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Single-molecule 'electric car' taken for test drive

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by qbee42, Nov 9, 2011.

  1. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    BBC News - Single-molecule 'electric car' taken for test drive

    Tom
     
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    dogfriend Human - Animal Hybrid

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    How am I going to get a sheep in a single molecule car? :madgrin:
     
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  3. TonyPSchaefer

    TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator
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    7 billionths of a meter per 10electric pulses.
    And that's real-world too. Not some hokey EPA test cycle.
     
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    DavidA Prius owner since July 2009

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    Mind you, this is a GenI version, and hardly even that, since it is not yet on the market. By the time ver. 2 or 3 are finally out, I'll bet you photons to leptons that the thing will be able to travel 20 or even 30 billionths of a meter per 10 pulse burst. I won't jump in until then. I refuse to be an early adopter on brand new tech.
     
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    Guys ... NO CUP HOLDERS makes it a deal breaker!!!
     
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    SlowTurd I LIKE PRIUS'S

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    sign me up for 30 trillion so i can get to work in the morning
     
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    This was a pretty poor piece of journalism.
    How can I tell if this car is fuel efficient without knowing whether the "10 electric bursts" were measured in American bursts, British imperial bursts, or metric boursts?
     
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    Looks like a motorcycle as there is no cabin space inside.
     
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    DavidA Prius owner since July 2009

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    Just a proto(n)type model and proof of concept for now. The real deal should be able to carry several atoms simultaneously in some enclosure, or it won't be useful for the market segment it is aimed for.
     
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    At least parking will be easy.

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    Nope . . . self parking is the high tech version.

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    Just wait until "The Stig" takes it for a lap around the Top Gear test track!
    The numbers will say it all......
     
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