Introducing the new electric TESLA roadster.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOl_1S10jTk&eurl=
The TESLA Roadster:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rh2tka0P6M&mode=related&search=
2006-09-28 15:12:05 · 6 answers · asked by Joe_Pardy 5 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Thanks "szydkids" for the technology update on "EEStor" ceramic "battery".
http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/15/technology/disruptors_eestor.biz2/index.htm
2006-09-28 15:57:28 · update #1
Yes. It is in the nature of business to innovate and compete. Silicon Valley just may succeed where Detroit failed, although even they may be leap-frogged by technologies like EEStor and their ceramic "battery".
The internal combustion engine will be just like the horse - a quaint but outdated relic of a bygone era . . .
2006-09-28 15:24:39 · answer #1 · answered by szydkids 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No not really. The only other practical engine is a turbine engine and although it doesn't have cylinders, it's still considered an internal combustion engine. We sure could do a lot to lower gas prices if Turbine engines were used in autos. They can burn basically any liquid or gaseous fuel. Think about running your car on peanut butter oil. Boy would the exhaust smell good.
2006-09-28 22:18:05 · answer #2 · answered by notadeadbeat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, just as soon as oil companies stop turning ten digit profits...
No way - this world is a business my friend, and this world would collapse if the demand for oil ended.
Ask yourself the question, where and HOW is the energy produced to charge and fuel these new engines, by burning fossil fuels.
Until we can fully harness wind, hydro, and solar energy, we are dependent on the the oil dealers.
2006-09-28 22:16:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That car seems to me to just run on electrically powered batteries, which isn't that revolutionary.
But to answer your question, yes eventually, probably after a few decades, internal combustion will cease. Some alternative fuel sources are: superconducting trains, hydrogen fuel cells, nuclear power.
2006-09-28 22:15:29 · answer #4 · answered by s_e_e 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i own a repair shop,,and were not going to see the end of the internal combustion engine for a long time to come,,it may get a little more advanced than it is Right now,,but its here to stay for a while longer,at least i hope it is,,i need to work a few more years any way,good luck i hope this help,s.
2006-09-28 22:19:10 · answer #5 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plenty of people are working on options, but at this point in history the options look kind of lame. It's like fusion; it's always twenty-five years away.
2006-09-28 22:22:26 · answer #6 · answered by The Bird 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋