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A stirling engine might be a perfect part for a bare bones open hardware hybrid car. A stirling engine might not produce enough power to power the wheels direc
by markvdb 6y ago
A stirling engine might be a perfect part for a bare bones open hardware hybrid car.
A stirling engine might not produce enough power to power the wheels directly, but it could produce electricity quite efficiently at constant power output. It's fairly efficient, compact, relatively quiet and simple to build.
The electricity could be stored in fewer batteries and/or supercapacitors. The electricity from these would then power the wheels.
- markvdb 6y agoA stirling powered hybrid car seems to be a popular idea, but not taking off: - https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/stirling-hybrid-engine/ https://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/stirling-hybrid-engine/ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehWbFoMfmMo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehWbFoMfmMo - https://hackaday.com/2008/11/09/dean-kamens-stirling-engine-car/ https://hackaday.com/2008/11/09/dean-kamens-stirling-engine-...