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It would require an encyclopedia simply to list all the turbine applications developed over the past century. What turbines continue to dislike, however, is speed alterations. Change their speed and you lose much of their efficiency. That's one major problem with this work-in-progress that they are trying to address.

The larger problem for automobiles, though, isn't with the prime mover, but with storage. Look under your hood, and the culprit will look right back at you. So while turbines have slowly improved over the decades, the battery really hasn't; at least it hasn't in sizes large enough to be useful on the Interstate. We like to pretend this problem doesn't exist and edge around it with hybrids or press releases. But it always reaches out and bites us.

Having watched battery technology stagnate for more years than I care to admit, I'd guess we have a better chance of discovering a way to acquire alternating current at highway speeds.

Posted by: nikacat   Posted on: 11/02/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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