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EVcast #111: EEstor EESU: EExpect EExcuses

Wednesday, October 29th 2008 @ 11:01 AM (not yet rated)    post viewed 2578 times

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  • GEM Hit by Log Truck
  • EEStor EESU? Maybe Next Year...
  • UPS Dis's Electric Hybrids - Goes for Hydraulics
  • BMW Mini + AC Propulsion
  • VOLT Makes Noise
  • Tesla Model S - First Look
  • Lithium Nano - Might Kill Us All

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John Briggs
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JohnBriggs said on Wednesday, October 29th 2008 @ 9:30 PM:

Bo was joking about feeding small doses of lithium to people to see if it is toxic.  Well lithium is already used pharmacalogically as a mood stabiliazer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_pharmacology

 

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Paul Cummings
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PaulCummings said on Thursday, October 30th 2008 @ 12:41 AM:

Once again fellas, good show! The Hydraulic system being tested and used by UPS was reported 2 years ago in Popular Science- it is good to see that the testing is still going on.  The PopSci link (it is a 3 page story- the hydraulics start on page 2) is:  http://www.popsci.com/cars/article/2006-09/race-100-mpg

 

It briefly describes the system as a highly efficient regenerative braking system- after all, compressed fluid is just another form of stored energy, like gasoline, batteries or capacitors- it kind of makes you think twice about the viability of compressed air as a stored source of energy as well.  The EPA, who has developed this along with several partners, originally predicted that the added cost, at least in 2004, would be about $600 per vehicle.

 

The link to the UPS part of the story this month is at:  http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008/10/ups-to-purchase.html

 

And here:  http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/10/ups-hydraulic-h.html

 

To see the cool-looking Tesla Model S:  http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/24/teslas-4-door-all-electric-model-s-sports-sedan-gets-pictured/

 

And Bo and Ryan- if you can wrangle it, another follow-up interview with Ian Clifford would be very neat!  Doesn’t Skype keep track of your phone calls, like cell phones and VOIP phone companies?

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