[Vwdiesel] negative aspects of burning water

[Val Christian]

That would work, conceptually.

> 
> Lock out hubs?
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of Val Christian
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 5:52 PM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] negative aspects of burning water
> 
> I think the VW diesel transmission has far too much loss, coasting in
> neutral,
> for an electric drive.  Put one in neutral, and see what it takes to turn 
> the wheels when it's jacked up.  
> 
> 
> Val
> 
> 
> > 
> > The most logical / practical solution right now would be a redundant
> system
> > - Take a Rabbit / Golf (or ideally a Lupo) and add electric drive to the
> > rear wheels.
> > 
> > As is, the rear wheels do nothing - most daily commutes are within range
> of
> > current electric vehicle capacity (30-40 miles).  Do it with diesel
> > driveline in neutral.  Then if you run out of capacity or need to go
> > further, run the car the regular way to get where you're going.  Throw the
> > electric driveline in neutral, or maybe leave them engaged and recharge
> > while driving.
> > 
> > Additionally, in a step by step process you could set up your windmill to
> > recharge it at home, solar cells on the top to recharge the car while it
> > sits at work during the day, run the diesel engine on biodiesel and your
> > 100% renewable (except for manufacturing) and very functional.  Plus the
> > added security of redundant systems if something goes wrong.
> > 
> > You'd sacrifice trunk space for batteries, but realistically, how often
> > during your day to day commute do most people really need a trunk?  Use
> the
> > back seat...
> > 
> > Chris
> > 
> > 
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