11-09-2008, 10:50 PM
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Engineering first
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Real Name: Bob
Location: Huntsville, AL
Hybrids: Prius Classic 03
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Sterling-Electric
http://www.unionleader.com/article.a...2-913c8568fb36
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"It's the world's first Stirling hybrid electric car," its inventor said with a flourish.
Installed in the car's trunk compartment is a Stirling engine invented at DEKA, Kamen's technology company in the Manchester Millyard. It powers the features that would normally drain huge power from the battery, notably the defroster and heater.
That leaves the battery primarily for propulsion. "You're running a pure electric, which is enormously cheaper to operate and enormously more environmentally friendly," Kamen explained.
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The reason this is important is a Stirling engine is an external combustion engine. It runs on any heat source. Now this article is a bit thin on technical details and suggests the Stirling is fairly low power.
Bob Wilson
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