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Re: Does the fact that something is made in China affect whether  or not you'll buy it? <NT> DangerJudy New
Re: Let's ask ourselves this... if we no longer make anything here what will drive our economy? decker New
Re: Democrats seem to like to drive Japanese cars?   BusteronBuffalo New
Re: True... Madison is the most Liberal city in Wisconsin and the state capital ... nearly all Jap & Euro cars down there decker New
Re: You can't expect people to ignore self-interest when making a major purchase. We've owned 2 Ford products, ezwater New
Re: You are wrong,,,,, acording to J.D.Powers. BusteronBuffalo New
Re: Define American - it's not easy. geoffcj New
Re: what do you do for a living? <NT> decker New
Re: Working on a company that designs and sells innovative products.  In a market where I will need to compete in a global geoffcj New
Re: congrats... care to elaborate decker New
Date: May 13 2008, 20:55 GMT
From: geoffcj

	Use seebeck thermoelectric generators to capture waste heat from the exhaust system.  Convert to electricity.  Use the electricity to power accesories or supplement the drivetrain, increasing efficiency.   We have some novel materials and designs that we've liscenced from universities and Nasa that we beleive allow our thermoelectric generators to be far more efficient than anything else out there.  Telling those details might require an NDA.   Or a big checkbook.  Or both. Our stuff is expensive, so we are concentrating on heavy diesel trucks (semis) initially.  If I can save them 15% of their fuel bill, that makes for a much shorter payback period than saving you 15%, so it makes for a better economic arguement.  As we figure out how to make them cheaper, or energy gets more expensive, the arguement for putting them in cars will make more and more sense. G

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i'll read it tonight when i have more time... decker New

Different than a turbo.   No moving parts.   Produces electricity.   geoffcj New

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