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snowwrestler
on July 2, 2014
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No crankshaft, no problem: Toyota's free piston en...
Anyone know why hybrids don't use turbine generators? As I understand it, they are more efficient than even the best reciprocating engine. Aside from solar and wind, every large-scale generating station uses turbines, for example.
TheLoneWolfling
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IIRC, turbines are really ineffecient at small scales.
It's only when you get up to large scales that they start making sense.
DigitalJack
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they are slow to get to speed and loud.
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