r hettinga rahshipwrightcom begin forwarded text guy models plasma day r hettinga subject electric car edsel date tue 3 sep 2002 224920 0600 bob capacitor drive idea isnt completely stupid neither well thought maxwell wwwmaxwellcom makes sells high energy density capacitors called ultracapacitors deliver aircooled voltage regulated module charge 42 v hold 128 kilojoules roughly energy 2 teaspoons sugar bite donut weighs 16 kilograms electrical energy could converted kinetic energy theres enough get capacitor module 200 mph vacuum suppose take entire power density capacitor module 28 kwkg 4 hpkg punch electric motor much 64 hp electric motor weigh little 50 kg bet isnt capacitor motor would top speed 100 mph speed energy 128 kj initially stored electrically capacitor obvious torque vs speed characteristic 42 v dc motors support without wheels drive train etc vacuum drag lunarnationals would prefer bite donut original message r hettinga vinnie moscaritolo randolph elliott duncan goldiescot g gruff sent monday september 02 2002 1115 pm subject electric car edsel begin forwarded text status ro deliveredto forkspamassassintaintorg adam l beberg rosso cc subject electric car edsel sender forkadminxentcom date mon 2 sep 2002 212447 0700 pdt 2 sep 2002 rosso wrote john waylan interviewed wired years back pulled 144 second run quarter mile 91mph battery pack hasnt broken yet expects break record next year topping 131sec99mph run couple years ago hes shooting 12 second run battery pack huh dont use batteries 14 mile run use capacitors many times energy density get energy fast enough note battery packs fully swapped recharging run anyway like gas dragster refueled wouldnt cheating 200 mph problem adam l duncan beberg httpwwwmithralcombeberg bebergmithralcom end forwarded text r hettinga internet bearer underwriting corporation 44 farquhar street boston 02131 usa however may deserve respect usefulness antiquity predicting end world found agreeable experience edward gibbon decline fall roman empire end forwarded text r hettinga internet bearer underwriting corporation 44 farquhar street boston 02131 usa however may deserve respect usefulness antiquity predicting end world found agreeable experience edward gibbon decline fall roman empire wed 4 sep 2002 010858 0400 electric car edsel