car energy consume improvements

[onepower]

On ammonia as a fuel...

Ammonia or NH3 is just a convenient way to store hydrogen because nitrogen is basically inert. Of course, the next question is where are they going to get the hydrogen from?.

I see a lot of this kind of this nonsense coming out of Alberta. The newest non-solution fad from the right wingers is called "emissions reduction". In effect, they consume more fossil fuels to scrub CO2 from the stack exhaust and pump it underground. They also consume even more fossil fuels to remove the hydrogen from oil or gas and bond it to nitrogen to produce ammonia.

In effect consuming much more fossil fuels to supposedly "reduce the emissions". It's almost like some kind of oil cult or religion, an addiction they cannot get away from. They would literally go to any length to keep consuming oil like a drug user no matter how absurd it is. It's kind of sad.

The neat thing about ammonia is even a relatively small amount of liquid/vapor can render you unconscious then cause asphyxiation ie. suffocation. It makes gasoline or even hydrogen look meek by comparison. A major collision, tank rupture could cause hundreds of deaths within a one block radius in a highly populated area. Like some B rate movie where people just start collapsing on the street and as more people rush to help they collapse and everyone's dead within a matter of minutes. Using Ammonia for fuel is probably the stupidest thing anyone could do.

However if you think your clever, wet a cotton ball with ammonia and waft it right under your nose. When you wake up and pick yourself up off the floor you will have learned a valuable lesson.

AC

[ramset]

Found: "the exhaust gas from the actual ammonia-fueled engines contains unburned ammonia, nitrogen oxides (NOx), and nitrous oxide (N2O), and there is a need to develop technologies to remove these harmful substances."

NOx is what is crippling the farming and construction sectors, depending on local brand of politics.

Having Toyota involved,and the claim of "the end of EV?"
Would not be good to have other issues ( pollutants etc)
Which would nullify the claim!


Not Toyota's first summer...
IMO the claim should be taken very seriously ( other players in the running ( ammonia fuel)too


One thing that comes to mind with ammonia
Could the human waste (ammonia) issue somehow become useful too ....?


That would be amazing

[lancaIV]

Urban movement Minimalism :
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-vegan-electric-self-charging-solar-tricycle--2#/
Looking for the conventional electric drive 1 hour consume : ≤ 450 Wh
Means,by magnet array drive :

https://www.voanews.com/a/can-better-electric-motor-save-planet/4235140.html
1/2 the conventional drive consume : 225 Wh per hour

Now we get,beside on-board recharge, battery swap station service alternative :

https://electrek.co/2022/01/12/taiwan-soon-to-have-more-gogoro-electric-scooter-battery-swap-stations-than-gas-stations/
These are steps to the 24/7 ' autonomous urban limitless mobility drive' .
Toyota 1969 city mobility concept :
https://oldconceptcars.com/1930-2004/toyota-ex-ii-1969/
50 years later it will become starting !

Oldie but Goldie :
https://www.brothers-brick.com/2020/01/05/the-incredible-inedible-electric-egg/

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p.s.: instead glass or plastics an alternative :

        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transparent_wood_composite
       wood car,wood garage,wood house,wood furniture,......

[adrouk]

I really don't think the future of transport is to keep ICE, it must be electric and all is needed is to fit an electricity harvester coupled with efficient motors and buffer to maintain continuous supply.

We need to stop the addiction to highly polluting system and just stop research for diesel/petrol alternative.

Or just start to look for the benefit of asymmetric capacitors eventually based on mercury where complete freedom of travel anywhere will be achieved ... just imagine we don't need to build anymore roads and disrupt natural environment, while we can use the land for any other purpose.
Also, imagine we dont need anymore to enhance pollution by completely elimination of clutches and breaks, mechanical or hydraulic gear box and so on. While we can dramatically reduce pollution generated by mining industry.

It shouldn't be that hard with all tech and knowledge available right now.

[lancaIV]

Why not as ' urban pedal generator mobility' ?
Bring down the 225 Wh by ' voltage/current amplifier' ?
How much we can pedalling in Watts per hour,conventional or improved generator/alternator ?
75 W per hour an adult,150 W per hour with improved drive !?
https://www.re-innovation.co.uk/docs/pedal-generator-info-and-ideas/

Option : Solar panel on tect,wind turbine ( resistance/drag versus gain),
brake energy recuperation !

Yes,we have the 24/7 stop-less mobility technology !

But is there a need ? For 1%,10%,up to 100% of world daily moving  population !?
Small e-mobile mass production,beside Micro-cars :
GM-Wueling in China versus Citroen Ami/Opel Rocks ?
Technical comparison,financial comparison !
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuling_Hongguang_Mini_EV
https://www.autoweek.com/news/green-cars/a36351549/citroen-ev-coming/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuling_Bingo

Is the industry really trendsetter ?

Streetless mobility concept ,'flying egg'  :
https://www.urbanairmobilitynews.com/air-taxis/volkswagen-developing-flying-car-with-china-business-partner/

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