Eprom Security Board

Digital Boy tfaugno at qualcomm.com
Sat Aug 10 04:32:51 GMT 1996


At 05:03 PM 8/9/96 -0700, you wrote:
>
>P.S. Thanks to everyone on the board for the great response.  Sounds
>like everyone on this board is just chomping at the bit for some really
>fun thing to chat about. Hmmm, let's see...  How about electric motors
>mounted in the hubs of each wheel that will not only be motors, but
>regenerative brakes as well as use the magnetic properties of the motors
>for levitation so a bearing or some teflon surface would only be used
>for powered down conditions.  Then let's build the EFI332 to control all
>these things.  Actually, you wouldn't even need a steering wheel, you
>could use the controller to rotate the wheels at different speeds like a
>tank and turn the vehicle about it's axis.  
        Well, I'm all for the AWD EV / HEV concept. I own a Neon, and I'd
love to install 4 200HP electric motors in it.
>	But let's not be boring here.  Let's put an onboard turbine engine to
>generate power for these things so we have some acceleration, otherwise
>200hp motors at 4 wheels, or 800hp wouldn't last too long with the
>conventional battery technology.  You know, it's gotta be fun, even if
>it does comply with the zero emmissions stuff.
        Well, a turbine would be good, or a small diesel engine turning a
biggish generator to top the batteries off, and provide oomph when passing. :]


                Terry




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