Re: The future of hybrid cars
From: Alex Terrell (alexterrell_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 10/12/04
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Date: 12 Oct 2004 02:01:48 -0700
Thanks for this - great info - see comments.
eunometic@yahoo.com.au (Eunometic) wrote in message news:<e935396a.0410111821.5ab6c126@posting.google.com>...
> > - Increased battery storage to enable 1 hr, or about 30 miles of
> > running
>
> Quite, but this is somewhat dependent upon battery or hopefully
> hyper-capacitor evolution. Deeper discharge while maintaining battery
> life is one area.
>
> Hypercpaticitors that do not require expensive metals (mass production
> can do nothing about cheapening materials such as nickel).
>
The battery type for regenrative breaking and for plug-in charge types
would be different. I wonder if it would make sense to have "hybrid"
energy store. ie, NiMH to provide 10KWhrs for driving, and either,
Lead Acid, a Flywheel, or the capacitors to provide the regenerative
breaking, where only 0.05 KWhrs is needed.
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> > - Plug-in capability - to recharge the batteries from a domestic power
> > supply.
> >
> > I estimate that 10 kWhrs should be enough to run a mid-sized car for
> > an hour, or 30 miles. Most cars, most of the time, do less than this
> > in a day. So owners would charge the car at night, on cheap
> > electricity, and do all day's runs on electric power only. Only for
> > long journey's would they use the high efficiency generator.
>
> Your estimate is about right. Typical energy consumption of an all
> electric is 10Kw.Hr per 100km per ton of car. A Prius weighs 1.3 ton.
Better than I expected. 10KWhrs is more than enough for a useful plug
in.
A 1 ton hybrid (a city run around) might get away with 5KWhrs
>
> Problem is that for a 4 seater car of 1 ton perhaps only 330kg of lead
> acid batteries can be carried and this limits range at 50% disharge to
> about 80km. This is at modest performance. (max speed 120km/hr or
> 70mph)
Daimler Chrysler's test sprint vans have 14 KWhrs weighing 360kg, so
10 KWHrs would be about 240kg.
My computer battery (Li-ion) has 64 A-hrs, and weighs 500g, so in
theory 10KWhrs would weigh 80kg.
However, I'm not sure what amount of the energy is recoverable.
> Longer ranges or higher speeds lead to an exponential growth in car
> mass so you can end up with a two ton car for a 120km range.
>
So target the majority of days for most cars, where mileage is a few
10s of km.
> >
> > At night time rates, 10 KWhrs costs 25p or 40c. This would replace a
> > gallon of petrol (~£4 in the UK, $2? in the USA). This would make it
> > very attractive for consumers.
> >
> > As most charging would be done at night, there would no need
> > (initially at least) for extra distribution or genration capacity. In
> > time, unused cars could even become standby generators to sell
> > electricity at high rates back to the grid.
>
> The plugable hybird in which a percentage of the cars travel can come
> from a simple domestic charge has potential as it won't tax the
> electricity network or require heavy duty wiring, plugs and sockets.
>
> (note 1.5 sq meter of solar cell will provide about 1.1kw.hr of
> energy: enough for up to 11km of driving) Some people will be able to
> drive to work on an electric charge and drive home on a solar charge.
>
Not today in England it won't. This could be an attractive option for
sunny locations though. It won't be cost effective against mains
power, but probably is against fuel taxed at European rates.
> I also think that parking meters can be made power outlets as well.
>
Or even power inlets! Both ways will require some simple car to socket
communications and authorisations and payments.
> >
> > Comments?
>
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>
> I also think that the 'light hybrid' in which an enlarged combined
> starter alternator can allow engine stoping and starting at lights and
> a small amount of regenerative braking combined with lean burn or HCCI
> technology is more likely to succede than more conventional 'heavy'
> hybirds as it is affordable.
>
> For istance a HCCI engine with a 'light hybird' may achieve a 40%
> saving at a much lower price than the Prius.
>
Good for longer distance drivers, but for short distance drivers a
plug in is a real winner.
>
> >
> > Also, is electricity currently wasted at night? I think some
> > generators (gas, hydro) can turn off to reduce supply. Lower prices
> > can encourage demand. Pumped storage can store energy. Is this enough?
> > What is the CO2 impact of increasing night time electricity load.
>
>
> Load levelling is always usefull however in some cases it is already
> levelled!
It is still a problem for utilities. Even gas turbines don't like
being shut down at night, and coal and nuclear are running 24 by 7.
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