Recent content by sergeklapwijk

Why do you come to the conclusion they have to be really big? Have you seen the AFS Trinity car? That is the system I am envisioning. Charging and discharging cycles, most significant example being acceleration, limits the batteries life cycle (it's no trickle charging), see the quote in my...

Apologies for clogging up the ol' filters with dust from bringing this subject back to life, I really wanted to know this. Li-Ion does not like the fast (dis)charging from brake energy regen etc., even if the battery would be capable of it, it lowers the lifespan, batteries like to take it slow...

So far TEG's from exhaust gasses (around 700 degrees Celsius) could only do get 300-400W or half a horsepower tops. Big assumptions made here, don't nitpick me on this one: With 90% efficiency, that would mean the thermal power is around 24 kW at full throttle. If a Seebeck TEG could do...

IMO the Clubman is a very good type of car to pursue. Of course, without the door arrangement used on that car, horrid. Allowing 4 adults, maybe +2 kids. With back seats folded down allowing the same kind of space as a Model S (with his seats up). With the Blue Star's seats up, making a 4 adult...

Li-Ion/Ultracapacitor combo? Has Tesla ever considered a combination of a small UltraCap with their Li-Ion battery pack in their ESS? If so (which I suspect), why have they chosen not to implement it? Much like: AFS Trinity AFS Trinity Power – A revolution in Fast Energy Storage™...