EV makers and their proponents, many of which work in government institutions often use the phrase "research has shown", which is followed by claims of how good EVs are for society. Whenever I hear or read that phrase I flash back to the 1960 and remember the TV spots that had serious actors dressed in lab coats explaining how healthy and safe smoking was. Below is a similar pitch about EVs, this one was made by Marta Moses who writes for an electric power company in the United Kingdom.
Marta explains "With no tailpipe, pure electric cars produce no carbon dioxide emissions when driving. This reduces air pollution considerably." You would think a public relations person for an electric power company would know that generating electricity even with nuclear, wind, and solar emits significant CO2.
However, she goes on to write, "Electric cars are far more energy efficient (85-90% efficient) than internal combustion engine cars (17-21%), which means that they use less energy to get you from A to B. Less energy used means less produced, which in turn means less CO2 emissions produced by non-renewable energy sources and the wider energy supply chain."
Let's look at a few facts from the real world. The electricity produced by the world's electric grid for 2022 was 18,307. This is according to the International Energy Association when all types of energy are combined including nuclear, wind, and solar the average thermal efficiency is 31.5%. notice that wind and solar make up 1.2% of actual delivered energy.
When we take that 31.5 % and plug it into real efficiency numbers it looks something like this.
How is this significantly different than the 17-21% Ms. Moses cited for internal combustion engine cars? Hybrids like the Prius are over 40% thermally efficient or double a typical EV.
Another interesting thing is how EV proponents always call CO2 a "dangerous pollution" that only petrol-powered cars emit. Then they go plug into what most health-related organizations call "the most deadly energy produced on Earth," electricity from the world's electric grid. Putting more load on the world’s electric grid is poisoning the environment and people’s health!
Tradition petrol cars, with their engine control units, three-way catalytic converters, and clean hydrocarbon fuels emit three things into the air, CO2 a nontoxic gas that is the foundation of life on earth, and H2O or water and nitrogen which makes up 78.1% of Earth's atmosphere.
While is true that a tiny bit of carbon monoxide, CO, which is about 10 molecules for every 10,000 molecules of air slips through the 3 way converters. However, CO is a colorless, nonirritating, odorless, and tasteless gas. It can be found in both outdoor and indoor air. The ubiquitous gas range emits CO as well as CO2 and moisture. Would anyone change that to using an open coal fire on your cooktop? Only if you think like an EV fan...
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is very rare in Earth's atmosphere, just 4 molecules out of every 10,000 molecules, yet without it, there would be no life. Medical science has found it to be CO2 is not toxic unless it is concentrated and replaces oxygen. In the last 70 years, atmospheric levels have increased by just one molecule in 10,000 air molecules. In 2017 US Space Administration NASA noted that this almost unmeasurable increase has vastly improved, tree growth, food crops, as well as the greening up of millions of sq. km of deserts.
Despite these positive benefits of increasing CO2 levels and absolutely no negative health issues, several Western countries have decided that it is to society's benefit to make laws to force people into owning and driving EVs. And where do EVs get their energy?
Almost all EVs get their energy from what health professionals call "the most deadly energy on earth," the world's electric grid. Every day the world almost 5,000 coal and fossil fueled electric plants emit billions of tons of carbon monoxide, (CO) nitrogen oxides, (NOx), sulfur dioxide (SOx), and mercury (hg) pollution along with about 60 other toxic gasses. These gasses kill an estimated 15,000 people every day and cause serious health problems such as tumors and cancer. These poisons also damaging the health and quality of life of millions of others. On the other hand, nontoxic CO2 kills zero people every year.
Why are the wealthy and political elite trying to force people to power their cars with "the most deadly energy on earth," It's becoming clear that it's more about wealth transfer to the rich than enriching the lives and health of people or the environment.
Regarding demand increase here's the link. Regarding the issues with solar electricity, several articles cover this as well as wind energy's negative environmental and health impact.
What is a Kamtech RE, and how is it better?
Kamtech RE will let all the good aspects of your EV shine while eliminating all the bad habits EVs are famous for. First to go are range anxiety and charging time trauma. Your range-extended EV can be refueled at any petrol station. It can now travel up to 50 km on a liter of fuel and refueling happens in minutes not hours. Our Rad Cam engine can also operate on biofuels which will make your EVs truly "zero-emission" vehicles.
Kamtech's 20 kW, 50 kg RE will silently operate but only when there is a need to recharge the vehicle’s battery or power the air conditioning. It can use its waste heat to warm the EV's interior without limiting its range. Unlike the large off-the-shelf hybrid engines, Kamtech’s RE only operates at its most thermally efficient speed and load, (over 40%) and at the moment the batteries are charged it shuts off.
Like most modern cars the Rad Cam engine allows oxidation of HC (unburned hydrocarbons) to CO2 (carbon dioxide) and H2O (water), two organic molecules necessary for life. Its use will allow your EVs to unplug from "the most deadly energy produced on Earth." Unplugging from the grid will not only contribute to cleaner healthier air but will save society from the need and expense of building new charging infrastructure and more generating capacity.
Reducing the size of your EV's battery also lessens the social and environmental impact of the mining transportation and manufacture of your EV's Battery. According to a much misquoted and maligned study by the Swedish Energy Agency the CO2 emitted in making a typical EV battery pack is >250 kg/kWh or about 25 tonnes for a 100 kWh battery. Here is a screenshot from page 36 of that study. The study noted recycling batteries at the end of life may release more CO2.
Our Rad Cam engine’s longer dwell after at the top of the stroke allows combustion to take place under a higher pressure, in a smaller space. This permits more of the heat and resulting pressure of combustion to be converted into energy. Which is why its exhaust temperatures are lower. The design is based on the principle of more closely matching piston dynamics with combustion dynamics. A crank-driven piston's short dwell time at the top of the stroke is a major cause of thermal inefficiency. The Rad Cam uses forced induction, fuel injection, and HCCI. The Rad Cam also has internal cooling and uses materials that have higher thermal resistance and lower thermal conductivity. It has several other proprietary features, but the most outstanding is the use of a large cam to move the pistons in a dynamic that greatly increases its thermal efficiency.
The Rad Kame engine also has sufficient power to operate an air-conditioning compressor via an output shaft with minimal impact on efficiency.
Its waste heat can provide interior heat in colder weather.
Lots of time and money have been invested by several academicians, engine designers, machinists, and mechanics to translate the theory of improved piston dynamics into a working model. After many failed attempts over several years and 6 prototypes, the Radial-Cam engine has been transformed into a Range Extender design. This important technology is beyond the ability of the team to fund or commercialize it. For this reason, we are ready to hand the project over to a qualified partner. We are offering a technology partnership to a far sited automaker. The Kamtech REEV concept can be installed into a potential partner's vehicle's design to produce a more user-friendly EV that has none of the bad habits of battery EVs or hybrids. In corporating a Kamtech RE into your car design will also allow EV buyers to unplug from "the most deadly energy in the world," the world's electric grid. The new Kamtech will give your EVs higher marketability than any other type of drive system. It will also make the world a better place for people to live and breath in. It will also reduce the need for society to invest in more polluting coal and petrol fueled electric plants. .
The first manufacturer that partners with us will be granted a paid-up licensee to use technology in any product they manufacture. As the technology becomes mainstream there will be lots of opportunities to share in the sublicensing of the technology to other sectors and manufacturing firms. Keep in mind that there will be lots of work to do to get this design into a production-ready unit. We are looking for an established firm that has both the goal and ability to make their community and the world a cleaner, greener, and less polluted place. There is not only the opportunity to license the Kamtech RE itself but also the opportunity to become an OEM supplier of units, parts, technical know-how, training, and several other profit centers that normally arise with any new technology. This is a radical new technology so international advancement will be of great benefit to a partner. We welcome your inquire.
Kamtech's founders learned some hard lessons in the past about the power of government and the even stronger power of a free market, which seems to finally winning against the strict market interference in the automotive sector. These lessons have made it clear that Kamtech's team needs to find a partner that is strong financially, and strong-willed to deal with the enormous political power of the "Climate Industrial Complex". The potential partner must be eager and willing to advance their market share. Many Builders of EVs fit that bill. Kamtech's technology will make any partner's EVs the most user-friendly vehicle in the marketplace. If you would like success in the BEV market place we can bring you that. If you think your company qualifies please give us a call at 84-79-478-1600. Thanks, to the Kamtech design team, Phạm Duy Tùng and Jim Duncalf...
Luminary Of Rad Cam
Antoni was like the father of this project. He was determined not to let us fail in this challenge he gave us. When things looked insurmountable Toni would open up one of his large file cabinets and in a few minutes would find an answer. Then with the patience of a teacher, he would break down solutions or new concepts into understandable words. He never once said he did not have time to examine our progress. He was determined not to let us fail in this challenge he gave us. He always showed great enthusiasm for developing answers on how to improve the efficiency and performance of the Rad Cam engine concept. He was never short of new and innovative ideas. With quiet modesty, he was happy when we proved his concepts were viable. He is sadly missed.
Mechanical Consultant
Smokey Yunick, was one of the most creative and knowledgeable engine designers perhaps in the world. He did consulting for various automakers during his years, most notably Hudson, Ford, and General Motors. Duncalf contacted him in 1991 shortly after taking on Professor Oppenheim's challenge to develop a truly "ideal engine." A few days after Duncalf explained Oppenheim's thoughts on better piston dynamics Smokey called with a recommended a constant acceleration cam profile. He explained that such a dynamic would put the least initial force on the engine and produce the longest dwell time at both ends of the stroke. His insights into lubrication were also helpful. He too never put a time limit on his contributions. Duncalf went into this project partly because he had long been a fan of Smokey's articles in Popular Science magazine.
CTO and Patent holder
Jim is the guy who took on the challenge to lead the efforts to fulfill Professor Oppenheim's vision of an "Ideal Engine". His zeal for this project was inherited from father. In 1923 Jim's father electrified his parent's farm. The power came from a converted windmill connected to a bank of discarded railroad signal batteries. It was very popular in the area. Then in 1935, the police destroyed the system. A legal monopoly was given to the wealthy owner of a local power company. In many countries, large electric power companies are now seeking a similar legal monopoly to provide electric power to all the world's cars. In the last couple of decades some of the richest people in the world art trying to get a legal monopoly to sell electricity to the world's cars. But today a rising backlash is about to happen. Please resist!
Engine designer/builder
Mark Beierly, the head of design and major stockholder of Earthstar Aircraft Company, was our first licensee. Mark and his team built several generations of prototypes, the last one being a production version. Every one of the prototype engines gave clear proof that Professor Oppenheim's writing in several papers and books regarding combustion dynamics were valid. When Duncalf, Yunick, and Beierle turned Oppenheim's concepts into a working design the engine's thermal efficiency was very close to 50%. Beierle efforts, skill, and experience in engine design and his dedication to the building and testing of the engine were key in making the Rad Cam a practical and efficient power plant that will revolutionize the EV sector.