1. It gives a second power stroke for each combustion so fuel efficientcy is instantly almost doubled for equal power output.
No it doesn't. That implies a doubling of efficiency, which ain't gonna happen.
2. The immediate incorporation of this system into current production vehicle is possible since there is NO NEW TECHNOLOGY that must be incorporated into the vehicle or the manufacuring process, no new tooling!!!
Apart from a water injector, and some way to make the cats work in the presence of steam (I don't know if that is an issue), and some way of lubricating the cylinder walls in the presence of continual steam cleaning...
4. It is not dependant on RARE EARTH ELEMENT technology such as hybrid drive systems.
True. Did you know that a set of custom made rare earth magnets for a wheel motor's Halbach array costs less than 500 bucks? That is for a one-off!
5. It does not ADD WEIGHT like hybrid systems.( efficeintcy and weight are interdepenant, the more weight the more energy it takes to motivate the vehicle )
Ah, so we are using weightless water?
6. It does not carry the energy consumption in manufacuring penilty of hybrid systems. ( there is an overfocus on end use energy comsumption of modern vehicles and an oversight of the energy requirements to manufacture the vehicle. MOST VEHICLES FROM RAW MATERIAL TO END OF USE NOW CONSUME MORE ENERGY TO MANUFACTURE! NOT DRIVE 150K miles )
Cite? The estimates I have seen suggest that in one year a car consumes as much energy as it takes ot build it. Now, I doubt they were true well-to-wheel type calculations, but you are suggesting a disparity by a factor of 15, which seems high.
7. NO EMF's from electric motor/dynamo ( ELECTRO MAGNETIC FIELD RADIATION IS THE GREATEST SECRET HEALTH THREAT OF THE 20th & 21st CENTURIES )
I'm more worried by the well known health threats than the secret ones.
From the desk of Peter F. Roberts, CANUSA Motorsports Engineering, Syracuse N.Y.
Yeah, but who was sat at the desk?
Cheers
Greg Locock
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