Electric vehicle

[Todd Knighton]

> > Consider this, 4 off the shelf electric motors. Ridgidly mounted to chassis
> > and connected to the wheel via cv joints.

	No, No, No, you're not getting it.  We're trying to eliminate all the
possible losses that electric vehicles incur, thus more efficient, thus
less battery power required.  That's why the motors in the wheel hubs. 
That way no frictional loss through bearings, nor through CV's which are
horrible.

> > A battery pack per current electric vehicle standards, and one off the shelf small 
> > gas engine DC generators.

	No again,  the turbine motor can be made to run at constant rpm and a
much higher efficiency that any off the shelf Gas Generator.  Remember,
we're trying to make something that will work,  not practical maybe, but
if it does work, high volume manufacturing can make it practical.

> > I think you know where I'm going. Generator is sized to propell
> > the car at 55mph, stand alone. Generator and battery pack combined might
> > give you 0-60 in 3 seconds.  Of course, all of this would require
> > micro-processor control.  Ok experts, what are the real world physical limits?
> >
	Not with a small gas generator you're not going to make it to 0-60 in 3
seconds.  Specially with many tons of batteries on board. 

Todd Knighton
Protomototive Engineering