RORMaxx working on wind-powered Formula AE sports car
December 31st, 1969
Two car enthusiasts located in Beverly Hills, California, are working on a sports car prototype that emits zero emissions and draws its energy from the wind. The car is the RORMaxx Formula AE and the first prototype could be rolling as early as this August.
The duo behind the car are Rory Handel and Maxx Bricklinas, who claim that when complete the Formula AE will be able to accelerate from 0-60mph in less than four seconds and drive for up to 200 miles once the batteries are fully charged.
The car will use a solar-powered battery to get it moving but will then use the airflow passing over the vehicle to power a turbine. There are four air intakes located on the vehicle to draw airflow towards the turbine, reports The Telegraph. Generated electricity is stored in a series of ultra-capacitors and is combined with energy also stored in a battery that is charged by solar panels located on the roof. According to its maker, the solar panels will be able to charge the battery in just 1.5 hours. It doesn’t end there as a new prototype battery is in the works that is claimed to be fully chargeable in just six minutes.
Powering the wheels will be an electric motor rated at 284hp (212kW). To boost performance, the car’s weight has been kept to minimum. The chassis will be constructed from lightweight aluminum, while the body will be a steel monocoque shell.
If ever produced for public consumption, its makers hope the car will be used for track day duties and bought by eco-concerned customers. Funding for the project has come from a major ‘fuel and commodities corporation’ that wishes to remain anonymous.RORMaxx Formula AE wind-powered sports car
Two car enthusiasts located in Beverly Hills, California, are working on a sports car prototype that emits zero emissions and draws its energy from the wind. The car is the RORMaxx Formula AE and the first prototype could be rolling as early as this August.
The duo behind the car are Rory Handel and Maxx Bricklinas, who claim that when complete the Formula AE will be able to accelerate from 0-60mph in less than four seconds and drive for up to 200 miles once the batteries are fully charged.
The car will use a solar-powered battery to get it moving but will then use the airflow passing over the vehicle to power a turbine. There are four air intakes located on the vehicle to draw airflow towards the turbine, reports The Telegraph. Generated electricity is stored in a series of ultra-capacitors and is combined with energy also stored in a battery that is charged by solar panels located on the roof. According to its maker, the solar panels will be able to charge the battery in just 1.5 hours. It doesn’t end there as a new prototype battery is in the works that is claimed to be fully chargeable in just six minutes.
Powering the wheels will be an electric motor rated at 284hp (212kW). To boost performance, the car’s weight has been kept to minimum. The chassis will be constructed from lightweight aluminum, while the body will be a steel monocoque shell.
If ever produced for public consumption, its makers hope the car will be used for track day duties and bought by eco-concerned customers. Funding for the project has come from a major ‘fuel and commodities corporation’ that wishes to remain anonymous.
RORMaxx working on wind-powered Formula AE sports car
January 12th, 2009
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The Formula AE uses wind-power to spin a turbine that generates electricity to run the car’s electric motor
Enlarge PhotoThe duo behind the car are Rory Handel and Maxx Bricklinas, who claim that when complete the Formula AE will be able to accelerate from 0-60mph in less than four seconds and drive for up to 200 miles once the batteries are fully charged.
The car will use a solar-powered battery to get it moving but will then use the airflow passing over the vehicle to power a turbine. There are four air intakes located on the vehicle to draw airflow towards the turbine, reports The Telegraph. Generated electricity is stored in a series of ultra-capacitors and is combined with energy also stored in a battery that is charged by solar panels located on the roof. According to its maker, the solar panels will be able to charge the battery in just 1.5 hours. It doesn’t end there as a new prototype battery is in the works that is claimed to be fully chargeable in just six minutes.
Powering the wheels will be an electric motor rated at 284hp (212kW). To boost performance, the car’s weight has been kept to minimum. The chassis will be constructed from lightweight aluminum, while the body will be a steel monocoque shell.
If ever produced for public consumption, its makers hope the car will be used for track day duties and bought by eco-concerned customers. Funding for the project has come from a major ‘fuel and commodities corporation’ that wishes to remain anonymous.
RORMaxx Formula AE wind-powered sports car
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Meet the top commenters on the LeaderboardOh man oh man, wow. Can't wait till they start building these. :D
ok.. article #2 about "wind powered cars".
and the second time chris comes in and tells you that this is physically impossible. this violates so many physical and thermo laws its not even funny.
the ONLY way this thing could work is if the car was already going supersonic. its called ramjet.. and you still need to burn fuel.
if some one invents a way to magically turn air resistance into air push.. we'll be driving air powered cars overnight.
I hope this conscept really works, It sounds totally cool.
@Chris
Oh come on, we all know this idea/concept is full of crap, but that doesn't stop the car from looking wicked cool :D
I agree with Chris, this is utterly ridiculous. Any transference of energy has at least some inefficiencies and a loss of energy in the process. It is literally impossible to put out more energy from a turbine(in the form of electricity in this case) than you take in from wind power. In other words, the turbine will create more resistance than it does power. Even if you were to somehow magically reach the 100% efficiency plateau, you still wouldn't have any excess power to actually drive the vehicle. You might as well just stick a sail on top.
The only possible way to make this work would be to add energy to the airstream going through the turbine, most easily in the form of heat. But that energy is not free and has to come from somewhere. Even if you used some sort of electric heater to heat and expand the airstream as it passed through the turbine, which could make the turbine process itself efficient, you have to have external power for that electric heater. I somehow doubt those solar panels would create enough energy to make up for the net loss of energy in the turbine system.
Unless there's something they're not telling us, this just all sounds like a bunch of voodoo magic.
regardless of how it works, they should focus more on a commercially practical vehicle. These car companies keep funding Green projects, but the projects are not practical. I would rather see the money go toward a useful vehicle than a super car.
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