Self-Driving Cars, Hybrid Engine Options and Favorite Car Tech – HT169
Bill Rockhold and Bill Paulmenn (@BillPaulmenn) joins Jim (@jcollison) for show #169 of Home Gadget Geeks brought to you by the Average Guy Network, part of http://thegeeksnetwork.com/.
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Self-Driving cars
The Promise of the self-drive car.
Safety, convenience.
Smart Cars are “dumb cars”; can’t work in all conditions.
Rain, Sub-par Roads, off-road, complex decisions.
People skills.
Power systems
Hybrid (McLaren P1/ VW XL1 super-diesel hybrid)
Power fill, performance
VW diesel hybrid 250+ mpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren_P1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_1-litre_car
Plugin Hybrid (Cadillac ELR/Chevy Volt)
EPA 93 mpg, no range anxiety
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_ELR
Camless engine (Koenigsegg)
SAAB poc car gets 100 mpg with better performance. Can run on any fuel.
http://blog.caranddriver.com/koenigsegg-to-deliver-first-u-s-agera-in-june-working-on-camless-engine/
Electric Drive (Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, Tesla Model S)
Range anxiety, MB vehicle dynamics
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2014-mercedes-benz-sls-amg-electric-drive-first-drive-review
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_S
Old Tech Engines.
Gas engines 4+ times more efficient than 30 years ago. 2x mpg with 2x power.
Diesels have match Prius is MPG.
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