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Dean Kamen Combines Stirling Engine With Electric Car

Posted by timothy on from the is-there-anything-kamen-can't-do? dept.

Colin Smith writes "Dean Kamen, (inventor of the Segway) has combined a Stirling engine with a battery-powered electric vehicle based on the Ford Think to provide a fully decoupled electric hybrid car which can run on any fuel which can provide enough heat to run the Stirling generator. Think are also producing a purely battery 'Think City' car which is capable of 62mph and with a range of 126miles." Some stats on the Ford Think: Top speed, 55mph; 0-30, 6.5 seconds; Range, 60 miles on battery.

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  1. Diagram by russoc4 · · Score: 5, Funny

    For those of you who do not know what a Stirling engine looks like, Wikipedia has a very detailed diagram.