http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/ Autoblog Comments for http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/May 8th 2008 3:52PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/]]>May 8th 2008 7:34PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/May 8th 2008 4:02PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/May 8th 2008 4:07PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/
I'm not disagreeing, but just playing devils advocate for the sake of discussion]]>May 8th 2008 4:14PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/
they go to a lot of trouble to minimize the amount of traction it takes to turn the cars, they have to be twitchy to get around corners at those speeds.

the gyroscopic effect created by the tires and powertrain are already very significant and more will be something the engineers have to keep in mind with the new cars.]]>May 8th 2008 4:18PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/]]>May 8th 2008 4:20PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/
Also, I hate to think of the safety issues associated with a car getting into an accident and a 10 pound flywheel spinning at 65,000 rpm suddenly being exposed to the atmosphere, debris and the people involved. I'm sure these specs would be different for a commercially available vehicle, but the system only works if the flywheel is storing a large amount of energy. Vacuums are also difficult to maintain, and materials behave strangely in them (outgassing is a major problem, and aerospace grade materials that would be necessary for lubricating bearings, etc.. are very expensive).

It sounds like it might be a promising idea, but there are certainly a lot of challenges involved. ]]>May 8th 2008 4:28PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/May 8th 2008 4:46PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/May 9th 2008 12:47AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/May 9th 2008 1:21PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/May 8th 2008 4:14PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/
this is the only 'hybrid' system that has a hope of actually increasing the performance of a sportscar until dramatic breakthroughs in battery tech arrive.]]>May 8th 2008 4:14PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/May 8th 2008 4:23PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/May 8th 2008 4:23PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/May 9th 2008 11:18PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/May 9th 2008 11:34PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/May 8th 2008 4:40PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/May 8th 2008 4:50PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/05/08/autoline-on-autoblog-with-john-mcelroy/
I wish people with stop with the nonsense about flying projectiles, the morons on the road are more dangerous than flywheels moving at 65,000rpm all of a sudden leaving the car, if the accident dis-lodged the thing, chances are you are VERY dead, it wouldn't MATTER!

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