Some of the swings in car technology are impressive.
- They have engines that turn off whenever your car is idle, and then they start back up the minute you let go of the break.
They’re meant to aid in gas mileage, especially on mid sized cars like crossovers which aren’t as inherently efficient as sedans. I have driven these cars a handful of times when I needed to rent a vehicle during our travels, but I’m not much of a fan. I don’t like the delay between the moment you hit the gas and the point at which the engine starts and the wheels start to turn. When you’re used to immediate acceleration, it can be a tiny bit of an annoyance. I’d much rather have a hybrid vehicle with an engine that can run actually on electricity with gas as a backup fuel source. These are certainly the cheapest cars to drive on the road, assuming you live in an section with charging stations for electric cars near your house and task. As gleeful as I am about these advances in car technology, right now I’m fascinated more by current Heating, Ventilation & A/C components like our low temperature heat pump. Heat pumps harvest ambient heat in outdoor air and transfer it indoors without ever needing to combust fuel or power heating coils. Since there is regularly potential energy in outdoor air as long as you don’t reach absolute zero, you can certainly transfer that energy indoors by reversing the refrigeration cycle on a proper air conditioner. Imagine having the moderate condenser equipment indoors while running an evaporator coil in ambient air during a chilly snap. The coolant coming indoors will be moderate and you can heat your beach house with the warmth coming off the moderate compressor.