Auto: Lexus sara' la prima marca full hybrid

[birillo21]

Auto: Lexus sara' la prima marca full hybrid

(ANSA) - ROMA, 9 GIU - Lexus, il brand di lusso della Toyota, sara' nel 2013 la prima marca ad offrire in Italia esclusivamente modelli con propulsione ibrida.
Lo ha anticipato Massimo Gargano, AD di Toyota Motor Italia, durante la presentazione della gamma 2010 Lexus e la contemporanea anteprima della CT 200h, inedito modello premium del segmento C che verra' commercializzato nel 2011.

 

[G5]

Se da una parte la cosa è interessante dall'altra è una scommessa quasi suicida ..... e se l'ibrido non passa?

 

[matteomatte1]

Se da una parte la cosa è interessante dall'altra è una scommessa quasi suicida ..... e se l'ibrido non passa?

adesso arriva il velinaro vag e ti sistema per benino...

 

[birillo21]

L'ibrido è l'unico sistema che assicura autonomia, potenze e velocità, paragonabili al termico a combustibili fossili, con consumi di carburante molto ridotti.

Direi che al momento è la strada più ragionevole dati i limiti del tutto elettrico.

 

[G5]

Concordo sul fatto tecnico ma il mercato la penserà allo stesso modo?

 

[birillo21]

Il portafoglio è imperativo in tutte le tasche. :lol:

 

[G5]

Vabbhé allora dobbiamo scommettere sulla crisi e non sulla ripresa.

 

[birillo21]

Il Petrolio non è una risorsa eterna.

 

[G5]

No ma l'ibrido come lo conosciamo e come lo promuove Lexus non può prescindere dal petrolio!

 

[birillo21]

Ma il tutto elettrico al momento attuale non è promovibile alla sostituzione del termico.

Quando offrirà prestazioni, non solo velocistiche, paragonabili al termico sarà promovibile al mercato.

Poi, in Italia, anche il tutto elettrico non può fare a meno dei combustibili fossili, dato che produciamo elettricità con centrali termiche.

 

[G5]

In Italia non credo sia immaginabile il tutto elettrico data la conformazione del territorio. Ma il punto non è ciò che penso io che mi riconosco nell'ibrido ... il problema è cosa ne pensano gli altri. Onestamente speravo in un successo ancora maggiore invece vedo volare le Panda 1.2 a GPL che devi spingerla per farla muovere ....

 

[birillo21]

:?: Volare le Panda a gpl?

 

[birillo21]

EADS to Showcase Innovative Hybrid Helicopter Concept At ILA 2010
Thu, 10 Jun '10

Diesel-Electric Hybrid Propulsion System Claims Lower Noise, Improved Safety, Half The Emissions
EADS says it plans to present an innovative hybrid helicopter concept at ILA Berlin Airshow 2010. EADS Innovation Works, the corporate research and technology network of EADS, develops diesel-electric hybrid concepts as part of the Group?s research to make helicopters more environmentally friendly. EADS says the highly efficient electrical motors driving the rotors, combined with diesel engines, reduce fuel consumption and emissions by up to 50 percent.

The EADS Innovation Works Eco2Avia research platform will open up new possibilities for cleaner, safer and more quiet helicopter and aviation operations?, says Dr. Jean Botti, Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of EADS. Take-offs and landings are possible on electrical power alone, resulting in lower noise levels and improved flight safety.

The main components of this patented hybrid system are multiple dieselelectric motor-generator units, a pair of high-performance batteries and a power electronics unit controlling the energy flows for best efficiency. The OPOC (Opposed Piston, Opposed Cylinder) diesel engines offer a fuel economy improvement of up to 30 percent compared to today?s helicopter turbine engines. The OPOC engine?s power output shafts are fitted with advanced, weight-optimised generators delivering electrical current to the power electronics unit. This unit manages the distribution of the electricity to the electrical motors driving the main rotor and the tail rotor, to and from the batteries as well as to the other user systems on the helicopter.

The four independent energy sources of this kind of propulsion system ensure very high levels of flight safety and efficiency. Several different kinds of combustion engines could be integrated into such a hybrid system. The hybrid system architecture allows the main rotor and its electrical drive to be tilted forward during cruise flight. This enables the helicopter?s fuselage to remain at its optimum alignment with the airstream, minimizing aerodynamic drag and thereby reducing the power demand and the fuel consumption.

Since the tail rotor has no mechanical linkage to the main rotor and its power source, it can be turned off at higher speeds. During these flight phases, stability and control as well as balancing of the rotor torque are provided by the aerodynamic properties of the helicopter?s tail fin and rudder.

The model of a concept helicopter, showcased at ILA, exemplifies EADS Innovation Works? research towards eco-efficient propulsion system solutions for future helicopters. This is one of the projects that are grouped under the name of eCO2avia by EADS Innovation Works.

FMI: www.eads.com

http://www.aero-news.net/news/commbus.cfm?ContentBlockID=5dc3b387-b839-4c15-ad49-0115a43bdf43&Dynamic=1

 

[birillo21]

Algae-Based Biofuel Powers Austro-Engine DA42NG At ILA
Thu, 10 Jun '10

EADS Showcasing Alternate Fuel By Flying Daily Demonstrations

The world?s first flights of an aircraft powered by pure biofuel made from algae are happening this week at the ILA 2010 in Berlin. EADS is using a Diamond Aircraft DA42 New Generation powered by two Austro Engine AE300 engines for the daily flight demonstrations.

EADS says the higher energy content of the algae biofuel means the fuel consumption of the aircraft is about 0.4 gallons per hour lower when compared to conventional JET-A1 fuel, but the engine performance is unaffected. Tests also proved that only relatively minor modifications and adjustments had to be made to the aircraft?s engines to qualify the biofuel from algae for the demonstration flights.

Algae are considered to be promising potential feedstock for biofuels, as certain species of algae contain high amounts of oil. This oil can be extracted, processed and refined for various uses. Grown for many years on a commercial basis for the development of products such as food supplements and cosmetics, microalgae have now emerged as one of the leading sources for alternative fuels. Microalgae reproduce rapidly and create at least 30 times more organic substance (biomass) per cultivation area than, for example, rapeseed. Their cultivation does not compete with food production. Algae can be grown on poor quality land using non potable or saltwater.

?Our pure bio fuel flight from algae is a world first,? says Dr. Jean Botti, Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of EADS. ?This opens up the feasibility of carbon-neutral flights and we will continue to focus our research in this exciting area. Third generation biofuels are more than just a replacement for fossil petroleum - they push the possibilities of future propulsion.?

The exhaust gas quality measurements indicate that biofuel from algae contains eight times less hydrocarbons than kerosene derived from crude oil. In addition, nitrogen oxide and sulfur oxide emissions will also be reduced (up to 40 percent less nitrogen oxides and ca. 10 ppm sulfur oxides vs. 600 ppm of conventional Jet-A1-fuel) due to the very low nitrogen and sulfur content of the biofuel compared to fossil fuel.

Algae can be produced in sufficiently large quantities without competing with food production for fertile land or potable water. EADS research shows that all necessary technologies to develop the production of biofuel from algae are known, but industrial size and economy require further development. EADS is working with partners towards a pilot project to develop the necessary industrial infrastructure. The project is led by EADS Innovation Works, the corporate research and technology network of EADS and supported by the Bavarian Ministry of Economics, Transportation and Technology through the Government of Upper Bavaria with funding from the Bavarian aerospace research and technology program (Project Bay68 ?Biofuel from Algae?). The project is carried out in partnership with IGV GmbH of Potsdam, Diamond Aircraft and Austro Engines of Austria. The algae oil for flight testing and demonstration flights was delivered by Biocombustibles del Chubut S.A. in Argentina and refined into biofuel by VTS Verfahrenstechnik Schwedt, Germany.

Currently it is significantly more expensive to produce oil from algae in comparison to sourcing crude oil. If algae-based fuel is to be able to compete with kerosene, research and development work must aim to establish a cost effective mass production of algae biofuels using industrial quantities of carbon dioxide.

?As a systems architect of aircraft and helicopters, we consider that it is our responsibility to foster research on biofuels, even if we are not directly involved in the energy business?, says EADS CTO Jean Botti. ?Therefore, EADS pursues research for suitable alternatives to fossil fuels and works together with leading research institutes as well as state governments and stakeholder companies from around the world towards achieving the climate protection goals of the aviation industry.? The goals for the year 2020 set by the Advisory Council for Aeronautics Research in Europe (ACARE) include a carbon dioxide reduction by 50% and a nitrogen oxides reduction by 80%.

FMI: www.eads.com

http://www.aero-news.net/news/commbus.cfm?ContentBlockID=5dc3b387-b839-4c15-ad49-0115a43bdf43&Dynamic=1

 

[birillo21]

Nel primo articolo si parla di un Elicottero a propulsione IBRIDA DIESEL-ELETTRICA.

Nel secondo di un aereo che vola con motore che utilizza olio di ALGA come combustibile. Trattasi di Bimotore da turismo. Le dimostrazioni in volo sono quasi quotidiane al SALONE AEREONAUTICO ILA di Berlino.