Long Awaited Tech Of Ultracapacitors Is Now Arriving

[Guy Threepwood]

Note that I'm a big fan of IC engines....& steam & Stirling.
But battery (& ultracapacitor) powered motors are becoming more competitive.

It's happened before to stationary applications. Before 1900, factories had
huge engines to run line shafts which powered all the machine tools. But with
the advent of electric motors (more convenient, better power transmission, cheaper
to run), those gorgeous engines were either scrapped or they endured the horror
of capture & display by nerdy gearheads. The horror! Think of the children!

And I've nothing against electric motors, they run my washer, drier, vacuum cleaner and power tools..

I even have an electric chainsaw I use within 100ft of the house where I can plug it in, a gas one if further away

So we are both illustrating the point here, horses for courses, stationary v mobile, there are fundamental advantages of each, cars are kinda in the latter category.

You could make a ceiling fan run on a gas engine also, and if politicians liked the idea enough, we'd be using them in our houses!

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

When you can charge up in the time it takes to have a coffee and go to the rest room. Electric cars will even take the long haul market.

I am not sure why, but they are saying that china is going to be the car maker to the world.
they seem to have set a limit on how long ICE engines are going to be legal.

 

[Revoltingest]

When you can charge up in the time it takes to have a coffee and go to the rest room. Electric cars will even take the long haul market.

I am not sure why, but they are saying that china is going to be the car maker to the world.
they seem to have set a limit on how long ICE engines are going to be legal.

Of course, they'll always be around just for fun.
The first video is significant in the history of automobiles.