Dean Kamen working on Sterling Engine assisted EV

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Interesting article:

Dean Kamen: part man, part machine - Telegraph

He turns a key in the ignition: there is a click, and a barely audible hum; the car is entirely electric. 'Virtually silent,' he says. 'There aren't a lot in the world. A lot of people have hybrids, but a hybrid is nowhere near as interesting as a pure electric.'

As we gather speed down the highway towards Westwind, the whine of the electric motors rising to compete with the light classics wafting from the radio, Kamen explains the real secret of his new car.

Beneath the false floor in the boot he and the Deka engineers have mounted a Stirling engine. Conceived in Scotland almost 200 years ago, the Stirling is a marvel of thermodynamics that could help to replace the internal combustion engine - in theory it can turn any source of heat into electricity, in silence and with 100 per cent efficiency.

 

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Should be noted that Dean Kamen is a Tesla buyer.
Quiet Thunder: Politics & Power: vanityfair.com

 

[TEG]

Some of this had been discussed on the forum before...

http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/cars-transportation/634-new-combustion-engines.html#post3502
http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/future-cars/622-whitestar-fisker-eco-chic-speculation.html#post3515
http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/future-cars/416-bluestar-ice.html#post2364
http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/tesl...cial-tesla-roadster-owners-page.html#post2071

 

[doug]

Dean Kamen's Revolt - Stirling Engine REEV

REVOLT: The Segway-maker's next move | csmonitor.com

 

[TEG]

Can Think's electric car revolutionize the auto industry? - August 1, 2007

Daily Green: Dean Kamen DEKA Revolt

Deka research stirling engine

 

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Can't help but admire a man who does so much good with his inventions.

Dean and Jay must have the same stylist.

 

[TEG]

Dean is famous (infamous?) for his standard blue jean attire.

 

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Dean is famous (infamous?) for his standard blue jean attire.

As is Jay.


It's East Coast blue jeans VS Left Coast Denim. :wink: