Comment on Dutch students create modular electric car "you can repair yourself"
Quexotic@beehaw.org 3 days ago
This reminds me of a guy that used a portion of the energy generated by his car’s alternator to generate hydrogen and oxygen and feed it into the air intake, achieving over 100mpg efficiency in a stock vehicle.
He died mysteriously shortly after that.
xthexder@l.sw0.com 3 days ago
Well, it’s physically impossible to capture more energy from burning hydrogen and oxygen than it takes to separate it. Combustion engines are only something like 30-40% efficient in ideal operating conditions.
Building a repairable car on the other hand is very much possible.
Quexotic@beehaw.org 3 days ago
I was hoping it would be more obvious what I was getting at, but apparently the flu is hitting me harder than I thought.
I’m suggesting that the existing Automobile industry will not welcome their efforts.
I hope they succeed.