Comments by "Scott Franco" (@scottfranco1962) on "Engineering Explained" channel.

  1. Little known fact: when electrons move, they generate magnetic fields. Turns out if all the cars in the USA were electrified and all driving on the roads, the USA would generate a huge magnetic field and be sucked into Canada!
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  2. Sounds like it just transfers the wear/dust to the pads.
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  3. If they can make a liquid hydrogen tank work for a combustion car, they they can make it work for a fuel cell car. Then no bang bang engine. I suspect that it means any car crash means something close to a small nuclear weapon.
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  4. So you are saying fuel cells have a future for heavy trucking. I have a gas truck for towing, but drive an electric car from day to day, including for long trips. After this explanation of yours, this sounds like the right idea.
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  5. Sorry, the math does not work. A Tesla can go typically 300 miles on a charge. So you say that is equal to 3 gallons of gas. Now lets take a fairly efficient car, say 50 miles per gallon. So 300/50 = 6 gallons equivalent, not 3. I think what you are not taking into account is that event if a gallon of gas has the "equivalent energy" 33.7 kWh, an electric car uses energy much more efficiently.
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  6. How does this compare to a gulfstream jet? I can't afford either one...
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  7. Its a good video. So has Tesla fixed your paint issues?
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