Gizmodo Australia » electric engines http://www.gizmodo.com.au the Gadget Guide | Technology and consumer electronics news and reviews Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Magnetic Big Wheel Or Ring Of Death? http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/07/magnetic-big-wheel-or-ring-of-death/ http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/07/magnetic-big-wheel-or-ring-of-death/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:30:00 +0000 Mark Wilson http://www.gizmodo.com.au/?p=340223 Car designer Harsha Vardhan has a different vision of tomorrow. While his vehicle calls for an electric engine, just like we see in cars now like the Prius or Volt, that engine drives magnetic fields, not wheels.

(The magnetic fields, of course, do eventually drive the wheels forward when the energy is transferred from over superconducting fluid that touches the rims.)

The result is, theoretically, a very smooth and quiet ride with a low environmental impact. We just like the design for its neat, rear-entry cockpit and all of the potential we see in jousting of the future. [ecofriend]

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