Posted by nofarkenway on July 18, 2009, 1:57 pm
> >> Here to stay? I think not. Hybrids by their very nature are a short-
> >> term engineering 'solution' to a problem. Do you seriously think that
> >> people will be driving petrol/electric vehicles in 20 years time?
> > We've been driving petrol/electric trains for the past 50 years.
> A train that runs on petrol?!!?
> --
> Knob
I've seen them, 5 inch gauge, single cylider Honda engine inside a
body that is a miniature replica of a mainline diesel-electric. Hand
built, brought out on Sunday afternoon for a bit of fun, pulling a
string of sit-astride rollingstock for full size human passengers.
Posted by Qanset on July 20, 2009, 2:38 am
nofarkenway wrote:
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>>>> Here to stay? I think not. Hybrids by their very nature are a short-
>>>> term engineering 'solution' to a problem. Do you seriously think that
>>>> people will be driving petrol/electric vehicles in 20 years time?
>>> We've been driving petrol/electric trains for the past 50 years.
>> A train that runs on petrol?!!?
>> --
>> Knob
>
> I've seen them, 5 inch gauge, single cylider Honda engine inside a
> body that is a miniature replica of a mainline diesel-electric. Hand
> built, brought out on Sunday afternoon for a bit of fun, pulling a
> string of sit-astride rollingstock for full size human passengers.
At Luddenham near Campbelltown along Northern Road.??
Posted by Roger/DAVO on July 20, 2009, 9:58 pm
>>
>>> Here to stay? I think not. Hybrids by their very nature are a short-
>>> term engineering 'solution' to a problem. Do you seriously think that
>>> people will be driving petrol/electric vehicles in 20 years time?
>>>
>> We've been driving petrol/electric trains for the past 50 years.
>>
> A train that runs on petrol?!!?
> --
> Knob
Diesel Electric trains have been around for yonks. The BIG diesel engines
drives BIG generators that supply electricity to the BIG electric motors on
the BIG wheels of the BIG trains.
Hope that helps and informs.
Roger/Davo
Posted by Sylvia Else on July 18, 2009, 8:56 am
Was Istoben wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:46:06 +1000, Lu R wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleIdd384
>>>
>>> Guess you aus.cars dinosaurs will finally relent and bow to your hybrid
>>> masters lol.
>>>
>>> "The expansion of Toyota's local hybrid range is in keeping with the
>>> global ambitions of the company, which plans to have a hybrid version of
>>> every vehicle in its range by the 2020s."
>>
>> Here to stay? I think not. Hybrids by their very nature are a short-
>> term engineering 'solution' to a problem. Do you seriously think that
>> people will be driving petrol/electric vehicles in 20 years time?
>>
> We've been driving petrol/electric trains for the past 50 years.
>
You mean diesel electric.
But they're not hybrids. The engine drives a generator, which powers
traction motors which turn the wheels. The engine never drives the
wheels directly.
Sylvia.
Posted by nofarkenway on July 18, 2009, 1:59 pm
> Was Istoben wrote:
> >> On Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:46:06 +1000, Lu R wrote:
> >>>http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleId=64384
> >>> Guess you aus.cars dinosaurs will finally relent and bow to your hybrid
> >>> masters lol.
> >>> "The expansion of Toyota's local hybrid range is in keeping with the
> >>> global ambitions of the company, which plans to have a hybrid version of
> >>> every vehicle in its range by the 2020s."
> >> Here to stay? I think not. Hybrids by their very nature are a short-
> >> term engineering 'solution' to a problem. Do you seriously think that
> >> people will be driving petrol/electric vehicles in 20 years time?
> > We've been driving petrol/electric trains for the past 50 years.
> You mean diesel electric.
> But they're not hybrids. The engine drives a generator, which powers
> traction motors which turn the wheels. The engine never drives the
> wheels directly.
> Sylvia.
Exctly correct. The alternator, switching circuits, cables and
traction motors are nothing more than a transmission. Also seen on
large mine trucks.
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> >> term engineering 'solution' to a problem. Do you seriously think that
> >> people will be driving petrol/electric vehicles in 20 years time?
> > We've been driving petrol/electric trains for the past 50 years.
> A train that runs on petrol?!!?
> --
> Knob