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Old 25th August 2017, 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Goran View Post
I don't think combustion is dead yet (just lose the 'internal' part).
The next level will be using combustion to generate electricity directly for electric motors.
This is the most efficient way to turn combustion into motion. There are already technologies for very efficient conversion of heat to electricity if certain companies are to be believed. Combustion is of course very efficient at producing heat.
This is something was thinking about the other day, could the "jet" car finally come of age - small turbine driven generator (like an aircraft APU)?
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