Hi,
while not a fan of most " Green " energy ideas - this one really appeals. Done with good success decades ago, it is practical, cheap to install and run with no waste products.
Busses could travel 5kms or so between getting a fresh charge and off again in a couple of minutes.
..... Phil
**Nice. Some maths too. I like the video. Have you seen the battery buses in Newcastle? Very impressive. A pantograph pops up at each station, providing recharge for the battery.
**Whoops. Battery trams.
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** Yep - just checked it out. They call it " Light Rail " as with the non battery, similar system in Sydney.BTW:
I liked how the flywheel bus got recharged so quickly by a hefty 3-phase motor from a three terminal overhead supply. No electronics, very little electricals and just mechanical drive.
Here is the Wiki on the same thing:
Q. How the heck was 3.4kWh per km considered expensive ?
Even today at domestic rates, that is only $1 per km for a 20+ seat bus !
...... Phil
Phil Allison wrote
Only to terminal f*****ts.
That is more mindless bullshit.
That couple of minutes is bullshit.
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