Quote:
Originally Posted by freebeard
This version is 'wrapped around the brakes', but I'm not seeing it. And they never show the wheel installed so you see the increased track.
This kit is essentially paying to have a [University] custom shop build you something entirely new. The good news is that you are accepting the idea of a hybrid. This would be classified as a through-the-road hybrid (with independent drive systems), rather than series or parallel. But your contemplating custom parts, not OEM. $$$
It is a polyphase DC VFD motor, but the those are subject to back-EMF that limits high rpm performance. Toyota HSD uses permanent magnets buried in the rotor to overcome this.
|
I am open to the idea of a hybrid so long as it doesn't require insane amounts of customization to the point where I am no longer using my original motor to power the car! My only gripe with this kit is that it shuts off when you are driving faster than 40/45 mph. I don't understand why they couldn't really improve upon it by having the system operate the entire time and at all speeds and RPM ranges, this would multiply both city and highway mileage!
I understand that this system will need recharging but we can't somehow tap into the gasoline motor's alternator, using a high output version? Since we already have a rather large lithium battery to power this system, why not use it to start the gasoline motor and help power the accessories?
This kit, if I could have it installed, would either turn my rear-wheel drive car into a four-wheel drive car, or it would augment my rear-wheel drive thus reducing the throttle required to propel the car under gasoline engine power, however, I am still hell-bent on using Iso-Butanol! The combination will make my car not only more fuel efficient but even more emissions friendly, and we are talking about a labeled
gas gussler!
I would be more than willing to pay the University to have this kit installed on my car if it were done right and if it could be done.
I will try to get in contact with them about my request to have this system operating the entire time with my V8 motor and whether or not we could have a high output alternator installed on my V8 to recharge this system, and even to use the battery pack to start and power the car accessories. This would really be a game changer!