Fuel Cells

[Griffin]

Cool techno-tidbit

Monday, July 1, 2002

Toyota Advances Marketing of Fuel Cell-Electric Hybrid SUV
Limited Numbers will be Offered in Japan and the U.S. Later This Year



Torrance, Calif. (July 1, 2002)

[GTS LAID]

one step closer to 670hp flat torque electric cell engine.

[Griffin]

Originally posted by GTS LAID
one step closer to 670hp flat torque electric cell engine.

Oh stop, your gettin me hot. :D Imagine - 700ft-lbs torque instantly from a dead stop.... drool...

[GTS LAID]

Originally posted by Griffin


Oh stop, your gettin me hot. :D Imagine - 700ft-lbs torque instantly from a dead stop.... drool...

oooh i'm making you hot ehh??? dont forget to wear your rubbers (pun fully intended)

[Griffin]

Originally posted by GTS LAID


oooh i'm making you hot ehh??? dont forget to wear your rubbers (pun fully intended)

Good point. Otherwise it could be a shocking experience. I mean, I'm not ready for anything that terminal. I would much rather live to die of voldt age. BTW I appologize if I have exceeded anyone's capacitance for bad electrical puns, but this whole concept has me kinda wired....

Griffin

[CSteckel]

Originally posted by Griffin


Good point. Otherwise it could be a shocking experience. I mean, I'm not ready for anything that terminal. I would much rather live to die of voldt age. BTW I appologize if I have exceeded anyone's capacitance for bad electrical puns, but this whole concept has me kinda wired....

Griffin

That's horrible, please stop. As far as 700 ft-lbs of torque, I wonder how that compares to the linear induction driven rides popping up at amusement parks these days. (Like the Disneyland/world Aerosmith ride that takes you from like 0-60 in a couple of seconds)

[Griffin]

Originally posted by CSteckel


That's horrible, please stop. As far as 700 ft-lbs of torque, I wonder how that compares to the linear induction driven rides popping up at amusement parks these days. (Like the Disneyland/world Aerosmith ride that takes you from like 0-60 in a couple of seconds)

Rofl - that was kind of an arbitrary number I pulled outta my butt, but the acceleration potential is HUGE. Instant torque, to all 4 wheels if you want it... thats HUGE traction and launch. And Given that you only need enough juice to go 1/4 mile between recharge.... <Grins>

Griffin

[My2ktoy]

what about the hydrogen rotary mazda is supposed to be making? Its supposed to make ALMOST the same power as a gas engine, with no emissions.

[Griffin]

Originally posted by My2ktoy
what about the hydrogen rotary mazda is supposed to be making? Its supposed to make ALMOST the same power as a gas engine, with no emissions.

Bah emmissions smishions - I like electric cause of the brute torque / powah :) - Besides Mazdas been jerking everyone around about a hydrogen powered rotary for many years now - I first heard about it back in 92/93. At this point I'm in "I'll believe it when I see it" mode on that score. Of course I can see why they wouldn't bother - theres no infrastructure to support it. Once we have a hygrogen pump at our local fueling stations I think maybe they'll put their money where their mouth is :) Your right tho - it would be cool if they did it.

Griffin

[GTS LAID]

i saw a prius on the way back from montreal yesterday ... funny dude had a license plate VOLTS ... anyway... could you guys believe that on that cheap car the guy had some kind of LCD display... looked like it was from the factory too.

[Griffin]

Originally posted by GTS LAID
i saw a prius on the way back from montreal yesterday ... funny dude had a license plate VOLTS ... anyway... could you guys believe that on that cheap car the guy had some kind of LCD display... looked like it was from the factory too.

Yup - comes stock with an LCD that displays audio, climate, hybrid mode, fuel consumption, energy regeneration, and trip data. If you buy the NAV option it also handles that as well.

Griffin