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Old 01-12-2012, 05:32 PM   #35 (permalink)
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How do you plan to get around the low power density of the accumulator? What kind of power storage are you looking for the accumulator to hold?

Sounds like it has promise as a liquid fueled vehicle. Honestly it doesn't make any sense to power it with electricity as it would be more efficient and cheaper to just use the electric motor for propulsion.
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