Leno bait % > > 'Audi CEO sez hybrids only a "bridging technology" to EVs' > > http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/worlds-first-hybrid-car-1896-expected-reach-190000-auction-1548230 > World's first hybrid car from 1896 expected to reach £190,000 at auction > March 8, 2016 Alistair Charlton > > [images / Bonhams > https://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/1496952/armstrong-phaeton-first-hybrid-car.jpg > Armstrong Phaeton first hybrid car Built in 1896, the Armstrong Phaeton is > the world's first hybrid car to use a petrol engine and electric motor > > https://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/1496954/armstrong-phaeton-first-hybrid-car.jpg > Armstrong Phaeton first hybrid car The Phaeton is expected to reach between > £120,000 and £190,000 at auction on 10 March > ] > > You would be forgiven for thinking that hybrid cars are a relatively new > invention. The Toyota Prius arrived in 1997 and now cars like the BMW i8 and > McLaren P1 are the hybrid flagbearers. But the very first hybrid car, the > Armstrong Phaeton, was built back in 1896 and is about to go up for auction. > > The Phaeton uses a 6.5-litre, two-cylinder petrol engine, an onboard battery > and a dynamo flywheel to not only start itself using electricity (16 years > before Cadillac invented the starter motor), but it could be driven for > short distances as a fully electric car. It is claimed the car's electric > drivetrain produced so much torque that it split its wooden carriage wheels. > > It even uses regenerative braking to slow the back wheels, a technology not > dissimilar to how today's Formula One cars recharge their hybrid power > systems. Regenerative braking also features in Tesla's electric cars as a > way of topping up the battery pack and increasing range. > > Electricity generated by the engine was also used to power the rest of the > car's electrics, including the lamps and engine ignition system. As well as > a hybrid system a century ahead of its time, the Phaeton also features a > magnetic clutch and semi-automatic three-speed gearbox, removing the need > for a clutch pedal. > > The car will go under the hammer at Fernandina Beach Golf Club, Florida on > 10 March and is expected to make between £120,000 and £190,000 (plus a 10% > buyer's premium). Fully functional, the car is eligible for entry in the > famous London to Brighton vintage car rally, shou > > % Leno bait % > > 'Audi CEO sez hybrids only a "bridging technology" to EVs' > > http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/worlds-first-hybrid-car-1896-expected-reach-190000-auction-1548230 > World's first hybrid car from 1896 expected to reach £190,000 at auction > March 8, 2016 Alistair Charlton > > [images / Bonhams > https://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/1496952/armstrong-phaeton-first-hybrid-car.jpg > Armstrong Phaeton first hybrid car Built in 1896, the Armstrong Phaeton is > the world's first hybrid car to use a petrol engine and electric motor > > https://d.ibtimes.co.uk/en/full/1496954/armstrong-phaeton-first-hybrid-car.jpg > Armstrong Phaeton first hybrid car The Phaeton is expected to reach between > £120,000 and £190,000 at auction on 10 March > ] > > You would be forgiven for thinking that hybrid cars are a relatively new > invention. The Toyota Prius arrived in 1997 and now cars like the BMW i8 and > McLaren P1 are the hybrid flagbearers. But the very first hybrid car, the > Armstrong Phaeton, was built back in 1896 and is about to go up for auction. > > The Phaeton uses a 6.5-litre, two-cylinder petrol engine, an onboard battery > and a dynamo flywheel to not only start itself using electricity (16 years > before Cadillac invented the starter motor), but it could be driven for > short distances as a fully electric car. It is claimed the car's electric > drivetrain produced so much torque that it split its wooden carriage wheels. > > It even uses regenerative braking to slow the back wheels, a technology not > dissimilar to how today's Formula One cars recharge their hybrid power > systems. Regenerative braking also features in Tesla's electric cars as a > way of topping up the battery pack and increasing range. > > Electricity generated by the engine was also used to power the rest of the > car's electrics, including the lamps and engine ignition system. As well as > a hybrid system a century ahead of its time, the Phaeton also features a > magnetic clutch and semi-automatic three-speed gearbox, removing the need > for a clutch pedal. > > The car will go under the hammer at Fernandina Beach Golf Club, Florida on > 10 March and is expected to make between £120,000 and £190,000 (plus a 10% > buyer's premium). Fully functional, the car is eligible for entry in the > famous London to Brighton vintage car rally, should its new owner want to > ship it to the UK. > [© 2016 IBTimes] > > > > http://www.rmsothebys.com/hf14/hershey/lots/1896-armstrong-phaeton/1070547 > Lot 152 1896 Armstrong Phaeton Chassis no. LX1 $550,000 - $700,000 > [images > http://www.rmsothebys.com/images/lots/medium/HF14/HF14_r248_002.jpg > > http://www.rmsothebys.com/images/lots/medium/HF14/HF14_r248_004.jpg > ] > 367 cu. in. air-cooled horizontally opposed two-cylinder engine, three-speed > transmission with variable-speed magnetic drive, full-elliptic leaf-spring > front and rear suspension, and a rear differential brake. Wheelbase: 74 in. > Fascinating known history from new > Equipped with charming, advanced features > Dated by the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain > Eminently eligible for the London to Brighton Veteran Car Run > > “From Out A Dark Corner Came These Industrial Ghosts” > So read the headline published in The Hartford Courant on September 22, > 1963, when the Capewell Manufacturing Company made some unexpected > discoveries during a cleaning of their old horseshoe nail plant in Hartford. > Aside from about 20 circa-1880s bicycles, commonly referred to as > “penny-farthings,” there was a four-wheeled horseless carriage that was > built by one of Capewell’s predecessors, the Armstrong Manufacturing > Company, of Bridgeport, Connecticut. > > It is believed that the Armstrong was built over a period spanning > 1894–1845; thus, it existed a year before England would repeal its infamous > Red Flag Act. After its completion in Bridgeport, the car was one of six > entrants in a race hosted by Cosmopolitan magazine, which ran from the > Manhattan Post Office in New York City to the Cosmopolitan offices in > Irvington, New York. As was quoted in an extensive piece written about the > car by noted English automotive author and historian Michael > Worthington-Williams, “The race came off like a Barnum and Bailey circus, > with competitors rattling and careening over treacherous cobblestone > pavements in a desperate effort to avoid collisions with horse-drawn > carriages, cable cars, and (war) veterans dispersing after a parade.” > > Shortly thereafter, the car was placed on the market by The American > Carriage Motor Company, of New York, likely as a litmus test to help the > principals of Armstrong determine the commercial viability of their > prototype. After receiving a lukewarm response, it was returned to > Armstrong’s Bridgeport factory, where it remained until around 1950, when > the firm was purchased by Capewell. The contents of the factory, including > the penny-farthings and the Armstrong, were moved to Hartford. > > The Armstrong would lay dormant for another 13 years, until newly minted > Capewell Vice President Henry C. White would discover the Armstrong during > the cleaning he initiated during the slow summer months of 1963. From there, > the car was moved into a Capewell employee’s garage in Harwinton, > Connecticut, which would be its home until 1995. The existence of the > Armstrong was then brought to the attention of the Magee brothers by Dennis > David, a local automotive historian. The car spent several years in their > collection before being exported to England by Robin Loder, an enthusiastic > member of the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain. Loder entrusted the car to > restorer Robert Steer, one of the foremost restorers of Veteran cars, who > set about restoring the cosmetics of the car, as well as preserving a > majority of the bodywork. Steer would also sort all of the intricate > electromechanical workings that were devised by the estimated half-dozen > Armstrong employees involved in its manufacture. > > The Armstrong is a display of Yankee ingenuity throughout, and it bristles > with features that would not be seen on other production vehicles for many > years to come. These included a tubular chassis frame, electric lights, and > electromagnetically controlled inlet valves. The car also features an early > form of automatic spark control, which was managed by a flyweight governor > mounted on the end of the crankshaft. In addition, the Armstrong features a > silent electromagnetic starter within the flywheel; Armstrong called it a > “commencer,” and it was also found much later on the Mercer Model 22-70 and > the Owen Magnetic. The transmission is a three-speed unit with additional > variable magnetic drive, which is yet another wonder that preceded the > similarly engineered unit found on the Owen Magnetic some 20 years later. > > Within the last several years, the car was imported back to the United > States, where it was treated to a fresh round of sorting by well-known > Brass- and Veteran-era specialist Stewart Laidlaw. This included work on the > original electric starter, which is a critical element, as there is no means > for hand-cranking, as well as an adjustment of the electrically controlled > inlet valves. Most importantly, the Armstrong has been dated by the Veteran > Car Club of Great Britain as being manufactured in 1896. This is typical of > the conservatism of the VCC, given that contemporary sources indicate the > date of completion to be 1895 or perhaps 1894. In any case, the dating > certificate is extremely important for its eligibility for entry into > Veteran car events around the world, including the revered London to > Brighton Veteran Car Run. > > Having survived almost a dozen decades and now restored and made functional > once again, the Armstrong remains a symbol of the manufacturing ingenuity > and forethought in the New World. From a period when there was no “right” > way to build a car, many who attempted this feat lost heart or ran out of > money long before completion. Many manufactures managed to make crude copies > of existing vehicles, and some even made them work…for a few yards. > > Even fewer enthusiasts started with a blank sheet of paper, proceeded with > their own original design, finished the project, and then had their vehicle > running on the highways. The Armstrong was one of these original few. > > Please note that this lot will be sold on a Bill of Sale. > [© rmsothebys.com] > ... > https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/23133/lot/152/ > Bonhams Lot 152 > 1896 ARMSTRONG PHAETON GASOLINE ELECTRIC HYBRID > US$ 175,000 - 275,000 £120,000 - 190,000 > AUCTION 23133: THE AMELIA ISLAND AUCTION 10:30 EST > [© Bonhams 2016] > ... > http://sharrit.net/120-year-old-car-still-runs/ > 120-year-old car still runs > MARCH 7, 2016 > ... > [videos > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rJuAskI-Ao > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IsDqhcj3tE > ] > > > > http://insideevs.com/audi-ceo-hybrids-are-only-a-bridging-technology-to-pure-electric-cars/ > Audi CEO: Hybrids Are Only A “Bridging Technology” To Pure Electric Cars > [20160308] Audi CEO Rupert Stadler is slowly but surely starting to > discover what some automakers have already realized…electric cars are the > future. According to Stadler ... > ... > http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/industry/audi-hybrids-only-bridging-technology-evs-says-ceo > Audi hybrids only a "bridging technology" before EVs, says CEO > 3 March 2016 > > > > > For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: > http://evdl.org/evln/ > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > > -- > View this message in context: > http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-190k-1896-hev-auction-so-much-torque-it-split-its-wooden-wheels-tp4680939.html > Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at > Nabble.com. > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
