Dean Kamen shows off Stirling hybrid
Dean Kamen's Stirling hybridWhether it was coincidence or not, inventor Dean Kamen showed off his Stirling hybrid vehicle the same day Ford and GM reported bankruptcy-like 3rd quarter numbers Friday. The Kamen hybrid can achieve 60 miles of EV power and then utilize Kamen's take on the Stirling engine to back up the battery using just about any liquid fuel, including biofuels and natural gas.
Kamen hopes to mass-produce this vehicle throughout the world and seemed to use the debut to lobby President Elect Barack Obama for a new vision claiming that today's automakers don't understand Darwin and, therefore, technological evolution.
"I think what Darwin really was saying was: It's not the fittest, not the smartest, not the strongest; it's the ones that can adapt to change. And big industries that have long histories, particularly successful long histories, and a lot of ingrained infrastructure become the least adaptable to change," said Kamen according to the UnionLeader. "And when a disruptive opportunity comes along, they are the last that are capable of dealing with it."
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posted by Dahcredyns at
8:29 AM
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Excellent!
Now you know why Ford and GM must die and make way. These fools can't even be bothered to make a car that offers 40 miles EV...this car, essentially a garage job but better, can muster 60 miles.
Good bye Ford, GM, Chrysler...GOOD RIDDANCE.
that's not totally fair, noz. if the volt, for instance, was this small, it would easily get 60 miles of electricity.
still, i think what kamen states, and i agree, is that automakers still can't think outside of the box. the volt looks pretty much like any other car. well, the us auto industry needs to start making totally different cars.
the entire auto industry needs to move in a completely different direction. transportation needs a bigger revolution than just powertrains. we need smaller cars, even one seaters. we need to stop wasting so much energy, so many materials and be driven by practicality and functionality - dirty words in today's auto industry.
ps - just a warning - i'm probably going to piss u off with my next post. but, all in good fun!
What's not fair is that I cannot purchase a 120 mile range Toyota RAV4 EV or a 160 NiMH EV1....or a Honda EV or a Ranger EV or an S-10 EV, ad nauseum.
true, but we can't control that. so, this does give hope.
CHAD:
I think it is fair because GM should and could make such a car right? But it doesn't.
These companies are still too caught up in the poser, horsepower, and my member is bigger than yours game.
The blame isn't solely on the manufacturers though...go to any automotive forums and you'll find plenty of douchebags with small penises trying to make up for their inadequacies by driving stupidly powerful cars...
Honestly, that's the only way they can make up for their deficiencies. And they think it's their right.
It's ludicrous...in a time like this where we need real change, companies like Ford come out with stupid cars like an F150 Raptor, or GM comes out with their Camaro or ZR1...
The Europeans are just as stupid...with their never ending power wars with BMW and MB.
WTF is wrong with these people? Do they even live on the same planet we do?
It shows that they don't care on iota. It's a real shame we can't transplant these types of people to another planet where they can screw themselves over all day long.
Hold the presses! The car you have pictured looks just like those produced in Norway right down to the chrome trim above the doors at www.think.no
I recall that Ford bought Think from a Norway company back in the 1990's and resold it after crunching cars at a San Francsico salvage yard.
Earlier this year, the Norwegian EV manufacturer appointed Ford Motor Company executive Richard Canny as its President and CEO.
The body of this vehicle is largely irrelevant, and Kamen has announced intentions of working with multiple manufactures, including those whom have taken control of Think.
Why doesn't someone develop a car with heat pipes on the roof the heat being used to drive a small stirling motor that charges up batteries for an electric motor. There are a host of ways heat pipes can be developed these days. Would have been an absurd idea a few years ago but we not have Li Fe batteries. Time to bugger off before I catch hell.
My guess would be cost and limited heat exposure, but that would only be a guess.
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