This is an initial submission for the XPRIZE Carbon Removal competition made by Dmitry Shkipin, San Francisco, California on May 1, 2021. The proposed product describes a bridge between all-electric and hybrid-electric power systems.
The future of vehicle design is all-electric. The future of transportation is hybrid-electric. From the energy design perspective, this is a problem. All-electric vehicles encourage clean power, are easier to maintain, and can last longer on the road. Hybrid vehicles encourage versatility and better battery weight characteristics. There is an understanding between these two very different, yet very similar, power systems – energy efficiency.
Such an understanding has a market – owners willing to operate and maintain a lot of types of all-electric vehicles including: airplanes, helicopters, watercraft, double-track road vehicles, single-track motorcycles, or any other mechanically powered vehicles we have not yet invented.
The missing bridge between all-electric and hybrid-electric power is a special adaptor, an auxiliary, rather than a hard necessity. For example, an all-electric road vehicle can be retrofitted with a highly efficient clean diesel Genset that is attached to the rear tow hitch of the vehicle, or placed in a boot of the vehicle (with special consideration for a small engine compartment) that can be easily and engaged during longer trips.
Such devices should be unique for each vehicle and can be sold to a variety of owners. A 2021 Tesla Model X, for example, would require a very different Genset auxiliary design than a 2021 Nissan LEAF. Both of these vehicles can take advantage of such systems easily, via a legally-towed trailer behind a vehicle.
Proposed Tesla Model 3 with Glideway system
Similar bridge devices can be made for almost any type of all-electric vehicle, but some, such as all-electric airplanes must be installed inside the vehicle, away from the air circulated in passenger compartments, in regressed areas such as loading bays.
I believe that scaling full research and development of Glideway systems that bridge this divide sufficiently meets the requirements for the XPRIZE Carbon Removal Guidelines because the mass adoption of these systems will offer a higher incentive for consumers to buy and use electric vehicles longer in a much greater capacity around the world. Such incentive removes one of the largest deterrents to all-electric vehicle use: range and battery life. Solving for this deterrent and offers a viable business model for worldwide adoption by existing and new owners of fully electric vehicles.
Provided that this project is selected as the finalist for the XPRIZE Carbon Removal, the available funds will be used to develop such systems for Tesla all-electric vehicles first, before any other vehicle manufacturers.
However, for the full Carbon removal impact, owners of all-electric vehicles must be able to purchase such systems designed to serve them and their vehicle of choice.
Proposed Ford E-Transit with Glideway system
Glidway System can be towed as a glider in a controlled flight behind eVTOL Aircraft. The best location for Glideway System positioned as a glider should be adjusted by a network of three separate control lines (Safety Line, Port Hoist Line, and Starboard Hoist Line) attached to three fast-acting hoist systems that can automatically or manually control the glider during takeoff, cruising, and landing. eVTOL pilot must be able to control and detach any point for the entire hoist system.
Proposed Airbus CityAirbus eVTOL with Glideway System, or Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation X2 eVTOL with Glideway System
The main advantage of eVTOL aircraft equipped with Glidway Systems is fuel savings over conventional turbine-driven helicopters. As a towed glider, lightweight Glidway System built on the basis of ultra-low emissions 30kW Capstone C30 Microturbine AC Genset (Compatible Fuels: Natural Gas, Liquid Fuels (Kerosene, Aviation Fuels, Red Diesel (Off-road diesel) Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel #2, Biogas (Landfill, Digester), Associated Gas, Sour Gas, Propane Gas) can assist a fully-functioning eVTOL aircraft with a legitimate Endurance time and MTOW (maximum takeoff weight) rating. This is a much better alternative to conventional direct shaft turbine-driven propulsion helicopters. There is also an open-ended opportunity to utilize clean Hydrogen operable microturbine in the future, because clean-powered microturbine technology has a lot of ground to advance upon provided that there is a significant increase in demand from the Transportation sector. Aviation fuel savings end up paying for the Glideway System over the entire lifecycle of the system. It is difficult to predict the exact savings of fuel without a functioning prototype. In theory and practice, an all-electric eVTOL gains an unlimited range with a Glideway System - a versatile instant charge point anywhere in the air. A Glideway System should be easily towed in flight by any modern eVTOL helicopter. My current preference is with Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation X2 technology, due to the high-end cruising speed capability. Sikorsky can (and should) develop eVTOL variant, specifically, because it can be used to reduce the preference on turbine-driven helicopters by the United States military. Glideway System allows mission-critical eVTOL to function because it yields an unlimited range in situations where eVTOL without Glideway System would simply run out of range too fast for any viable military and/or rescue operations. Glidway Systems make it possible for United States military to take full advantage of eVTOL and microturbine Genset technology with fuel savings, and to continue their strategic shift to protect itself from the ultimate danger to active operations - oil dependence.
Glideway systems must be easily integrated into consumers’ home electrical systems so that the Genset can act as a backup during a power outage.
For example, the Blacktail Solar Homes information webpage currently states: “Beginning with Phase II, Blacktail Solar Homes PV installations provide the opportunity to do more than generate electricity. The base installation includes a module called Backup Interface, which includes a place to connect one or more home batteries, a car charging station, or a generator.” Blacktail Solar Homes is an excellent example of a project that focuses on the ultimate solution for the global warming crisis – home solar.
Home solar is, by far, the most efficient way to deliver local clean energy for residential use because the transmission and control of power are easily managed by the occupant and because it is some of the cleanest energy sources available for a typical US household.
A mobile Genset becomes an ideal proposition for the occupant who may be willing to rely on solar systems knowing that an alternative power source is available to them to a point of eventuality where an owner may be willing to disconnect their entire home electrical systems entirely from their dirty power grid. With enough solar capacity, this option becomes quite possible for some homeowners.
The provision for AC power becomes an integral provision for being able to connect Glideway systems to home solar systems employing either a direct connection to the Backup Interface module, or either one of the all-electric vehicles that the owner may have access to, or both.
A device built with a purpose to extend the vehicle’s range is also a device that helps the owners of remotely located areas survive power outages and improve their options on what type of energy to use in their home, preferably, integral clean energy solutions that place their solar farm at the center of their energy use.
Glideway system parking layout with two all-electric vehicles per household
A dedicated parking spot for a Glideway system becomes a required necessity with a permanent purchase. Glideway systems should become easily integrated into the design of a garage, for ease of use for anyone willing to purchase a Glideway system and keep it there with their vehicles. Glideway system should also be easily parked unhoused at dedicated spot next to the electrical main panel, and secured with vehicle antitheft devices.
An efficient integration between alternate AC systems, by design, makes Glideway systems an ideal point of integration between two very valuable assets in consumers’ lives: (1) a car and (2) a home. To that extent, some owners will be much more likely to purchase a Glideway system instead of renting one, if an owner also wants to keep a stationary backup generator in their home as well.
Glidway can accept an air brake (or a hydraulic system for smaller vehicles) at the most rear axle. Glidway system should be the last car towed behind the main load because it is self-electrified. This advantage allows for several safety improvements. Glideway system should be able to stop itself in an emergency, such as if it becomes unintentionally disconnected. Glidway system can also activate brakes in difficult towing situations where a load of the towing vehicle begins to overtake it. This can be particularly helpful for heavy loads transport during icy road conditions. Glidway system can accept its own AI driving unit that focuses on the function of brakes, not acceleration. The braking-only function prevents any misguided accidents because the Glideway system should only be able to slow itself behind the towing vehicle, not drive itself.
Proposed Tesla Semi with Glideway system
The main advantage of all-electric trucks equipped with Glidway systems is fuel savings over conventional semi-trucks with conventional diesel-driven transmissions. As a towed trailer, lightweight diesel AC Genset is a much better alternative to conventional clean diesel engines. Fuel savings end up paying for the Glideway system over the entire lifecycle of the system. It is difficult to predict the exact savings of fuel without a functioning prototype. In theory and practice, an all-electric semi-truck gains an unlimited range with a Glideway system - a versatile instant charge point anywhere on the road. A Glideway system should be easily towed by any semi-truck on the road.
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity produced from hydropower. In 2015, hydropower generated 16.6% of the world's total electricity and 70% of all renewable electricity and was expected to increase by about 3.1% each year for the next 25 years.
Glideway Systems can operate on Hydrogen fuel generated in “reverse” from clean power such as Hydrogen fuel generated from hydroelectric power. Such conversion allows the storage of mechanical energy in the fuel of high density, other than fossil fuels.
For example, Ondskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant located in Kamenniy Bor, Republic of Karelia, Russia has an installed capacity of 80 MW, compared to that of the largest facility in the world, Three Gorges Dam located in Sandouping, Yiling District, Hubei> with a 22,500 MW installed capacity.
Ondskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant located in Kamenniy Bor, Republic of Karelia
As of May 2021, of the currently installed 80 MW capacity at Ondskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant, about 20 MW are actively used to mine Cryptocurrency to validate Bitcoin (BTC) transactions on a Public Blockchain.
Cryptocurrency mining supports illegal currencies, is a heatsink, and is a waste of perfectly good clean energy. Instead of crypto mining tasks, this clean energy can be converted into Hydrogen fuel to power Glideway Systems attached to all-electric vehicles. Glideway Systems are indifferent to the type of fuel used to power them, making clean Hydrogen-powered auxiliary fuel cells for all-electric vehicles feasibly possible.
Glideway Systems can produce clean power for a paying consumer: all-electric vehicle owners looking for an efficient bridge conversion from excess hydroelectric power, via axillary fuel cells, aka Hydrogen-powered engines.
Provided that the fuel cost of Hydrogen is comparable to that of diesel fuel, this type of auxiliary is feasibly possible because Glideway Systems are primarily used to extend the range of all-electric vehicles under mild power demand conditions compared to that of a direct drive fueled engine. A Hydrogen fuel cell likes to be taken care of, not driven by rapid acceleration power demands of a direct drive engine.
A Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), under mild and consistent power demands, are easier to maintain than internal combustion engines (ICEs). Glideway System, in effect, preserves fuel cell membranes against excessive power demands. Mild to moderate power demand on a fuel cell auxiliary is best suited for all-electric vehicles that already operates with a high capacity battery capable of accepting spikes in demand during rapid acceleration.
If a reliable paying customer for clean Hydrogen fuel can be produced, hydroelectric plant facilities such as Ondskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant can extend their 20 MW excess capacity to create valuable clean fuel instead of validating transactions to maintain a pirate currency.
Glideway Systems are designed entirely about the high efficiency of an electric engine supported by an efficient AC power Genset, allowing clean energy power plants to deliver all-electric propulsion via Hydrogen fuel cells, paid for, with a reliable revenue.
First, different types of fuels produce valuable by-products (such as paints, plastics, oils, etc. from fossil fuels) and/or can be coupled with by-products of auxiliary fuel production (such as residual heat from a nuclear reactor, residual heat from a solar farm, an outflow of a cascading hydro plant, etc.)
Second, consumers, businesses, and governments place very different values on the price of carbon emissions.
Third, the replacement costs of existing “well-to-wheel” fossil fuels-based energy transportation and power systems infrastructure and technology are staggering. It is not easy to reform a profit sector that has been developed subject to immense revenue since the birth of Standard Oil.
Fourth, some fuels and some production methods are more dangerous than others, are geographically limited, and/or require very different means and economies of scale to succeed.
Fifth, fuels and mined components of all energy systems are finite. Some resources, such as Lithium brine used in Li-ion batteries and Platinum arsenide used in Hydrogen fuel cells are either too finite and/or too rare for mass adoption in worldwide transportation markets without subsequent shortages and/or unsustainable pricing with overwhelming demand.
Sixth, some vehicles, such as hybrid plug-ins and all-electric vehicles, can accept electricity from any number of energy sources, depending on the type of recharging. For example, an all-electric vehicle connected to an autonomous Home Solar system, both in technical and practical terms, is charged with an entirely different energy than that same vehicle connected to a Coal-driven power grid elsewhere.
A fully-charged plug-in hybrid vehicle leaving a charging point has different fuel consumption and “well-to-wheel” emissions rating compared to that same vehicle leaving a charging point on a nearly empty battery, fueled with gasoline.
Seventh, the quality of fast all-electric vehicle recharging networks and the rate of auxiliary mobile range extender devices further complicate the calculation due to the added fuel versatility and practical considerations.
To change the balance of fossil fuel is, in some way, is to change the infrastructure of “well-to-wheel” fuel delivery, cost of said delivery and efficiency of the way fuels are produced, maintained, stored, and used safely and reliably, on a worldwide scale.
Commonly available, economically and physically possible pathways of “well-to-wheel” depletion of the Earth’s energy resources into the aggregate mechanical horsepower available for transportation of the vast majority of all ground vehicles.
Further, formulated assumptions must be made, complicated by the fact that some fuels, such a Hydrogen, may be produced cheaper with the use of fossil fuels rather than utilizing direct clean energy input. Is this a benefit, or a deterrent to Hydrogen adoption? According to the USDE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, this Carbon-emitting process remains an important technology pathway for near-term Hydrogen production.
The economic costs of releasing Carbon are highly subjective and are nearly impossible to establish, other than by free and open market forces subject to correct subsidies schemes from the major governments.
In some sense, Hydrogen fuel developed by storing clean energy from Hydropower is not the same thing as Hydrogen fuel developed via Natural Gas reforming. Yet, Natural Gas reforming builds upon the existing Natural Gas pipeline delivery infrastructure and is better than Coal-fired electricity. Today, 95% of the Hydrogen produced in the United States is made by Natural Gas reforming.
Eventually, it is the entire “well-to-wheel” energy system, that produces the best overall market outcome is cheaper to operate because it is a trifecta of (1) efficiency, (2) versatility, and (3) utilization of existing infrastructure on a hyper-local scale. This is why it is important to explore bridges and fuel-agnostic solutions that can improve all relevant energy systems in some way, through scaled adoption.
Each of the energy systems can be categorized by (1) overall efficiency, (2) costs of emissions, (3) perceived costs of emissions, (4) maturity of infrastructure, (5) capacity, (6) longevity, (7) sustainability, etc. Starting with the production of fuel, and ending with the application of power by any vehicle against a much greater, free-standing body, our planet Earth.
An all-electric vehicle, by itself, does not make for a “clean energy” or a “zero-emissions” vehicle, but it is the best possible “base” for the application of clean energy due to the high efficiency and versatility of the electric motor compared to the internal combustion engine (ICE).
However, DC motor on any vehicle remains deeply separated from the local energy delivery systems. Indeed, there studies that show a large number of first-time EV owners who have recently purchased all-electric vehicles have also switched back to fossil-fuel and hybrid vehicles shortly after as a result of impossible inconveniences and poor UX - the limited range and the slow recharging time.
Glideway Systems make it possible to deliver a coupled solution between the cleanest local energy available to a clean power vehicle, provided that the consumers and businesses can easily purchase, store, refuel, and safely forget about the fuel leftover in the system (something much easier done with diesel, than Hydrogen.) However, Glideway System is more likely to accept Hydrogen as fuel before any other vehicle, because AC Genset is an entirely optional auxiliary that efficiently operates to meet a consistent ICE auxiliary demand (+/-1,800 RPM) compared to a wide range of power demands, from (700 RPM to 7,000 RPM) placed on an ICE direct drive.
The task of the vehicle is to drive the fuel efficiently, while the task of the fuel is to deliver an unlimited range and a quick refueling capability to that same vehicle from the cleanest localized resource available (such as Hydropower, Nuclear Fission, Wind Farms, Solar Farms, and Home Solar) instead of the worst possible energy sources (such as Coal.)
NiMH or Li-ion batteries are unable to meet high demands imposed on the fuel because of the poor low energy density and weight characteristics (Heavy Lithium and Nickel components become a dead weight as they discharge.) The common availability of highly dense alternative fuels (especially relatively clean fuels, in comparison to Coal-fired AC) must work to help all-electric vehicles extend their range, instead of becoming a deterrent to owning one.
Crude and Shale oils are best used for their chemical properties, not as energy storage, but they are also predominantly used to power almost everything in our everyday lives. The task of utilizing existing infrastructure correctly, or wisely, is the task of building energy-agnostic efficient systems, able to utilize all fuel delivery pipelines, more efficiently, and become able to explore difficult fuels, such as Hydrogen, before the competition.
By design, Glideway Systems can help create a greater consumer market for Hydrogen fuel, and to reduce the need for fossil fuels (allowing for wider chemical uses of Shale and Crude oils) by coupling high-efficiency, lightweight ICE AC Gensets with a nearly 100% efficient all-electric DC motors already successfully coupled with NiMH or Li-ion batteries for daily trips.
Access to a Glideway System allows EV owners to bypass a slow, sparse, unreliable, and expensive network of stationary Coal-fired AC power charging points that may or may not be available to the end-user on arrival.
Glideway Systems are bridges for all-electric vehicles to become an ideal central element of clean energy transportation systems, by coupling the NiMH/Li-ion batteries and their dedicated DC motors to local high-density energy resources via a mobile network of AC charging points.
Proposed Glideway Systems are to be developed for and sold to EV owners (consumers and businesses) as optional mobile auxiliaries, for any specific set of all-electric vehicle product groups, makes, and models.
A turbine is one of the best physically possible converters of stored chemical energy into motion because of the ability to receive minimal pressure differential at the turbine’s exhaust compared to atmospheric pressure. This assures that most of the kinetic energy is utilized and only heat is rejected. Heat is furthermore readily concentrated, making it possible to “re-use” the rejected heat energy into useful work.
Microturbines have several ultra-high efficiency designs compared to that of a typical ICE engine, such as intercooling and heat recuperation that makes 85% combined thermal-electric efficiency in cogeneration possible. Microturbines are ideal for power generation at a consistent RPM setting, but unideal power converters as direct drive engines. Microturbines like to be driven at a consistent speed for the best possible efficiency.
Commercially-available microturbines have efficiency is ratings as follows: 15% Un-recuperated; 20% to 30% Recuperated; Up to 85% with Heat Recovery. Glideway Systems are unlikely to utilize Heat Recovery but can utilize 20% to 30% Recuperated Microturbines instead of a diesel ICE generator, if the fuel savings and maintenance costs are justified. Glideway Systems LEAPP (Low Emissions Auxiliary Power Plant) utilizes 20% to 30% Recuperated Microturbines to power the coupled AC Generator. Microturbine-powered Glideway LEAPP Systems are superior by design compared to traditional stationary EV charging points because it mobilizes AC power through mobile microturbines able to utilize a wide variety of alternative fuels before the competition.
Glideway System LEAPP Microturbine-powered Genset is simpler to maintain and refuel with alternative fuels, such as clean Hydrogen, CNG, Kerosene, Aviation Fuels, Red Diesel (off-road diesel), Biogas, Associated Gas, Sour Gas, and Propane Gas. The flexibility of fuels allows the same EV to operate worldwide in very different environments where, for example, some clean fuels may be cheaper or more readily available than other areas.
A microturbine, with higher recuperated efficiency can potentially outperform diesel ICE over the lifetime of the system and with better and newer recuperation technology because microturbines are stand-alone power plants that are most effective when used to generate AC power. This option is impossible on a direct drive diesel ICE, or even on a conventional diesel hybrid semi trucks. There are already examples of microturbines used on busses, and Glideway System is fully capable of taking advantage of this technology combined with the Internet mobile application where EV semi owners are able to schedule Glideway System rentals in advance based on their specific route and power needs.
Glideway EMP (Electrified Mobility Point) Loops are scheduled to run on a 24/7 full-time mission-critical operation on certain stretches of US freeways, looped between special "sister" facilities, where EV semi-trucks, EV passenger cars, and EV VTOL (eVTOL) aircraft can accept and/or disconnect Glideway-operated LEAPP systems.
Glideway System is towed back and forth into opposite directions by EV operators traveling in the opposite directions, rented by these facilities on their preferred schedule.
The EMP Loop option allows a certain number of Glideway Systems to run 24/7 at a consistent and efficient fuel burn to provide mobile charging between stationary charging points without any (or minimal) loss of downtime for the driver and her EV. The Glideway System becomes more efficient and cost-effective because all costs of operations are spanned into multiple EVs and there are no cold start fuel losses. Each customer is only charged for power that they buy, not the system itself.
EMP Loop facilities are extensions of all operational Glideway Systems the same way Tesla’s fast recharging networks and EVgo networks are an extension of all operational EVs present in their localities. EMP "sister" facilities are cheaper to operate due to economies of scale, compared to a random localized setting if the area, speed, and range can assist an EV better than an alternative. The economies of scale allow the operator of EMP to offer auxiliary services to EV operators, including food, lodging, convenience shopping, etc.
The first LEAPP-capable Loop is proposed to be developed on an open stretch of I-5 corridor between Port of Oakland (City of Oakland) and Port of Los Angeles (City of Los Angeles,) likely between two specifically-designed EMP Loop facilities: "Base" in Santa Nella, CA and "Tail" in Grapevine, CA. These proposed "sister" EMP Loop facilities are to receive, send out, service, and refuel with clean fuels a dedicated fleet of Glideway LEAPP Systems, as a team effort. Glideway EMP Loops are designed to form a genuine network of shared stationary and mobile auxiliary charge points that can significantly increase the adoption rate of heavy-duty EVs on all major freeways if designed to operate on certain sections of road where, for example, Tesla Semi or VNR Electric Volvo Semi are able re-charge in motion BEFORE beginning the final leg of their trip.
Proposed Grapevine, CA EMP facility "Tail" supports primary Santa Nella, CA EMP facility "Base" where no Glideway System normally travels past either facility. Each EMP facility must have full access to the entire I-5 freeway by means of four one-way roadways, separated by a safety barrier, where two roadways start from each direction of the freeway and two roadways merge back into each direction of the freeway. The exterior space of the entire sorting facility and all exterior roadways that belong to the EMP facility must be protected by PV panels installed on metal canopies. The solar power generated from this space helps to electrify, maintain, upgrade, monitor, and secure the facility while saving entering vehicles from added heat on hot days. I envision these facilities as self-reliant on electrical power where clean fuels, such as Liquid Hydrogen, CNG, etc. are purchased and stored on-site to refuel all operational Glideway Systems by qualified personnel. Both facilities should be automated as much as possible where specialized services are provided by highly trained crews, working in shifts. Workers from both facilities must either belong to a union or non-union with prevailing wages for Electrical trades, Mechanical trades, Automotive trades, Building Engineers, etc.
Both, "EMP TAIL" and "EMP BASE" facilities will offer the following B2C and B2B sales and rentals to EV owners and operators on Interstate 5:
(1) Rental of Glideway LEAPP Systems capable of either Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 charging.
(2) Re-sale and direct production of Farmed Solar for Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4+ stationary EV charge points.
(3) Re-sale and direct production of Hydrogen microturbine and PEMFC compatible Liquid Hydrogen from an industrial-scale water electrolysis.
(4) Re-sale of microturbine compatible fuels that may include: CNG, Kerosene, Aviation Fuels, Red Diesel (Off-road diesel) Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel #2, Biogas, Associated Gas, Sour Gas, and Propane Gas.
(5) Re-sale of Local California PUC grid energy for Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4+ stationary EV charge points.
These facilities must remain on near 100% operational uptime, as a mission-critical facility to ensure that no Glideway Systems remains on the I-5 if either facility fails to receive (or deliver) a rented Glideway System from (or to) an EV driver on schedule.
Proposed location for Santa Nella, CA Glideway EMP Loop BASE facility on Interstate 5 in California
Proposed location for Grapevine, CA Glideway EMP Loop TAIL facility on Interstate 5 in California
Proposed roadway EV routes between Glideway EMP Loop BASE and TAIL facilities on Interstate 5 in California
Proposed accommodations, services, fuels, ADA accessibility, eVTOL heliport, and EV semi-truck vehicle weight limits for BASE and TAIL Glideway EMP Loop facilities on Interstate 5 in California
Proposed LoD 1 Space Plans for BASE and TAIL Glideway EMP Loop facilities on Interstate 5 in California
Proposed Glideway Systems are a deviation from the status quo. Glideway, by design, does not aggressively comply with the zero-emissions myth, but it defensively attacks the core of fossil fuels ICE as a "requirement" in the field of vehicle design, transportation design, and energy systems design.
There are no zero-emissions vehicles. There are no zero-emissions converters of energy. There are only the most efficient products that comply with the latest technology and the energy infrastructure capability to scale.
This is why, Glideway fully supports the concept of a highly efficient EV by offering a wide variety of products of highly efficient range extender devices as well as the clean energy infrastructure to build and maintain an in-motion mobile EV charging network, in addition to stationary EV charging points already in use.
This focus on efficiency and added value and innovation is what makes Glideway the Standard Oil Company for electrified transportation systems. A number of factors, including the fact that heavy-duty semi-truck EVs and EV fleets of eVTOL systems are currently under extensive development by companies such as Airbus, Tesla, Volvo Trucks, Einride, etc. make Glideway an opportunity to develop a unique legal monopoly on electric energy exclusively designed for mobility.
Tesla currently holds the highest flag with the Tesla Supercharger network, but this network is stationary and immobile.
Glideway can efficiently fix this problem: to allow Tesla Semi or Volvo Trucks VNR Electric Semi to utilize low emissions mobilized clean power on the second leg of their journey, without an interruption, and to use the less expensive grid energy from the current destination stationary EV charger for the first leg of their journey.
This approach can actionably back Tesla’s and Volvo Trucks' claims that buying a semi-truck EV is worth the upfront cost because the aggregate oil and fuel cost (and the cost of maintenance) deliver legitimate savings for the lifetime of the EV.
City of Moscow’s recent experiment with BEB (Battery Electric Bus) EV fleet vs. overhead lines trolleybus fleet clearly shows that the operator has to use more BEBs than trolleybuses just to run the same service.
It takes (82 EA) Battery Electric EVs to replace (46 EA) direct diesel ICE vehicles (or Plug-in Hybrids) without any increase in service frequency, presumably because BEBs have considerable downtime for midday charging, according to the study.
In another word, to replace a single direct ICE direct-drive bus, an operator must purchase two BEVs (if unassisted by Glideway System) to perform the same task. This is ONLY for the cost of equipment, however. This does not account for the vehicle maintenance savings, it does not account for the oil and fuel savings, it does not account for the savings in costs of carbon emissions, and it does not account for the aggregate savings in vehicle fleet maintenance.
The downtime of charging at stationary EV charge points is further an added labor and operational cost that the operator must absorb when a semi EV is unassisted by Glideway System.
Glideway mobile charge point approach solves this complex operational and double cost problem by turning Battery Electric EVs into Plug-in Hybrids, on-demand.
Glideway holds the ability to counter Big Oil by being able to mobilize clean energy for the transportation needs of almost any EV, from a basic passenger EV to semi-truck EV and eVTOL aircraft.
Glideway directly attacks Big Oil by extending the range of EVs to utilize genuine fuel savings from energy converter devices (including, but not limited to, diesel Gensets, alternative fuels microturbine Gensets, clean Hydrogen-powered microturbine Gensets, and Hydrogen fuel cells) that are able to actionably save Rejected Energy in Transportation Sectors: on-demand, mobilized, and in scale. Glideway decarbonizes the biosphere because reduces the total Rejected Energy from Transportation Services as described annually by the current Static Sankey Diagram published by LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and IEA International Energy Agency.
This is exactly why and how Standard Oil Company was originally formed - at the conception of efficiency against a resource. Carbon emissions was a free by-product back then. This is no longer the case. Carbon is no longer free, and it requires a new line of energy systems in compliance with the added costs of accepting Carbon, as opposed to shifting it against the biosphere. The only way to kill carbon emissions in transportation systems is to fully mobilize the electricity itself.
Thank you for your consideration,
Dmitry Shkipin on May 1, 2021
Clean diesel power makes the most efficient and reliable type of combustion and it can be adopted into any environment almost anywhere on the planet. A gasoline Genset also works and it can be modified into use with propane as well, which is ideal for rare use applications. The type of combustion is not relevant, as long as the hybrid-electric power option is realized from what otherwise is an all-electric power vehicle.
An extra battery pack to bring an electric vehicle to a full range won’t work. An AC power must resupply the main battery to resemble the plug-in capability of the owner's plug-in outlet. Glideway system acts as a bridge that saves from a rapid discharge and allows for an "unlimited" range. The "unlimited" range is the main selling point to the vehicle owner because it allows the vehicle to be recharged en route, in addition to any other stationary charging point. A Genset approach further solves a rare, but also a very severe problem that vehicle owners face during an unexpected power-outages.
It is difficult to name numbers without a working prototype, this is a grand proposal for a design and development for several different Glideway systems that can be used across many different all-electric vehicles with minor retrofits for a standard trailer hitch. Even if only 10% of all-electric car owners are willing to use Glideway systems, it is worth it, because, in theory, that is 10% more all-electric vehicles that someone will be willing to buy, due to an ability to take long-distance trips.
Glideway system is not likely a purchase that every all-electric car owner will make - most owners will probably not. Renting the Glideway systems from the local dealerships will likely be the most common way for consumers and for businesses to offset the full upfront cost of each system and the required maintenance.
A Glideway system trailer is the most likely version for a road vehicle to be adopted. An ability to compartmentalize the system is the key to keeping it safe. There is a lot of danger, noise, smoke, heat, oil, fuel, and other unwelcome elements on the engine compartment space, so it is ideal as a separate compartment sphere rather than an adjacent sphere.
A Genset plus a fuel tank, no matter how small, is almost impossible to deliver without some form of wheelbase. A properly sized trailer with a wheelbase similar to that of a towing vehicle helps stabilize it and to keep it on the road behind the car. The trailer should be as small as possible, and as close to the vehicle as possible, it should become an extension of the vehicle, instead of a burden.
A Glideway system could also have an extra compartment for things like camping gear. This device would be most attractive for long trips without worrying about charging stations, and long trips often are short on cargo space.
The overall UX for Glideway systems is going to be very important. Almost any person age 16 to age 116 must be able to easily secure their auxiliaries to their vehicles, be able to drive with them, be able to park with them. The proposed Glideway systems are not a silver bullet, but more of a stake through the heart approach to making electric vehicles more versatile.
This is somewhat of a crude solution to the difficult problem of turning all-electric power into fully-functioning plug-in hybrid cars. However, Glideway systems also solve big problems of all-electric vehicle adoption, specifically to deliver an instant charging capability for an all-electric vehicle on almost any road anywhere, while allowing that same vehicle to maintain a high level of performance without the Glideway system attached on short daily trips.
There are no mechanical transmissions in this application and zero added weight until the Glideway system is attached to the vehicle. This means that if consumers and businesses are offered a genuine well-designed option, some of them are highly likely to use it.
Glideway builds highly efficient bridges between power systems in all-electric vehicles capable of accepting a dedicated Genset. Every all-electric vehicle, at some point in time, requires a dedicated Genset, and vice-versa. An efficient delivery mechanism of an “unlimited” range of a hybrid plug-in vehicle design resides with an ability to deliver a reliable, highly efficient, and an easily maintained AC charging point to the all-electric vehicles at all times, anywhere it is required. A seamless integration between an all-electric vehicle and a dedicated Genset allows for a fully functioning plug-in hybrid. Any owner of any all-electric vehicle should be able to easily buy, rent, maintain, and re-sell dedicated Genset units on the open market capable of an easy interchange between various all-electric vehicles makes and manufacturers.
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