Path: ...!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Bill Sloman Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: OT: Kids got an E-scooter? Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:47:00 +1000 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 44 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 05:47:05 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="4e0501dee833d2c81811b202a133eb1c"; logging-data="2077234"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19W2QKk0iqHd49FtaOHhluxgD7L1AReUSg=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:ABoUAHB+F421+vvCUNautz5yl4U= X-Antivirus: Norton (VPS 240625-10, 26/6/2024), Outbound message Content-Language: en-US X-Antivirus-Status: Clean In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2663 On 26/06/2024 8:35 am, john larkin wrote: > On Tue, 25 Jun 2024 22:03:41 -0000 (UTC), Phil Hobbs > wrote: > >> john larkin wrote: >>> On Mon, 24 Jun 2024 22:13:49 +0200, Lasse Langwadt >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On 6/22/24 14:22, Cursitor Doom wrote: >>>>> Get rid of it! >>>>> >>>>> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxwwzd99r2do >>>> >>>> there's a crapton of other stuff with possibly dodgy batteries, what >>>> makes you think e-scooters so special? >>> >>> Some are incredibly cheap, and I expect that most people park them >>> indoors. >> >> Seems like the problem is that the fuel and oxidizer are stored way too >> close together. >> >> If only we could separate them—hey, maybe we could save weight and be safer >> by using air as oxidizer, and even more by not carrying the oxidized fuel >> around! >> >> What an amazing advance that would be! > > Don't be silly. That's obviously impossible. Electric trains and electric trolley buses seem to manage it. Putting recharging coils under stretches of road (as is done for some - very few - battery powered buses) does limit the amount of fuel stored in the vehicle. -- Bill Sloman, Sydney -- This email has been checked for viruses by Norton antivirus software. www.norton.com