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They admit it's two stroke, but they use that name because they have no oil in fuel and "it's cool". It's small, lightweight, perfectly balanced but has low to
by c2h5oh 3y ago
They admit it's two stroke, but they use that name because they have no oil in fuel and "it's cool".
It's small, lightweight, perfectly balanced but has low torque so it's not a best fit for cars. Would be great for generator.
- seiferteric 3y agoConsidering the negative associations with two-strokes (noise and emissions) it makes sense to try and distance themselves from it if it does not have these properties.
- cperciva 3y agoWould be great for generator. That was my first thought too -- this design seems simpler and correspondingly less prone to failure than most engines, which would make it well suited for emergency use.
- sethhochberg 3y agoThey're pretty explicitly marketing it as a "range extender" for hybrid electric vehicles. In the mockups in the article it seems like they don't have a traditional gearbox, so it sure looks like they're intending to suggest running it as a straight-up electrical generator even when mounted in a car. Neat application of the concept. Diesel locomotives have worked this way for a long time.