Other Great news this morning

Bix said:

The machines exist to power themselves running. But put a load through one and they quickly stop.

Realistic we need to use Hydrogen fuel cells (absolutely zero infrastructure for that), or have ICE powered electric cars. Similar to the Fisker, or locomotives. A small ICE generator which is used to power the battery packs. They'd still put out virtually no CO2 as the engine will only be used to make electric, rather than haul around upwards of 2t of metal and rubber. Battery packs wouldn't need to be as big as the ICE can happily top them off, rather than having to be huge to give range. We already have the infrastructure in place to top off the fuel tanks, and considering most cars now have artifical engine noises anyway, that satisfies that visceral holdup people have with EVs.

I've solved the worlds problems, all while taking a ****. You're welcome world.[/QUOT
I think you are right about ICE powered electric cars the new London taxi works like that and they are making a van I do not think MPG is great but good for local air quality

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Dopey said:

The Ford Nucleon is a concept car developed by Ford in 1957 designed as a future nuclear-powered car one of a handful of such designs during the 1950s and '60s. The concept was only demonstrated as a scale model. The design did not include an internal-combustion engine; rather, the vehicle was to be powered by a small nuclear reactor in the rear of the vehicle, based on the assumption that this would one day be possible by reducing sizes. The car was to use a steam engine powered by uranium fission similar to those found in nuclear submarines.[1]

The mock-up of the car can be viewed at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan

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Ian M in France said:

I hope land Rover never make one with the way they leak

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brianp38dse said:

Do you remember the old readybrek advert with the kid walking down the street surrounded by a warm glow that would be the JLR products

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