Asking for proof passes for debunking these days? :) Regards, Jon Heese timnagin wrote: > Greg - waiting for more conspiracies to debunk. > _____ > > From: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Martin Gutkowski > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 2:32 PM > To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [DMCForum] RE: [DML] 50 Worst Cars-What Moron Wrote This? > > > > Crikey you two :-) > > NB electric motors and their controllers (not to mention batteries) have > come an awfully long way since 1996 and in the realm of Robot Combat > alone lurks some serious talent AND experience when it comes to high > power DC motor controllers. The hard stuff has already been done. To run > higher voltages and more current basically involves simply racking up > more FETs in parallel. And I use the term DC in its correct form because > I suspect the so-called AC motor controllers you refer to are actually > brushless DC motors. > > FWIW our very own robot used prototype high energy NiMH cells made in > France by Saft for a PSA (Peugeot/Citroen) hybrid car project which was > also canned, though not through any conspiracies. I suspect they twigged > fairly early on that they couldn't get the supposedly cleaner greener > hybrid engine down to the kind of fuel economy (and certainly nowhere > near the power) being gained by their very own diesels (which are among > the best in the world - I drive one). > > Are you saying the Tesla is being stumped by the car boys? I suspect > they may -just- meet their match given the kind of money behind it. > > Martin Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DMCForum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DMCForum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:DMCForum-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:DMCForum-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/