130 MPG Car

[85_Olds_Ciera]

Here are two different articles:

1. Valentin Technologies

2. Official Web-Site

And some press releases for intent to go for the X Prize:

August 24, 2007 -- Valentin Technologies today announced its official intent to compete in the multimillion dollar Automotive X PRIZE

Aug 01, 2007 07:00 ET
Automotive X PRIZE Announces First 31 Teams in Multimillion Dollar Competition for 100 MPGe Vehicles

The engine used does not have a crankshaft...but has 50,000 psi injectors...and as they say,

b. The Hydraulic Free-piston Engine (aka: Innas: Chiron Free Piston Engine and Hydraulic Pump)

The 2-stroke Diesel engine has no crankshaft and valve mechanism and therefore very little frictional losses – about half of current engines. The combustion chamber is very compact and extracts only little heat.

Also, here is a description of this engine, and how it is used today here.

Looks good to me...Hello GM...get on the ball...

[geoffinbc]

Well I don't know it seems like an idea. But hydraulic circuits loose a lot of energy to heat.

If people stop burning fuel and start using electricity then we will all be much better off. Check this thing out http://www.teslamotors.com/

And it out performs a lot of sports cars on the road today.

[85_Olds_Ciera]

Well I don't know it seems like an idea. But hydraulic circuits loose a lot of energy to heat.

Each system has benefits/drawbacks...but, this system had different means to be recharged (fuel, electricity, & solar)...meaning, as a locally driven vehicle, it would be quite cheap to operate. It has regenerative braking...which is a big plus.

Did you look at the current applications of this crank-less motor? The tech does work...

I don't have the bean-counting info for these different vehicles, but off-hand, this one may be the cheapest to build en mass.

[nixtux]

Too bad it's $100,000+ for it.

If I had 100,000 to play with I'd consider it but then again it'd also be fun to try and build a fast Hybird out of a W-Body car.

A company changed up a Saturn Vue I think --- pretty much stock Vue /w batteries and it could commute 40mi just on electricity before it'd need to be switched to the gas motor.

It'd be awesome to do that to a W-Body car. Have a powerful motor but also an electric motor for those quick commutes. Personally that'd save me a lot of money at this point. But the 73' GMC I have gets around 3 miles to the gallon in town. Then again, it's hard to beat the torque of that old bitch.

Has anyone attempted something like that with these cars?

Well I don't know it seems like an idea. But hydraulic circuits loose a lot of energy to heat.

If people stop burning fuel and start using electricity then we will all be much better off. Check this thing out http://www.teslamotors.com/

And it out performs a lot of sports cars on the road today.

[85_Olds_Ciera]

Has anyone attempted something like that with these cars?

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Could you make your own electric car?

[85_Olds_Ciera]

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