That stuff's all good but this is the best technology I have ever seen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HedWtFw15iY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HedWtFw15iY
Is this where we are headed? electric 11 sec car!
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1000 lbs of batteries! To make a decent sled. That's what I think it will take.
I disagree--battery technology is growing in leaps and bounds--by the time this is ready for a sled--engine--maybe 30 lbs, probabley less --batteries around 50lbs9Lithium)--still less than your 800 drivetrain.
That cars motor only weighed in at 35lbs and pushed all that weight to a 11 sec quarter mile--now deduct about 2500 lbs and imagine all that it would take to make you fly.
Go beyond what you know right now and baseing your thoughts on that--but where it is going with this technology!! It would be awesome to have a almost dead quite sled that would haul like that!!!
H20SKE...
That cars motor only weighed in at 35lbs and pushed all that weight to a 11 sec quarter mile--now deduct about 2500 lbs and imagine all that it would take to make you fly.
Go beyond what you know right now and baseing your thoughts on that--but where it is going with this technology!! It would be awesome to have a almost dead quite sled that would haul like that!!!
H20SKE...
Well, they may invent something that only weighs 30 pounds, and stores 50KW-hrs of energy, but it won't be a battery. The best you could hope for is a fuel cell that works off liquids.
Batteries have progressed slowly. Lead acid is still in high use. But, some new technologies such as lead coated carbon pick up, batteries have a lot of promise, to half the weight of lead acid's in cars.
Lithium Sulfur promises to half the weight of LiPo Lithium Polymer batteries. But past that, I don't think their is a element that can store more charge per low atomic number.
Even then, were talking about at least 200 pounds of batteries, and more like 400 pounds, at best.
Here's a nice picture of battery progression. You could make the argument that we've 5X'ed battery energy per weight, but I believe it's only due to moving straight to the lightest element known.
Batteries have progressed slowly. Lead acid is still in high use. But, some new technologies such as lead coated carbon pick up, batteries have a lot of promise, to half the weight of lead acid's in cars.
Lithium Sulfur promises to half the weight of LiPo Lithium Polymer batteries. But past that, I don't think their is a element that can store more charge per low atomic number.
Even then, were talking about at least 200 pounds of batteries, and more like 400 pounds, at best.
Here's a nice picture of battery progression. You could make the argument that we've 5X'ed battery energy per weight, but I believe it's only due to moving straight to the lightest element known.
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