Wow.

direct action, global warming October 30th, 2007

“Think about it: a 5,000-pound vehicle that gets 60 miles to the gallon and does zero to 60 in five seconds!”

Wow. read the whole thing. hat tip to Kos.

Goodwin leads me over to a red 2005 H3 Hummer that’s up on jacks, its mechanicals removed. He aims to use the turbine to turn the Hummer into a tricked-out electric hybrid. Like most hybrids, it’ll have two engines, including an electric motor. But in this case, the second will be the turbine, Goodwin’s secret ingredient. Whenever the truck’s juice runs low, the turbine will roar into action for a few seconds, powering a generator with such gusto that it’ll recharge a set of “supercapacitor” batteries in seconds. This means the H3’s electric motor will be able to perform awesome feats of acceleration and power over and over again, like a Prius on steroids. What’s more, the turbine will burn biodiesel, a renewable fuel with much lower emissions than normal diesel; a hydrogen-injection system will then cut those low emissions in half. And when it’s time to fill the tank, he’ll be able to just pull up to the back of a diner and dump in its excess french-fry grease–as he does with his many other Hummers. Oh, yeah, he adds, the horsepower will double–from 300 to 600.

Read the whole thing. Wow.

One Response to “Wow.”

  1. lutton Says:
    October 31st, 2007 at 10:31 am

    I forget which member of the vast left-wing conspiblogosphere it is, but someone works for a company that designs and produces microturbines: think jet engines meet Fantastic Voyage.

    Sorry, no Raquel Welch in a jumpsuit though…

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capstone_Turbine_Corporation

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