http://transitlab.org thinking about technology, art and science Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:31:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://transitlab.org/2009/open-source-cars http://transitlab.org/2009/open-source-cars#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:36:15 +0000 Brian http://transitlab.org/2009/open-source-cars A very interesting panel on opensource hydrogen cars at #openhw.
Start with a blank page, get rid of the gearchain, use 4 seperate motors, get regenerative braking from all of them.
Car is small and lighter without gear chain.
Interesting, they riversimple has IP and thats ok, but it also can use out of patent hydrogen cell technology.
Keeping the car on the road, and on the books of the factory, only leasing it, means its in the best interest to make it good, make it ecological, make it light in resources.

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