Would like feedback on new Hybrid car design

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I am developing a new hybrid electric car project and I would love to have some feedback from experienced electric car builders on the site. Please take a look at our hybrid electric car project hosted on the Rockethub site at http://rkthb.co/8320

Thanks in advance for your input and support.

Robby Richards
Copernicus Energy, Inc.
 
Interesting idea, but I regret to say that I can see some flaws that may well cause your project a lot of pain and grief.

First off, you've chosen an almost off-the-shelf chassis/body combination that was designed for a high power motor. It's not optimised for low weight, low rolling resistance or low drag so you are starting with a fairly poor basic vehicle, in terms of making an efficient, low fuel consumption car. There is a good reason that successful hybrids tend to be light and aerodynamic, with low rolling resistance tyres and low loss transmissions.

Secondly, how are you going to tackle the IPR minefield? Several major motor manufacturers have effectively stitched up the majority of hybrid drive topologies with patents. Toyota, for example, have a stranglehold on the very simple, low loss, parallel hybrid drive they use, that stops pretty much anyone else using something similar. Similarly Honda have some strong patent protection on their parallel hybrid drive. When it comes to series hybrid drives things get more complex, as the IPR is scattered around companies like GM and some heavy industry manufacturers who use series hybrids in things like trains, military and industrial machines.

I'm sure there is room for some true innovation that does not conflict with the existing range of patent protection on hybrid systems, but you would be well advised to get some advice from a decent patent lawyer before going ahead.
 
I am developing a new hybrid electric car project and I would love to have some feedback from experienced electric car builders on the site. Please take a look at our hybrid electric car project on the Rockethub website at http://rkthb.co/8320

Thanks in advance for your input and support, and happy building!

Robby Richards
Copernicus Energy, Inc.

(moderator edit: I have merged your latest copy of the same thing with your first one. Posting further copies of it will result in removal of you (and your posts) from the site for spamming. If you really wanted feedback you would be replying to the replies to your original post and not reposting the same thing.)
 
This is a duplicate post, as you posted the same question earlier and got a reply (see here: http://endless-sphere.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=40530)

Mods, I suggest merging the two threads, as they have an identical content in the first post.
 
My old drift-car was dual fueled, propane and gasoline at the flip of a switch to chose either. Took 2 easy weekends to put together. (Impco 425A forklift carb mounted where the old airbox was, line to the liquid-air evaporator hooked up to a nitrous solenoid with a simple relay that toggled opening the solenoid with lifting the common positive connection for the fuel injectors, dead simple setup)

I don't see any mention of a battery. If you don't have a battery, or just have a small battery, going series hybrid will be impossible to match the efficiency of a drive-shaft assembly for all steady-state cruising applications.

I also agree with Jeremy that your chassis choice will be crippling for your project goals. 1st generation Honda Insight, or just using a Prius (because it all ready has an excellent motor drive system in an aero chassis) would be drastically better choices.
 
I must have missed a link somewhere..?
I could not see any description beyond a kit car powered by a hybrid drive using a dual fuel ICE.
No objectives, other than 60-70 mpg and a 500 mile range.
All a little sketchy and NO supporting info on the Copernicus Energy site linked ..?
For a project that aims to be completed in 3 months, i would have expected a little more supporting info.

PS;.. there are many existing vehicles, hybrid and pure ICE that can achieve 60 - 70 mpg and a 500 mile range.
 
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