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[dryheat]

I remember the Wankel. Someone always comes up with something edgy.

-But its highly experimental design made it the most aerodynamically unstable aircraft ever built.-

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/grumman-x-29-nasa-darpa-fighter-plane/index.html

I agree with the sentiment. How do all those EC's get charged up on a 300 mile trip on Memorial day?

Turbines work well.

[lyman]

well Dryheat,

it we put a windmill on top of the EV,, then as it drives down the road, the windmill would generate enough electricity to charge the car,


what could go wrong?

[lyman]

well Dryheat,

it we put a windmill on top of the EV,, then as it drives down the road, the windmill would generate enough electricity to charge the car,


what could go wrong?

[dryheat]

Perpetual motion. There ought to be a way..

[togor]

Anybody remember the Suzuki RE5? Wankel engine. Weight of a Gold Wing with 500cc displacement. Saw one once, heard it run. Strange bird.

[lyman]

Mazda Cosmos

and RX 7's were Rotary (wankel)

[lyman]

Mazda Cosmos

and RX 7's were Rotary (wankel)

[togor]

My wife's BF, right before me, drove an RX7. Wankel never really caught on. Knew the guy, gotta say he set things up pretty good for me after he dumped her. My gain, his loss by a mile.

[one shot]

worked on a Mazda rotary rx7 we put a turbo on it not my car but made alot of money street racing

[Johnny P]

The rotary engine was just never developed to the point where it competed with the piston engine. Fuel economy was never good even in the small cars it was used in, and it had to burn a certain amount of oil to lubricate the engine seals. While they produced high horsepower for their small size, low end torque was terrible.

[Allen]

Best I remember they didn't run very clean either. The main thing was though, when they needed to be rebuilt either they couldn't be overhauled or it just wasn't cost worthy to do so.

[one shot]

would you feel confident driving across America in a EV ,can you recharge it and go on the fly

[dryheat]

They don't fly yet. Can you charge them on the fly? Sort of. So Musk sends thirty thousand little satillites to space and we have to contend with 30K charging stations. Just doesn't seem like the old days.

[Allen]

would you feel confident driving across America in a EV ,can you recharge it and go on the fly

You could with the Chevrolet Volt. It had a range of only 40 miles but then a small gas engine generator would cut in and charge the batteries. Even though gas was being used it got good MPG and it wouldn't leave you stranded.

No longer made.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Volt

[Major Tom]

Seems like every car manufacturer is coming out with an EV. Still a lot of obstacles associated with all EVs'. Cost is one and charging them is another. I think there will come a day when there will be a lot of EVs' not being sold and dealers stuck with them!