... <jusjih@h...> wrote: ***....I wonder how to make electric mopeds ...that recharging could ***be done when pedalling.......With environmentally-friendly ...
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Daryl
et3@...
Aug 21, 2000 2:10 pm
James, You have done a great job outlining the problems vehicle designers are face with. The 2 main factors that contribute to the road horsepower ...
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Giger-Baumann
giger.baumann@...
Aug 21, 2000 9:16 pm
The vehicle desribed in the message hereafter already exists! It is called Twike. Have a look at http://www.twike.ch/ ... Von: "Daryl" <et3@...> An:...
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Daryl
et3@...
Aug 22, 2000 2:43 am
Giger, Thank you for the link, I will add it to the AT links section. The twike classifies as advanced transportation; it is a strong move in the right ...
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James
conundrumiii@...
Aug 22, 2000 12:01 pm
I rather like the Twike, but I wouldn't touch it unless it also had a *real* 1000km range using a *real* engine fed by a *real* 8 litre fuel tank. The as-is...
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Giger-Baumann
giger.baumann@...
Aug 22, 2000 7:45 pm
I never rode a Twike but in our village there is one. It is used by a familiy living about 1 km from the railway station and the shops. So you do not have to...
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James
conundrumiii@...
Aug 22, 2000 10:39 pm
Find a niche, and fill it, and be rich. That's a great example of a Twike's niche. My first instinct was to say "1km??? Tell them to walk. They'll live ...
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Daryl
et3@...
Aug 24, 2000 5:06 am
Hi all, Some eGroup changes: it looks like the fallout from the yahoo purchase is hitting. Let's hope it doesn't get worse. The adds don't bother me much, ...
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George Schrader Jr.
schrader@...
Oct 9, 2000 2:27 pm
... specific lengths ... and with ... implementing a ... resolve a great ... it ... reliable ... enhancements over ... propulsion ... with system ... ...
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Giger-Baumann
giger.baumann@...
Oct 9, 2000 9:44 pm
George, As I understand, what you propose IS public transport. In a new technological form, of course. But in my opinion, the main problem of public transport...
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Charles Sanders
nathhad@...
Oct 16, 2000 2:17 am
Peak flow here in the Hampton Roads area tops out at about 2200 vehicles per hour per lane -- I can probably scare up some more info for you if you need it. ...
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George Schrader
schrader@...
Oct 16, 2000 2:18 am
I have had such trouble being clear and succinct with describing the InTranSys. Unfortunately most do assume that it is some form of public transit system. It...
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Charles Sanders
nathhad@...
Oct 16, 2000 2:18 am
Gentlemen, I'd like to point out briefly that almost all forms of transportation used today which carry people more than a mile or so are really a form of...
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T_man
bccl06469@...
Oct 30, 2000 6:15 pm
Join today at UK_Road_Rail_Metro_News_and_Pics-subscribe@egroups.com This group is set up as a national transportation group and is a place to put all those...
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George Schrader
schrader@...
Oct 30, 2000 6:16 pm
Charles The modern highway system design I am promoting appears to achieve a direct enhancement in every aspect we desire from highway transport. To name a...
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Giger-Baumann
giger.baumann@...
Oct 31, 2000 8:46 pm
... I am very glad, that this is said so clearly. It means, no other transport system will beat our good old electric railway in energy efficiency. Of course,...
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Ed brighton
psst@...
Nov 1, 2000 4:21 pm
FYI - Both the German Transrapid and Japanese HSST maglevs claim to be more, not less, energy efficient. Ed ...
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Giger-Baumann
giger.baumann@...
Nov 1, 2000 6:30 pm
... Yes, at planned high speed (around 400-500 km/h) and in comparison to aeroplanes. But not in terms of passenger transported per Kilometer compared to the...
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George Schrader
schrader@...
Nov 2, 2000 4:28 pm
Energy efficiency? If your interested in energy resource issues visit www.egroups.com/group/EnergyResources (limited membership, to join, contact j@......
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George Schrader
schrader@...
Nov 2, 2000 4:31 pm
To Giger-Baumann The time and cost of loading and unloading vehicles on to this system does not appear to be a problem. At stations (entrances & exits) One...
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Giger-Baumann
giger.baumann@...
Nov 7, 2000 12:30 am
... As the basic technology is the same for both, you can turn it around: The same service concept could also be done on a railway infrastructure. But it would...
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George Schrader
schrader@...
Nov 8, 2000 7:18 pm
from Giger-Baumann ... I questioned the designer at length, numerous times and he has satisfied my doubts about workability. I have no doubts about the...
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Giger-Baumann
giger.baumann@...
Nov 8, 2000 10:22 pm
... In my files about rapid transit, I found the following entries with linear motors for propulsion: (opening date, country, state, city) 1976 DE Ziegenhain...
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George Schrader
schrader@...
Nov 11, 2000 5:49 pm
from Giger-Baumann >But the whole mechanical structure? Noise? Wind and storm from the side? longevity of concrete structure? Again. There does not appear to...
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James C
conundrumiii@...
Nov 17, 2000 2:43 am
Hi All... As a point of interest from a lurker, isn't the number one problem with permanent magnets the fact that they aren't very permanent in the vicinity of...
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James C
conundrumiii@...
Nov 17, 2000 2:44 am
Hi All... As a point of interest from a lurker, isn't the number one problem with permanent magnets the fact that they aren't very permanent in the vicinity of...
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George Schrader
schrader@...
Nov 23, 2000 3:13 am
Hi James C What does "Digest Number 20" refer to? You may have a valid point about permanent magnets loosing their permanency when exposed to strong magnetic...
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Ed Brighton
psst@...
Nov 24, 2000 2:06 am
George Schrader11/20/00 20:50 ... There are many maglev misconceptions, and here is another one, "wheels are necessary anyway for low speed starts, stops...". ...
