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Ochoa0042
Posted on Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 06:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

not sure how heavy this system will be but 20% energy savings sounds good
popsci link
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Froggy
Posted on Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 06:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

BMW has been working on a similar system for a little while now.
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Johnnylunchbox
Posted on Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 07:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Also along the same lines...
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID= /20060227/FREE/302270007/1023/THISWEEKSISSUE
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Hughlysses
Posted on Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 07:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

It just proves what the steam guys say "Internal combustion is just a passing fad"
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Thumper74
Posted on Thursday, March 19, 2009 - 07:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I read a while ago about a Hybrid H1 using... Here's a link. There are more indepth articles on it...

A turbine powered hybrid Hummer h1!
http://ecotality.com/life/2007/10/24/the-60mpg-hyb rid-hummer/
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Ducbsa
Posted on Friday, March 20, 2009 - 08:03 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Seems like it would be a chore for it to be reliable for 50,000+ miles. Also, the power /weight ratio probably isn't too good.
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