--- On Mon, 8/10/09, Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Jones Beene <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Vo]:Shocking !
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Monday, August 10, 2009, 5:39 PM
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> Shocking !
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> Forget
> getting Zapped by EEStor, etc. This one is more shocking in
> a
> number of ways –
>
> http://engineeringtv.com/blogs/etv/archive/2009/07/07/lightning-hybrids-hydraulic-drivetrain-part-1.aspx
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>
> yes
> - it
> is a hybrid BUT it does NOT use
> advanced batteries. Instead it uses
> hydraulics for energy storage. And it is a double hybrid
> since the small diesel is
> to be
> fueled by biodiesel. Carbon
> neutral.
>
> And
> especially
> notable, it excels in
> energy-recovery
> from
> braking - where even the Prius and every other
> hybrid is weak- like 30% or so. This gets back almost
> triple that. Also the mileage is double
> the Prius, and the carbon footprint is lower than
> any PHEV (without
> the
> shenanigans of battery packs that require lots of carbon to
> recharge, on average due to battery and line
> losses). Shocking indeed - they
> don’t call it
> ‘lightning’ for
> nutin’ ;-)
Do you think they are listed on any kind of stock exchange for those wishing
to invest?
HDN
