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Re: Flywheel batteries as EV power source

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From: Mark Wilson
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 02:12
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In <1992Dec22.214616.27043@fcom.cc.utah.edu> bbarkey@lark.utah.edu (Brian Barkey) writes:

|	And gasoline isn't explosive? 
|	I may be mistaken but any power source capable of propelling
|	a ton or more at speeds greater than 50 mph for hundreds of 
|	miles must have a significant amount of energy in it. 

It doesn't sound like you have been listening either.  In the event of
a catastrophic failure, gasoline burns, it does not explode.  The energy
contained in the tank is released over a period of 15 to 20 minutes.

The flywheel will try to dissipate it's energy over a span of milliseconds.

-- 
Mob rule doesn't become any prettier, just because the mob start to call itself
a government.
It ain't charity if you are using someone else's money.
Mark.Wilson@AtlantaGA.NCR.com
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From: mwilson@ncratl.AtlantaGA.NCR.COM (Mark Wilson)
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Subject: Re: Flywheel batteries as EV power source
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Date: 23 Dec 92 02:12:38 GMT
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