General Disclaimer:   (HV) (DC) injury or death hazard,   use at your own risk,   may void warranty.

Difference between revisions of "Dr. Andrew Frank"

From My wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(link on Davis wiki)
(added pictures)
Line 13: Line 13:
 
* 1997 - '''Joule''' - 1996 Ford Taurus converted to a hybrid electric vehicle.
 
* 1997 - '''Joule''' - 1996 Ford Taurus converted to a hybrid electric vehicle.
 
* 1993 - '''AfterShock''' - "Ground-up" hybrid electric vehicle.
 
* 1993 - '''AfterShock''' - "Ground-up" hybrid electric vehicle.
 +
 +
==Andy at Efficient Drivetrains, Inc.==
 +
 +
[[Image:IMG_1859-500.jpg|thumb|left|150px]] [[Image:IMG_1778-600.jpg|thumb|right|300px]] [[Image:IMG_1784-600.jpg|thumb|left|300px]] [[Image:IMG_1806-600.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
 +
<br clear="all">
 +
 +
{{Gallery
 +
|title=Cultural depictions of George Washington
 +
|width=160
 +
|height=170
 +
|lines=4
 +
|align=center
 +
|File:IMG 1859-500.jpg|alt1=Back of statue facing a city building whose facade is Greek columns covered by a huge U.S. flag|The statue of Washington outside [[Federal Hall]] in [[New York City]], looking on [[Wall Street]].
 +
|File:IMG 1859-500.jpg|alt2=Profile of stone face jutting out from a mountainside. Three workers clamber over it, each about the height of the face's upper lip.|Construction on the George Washington portrait at [[Mount Rushmore]], c. 1932.
 +
|File:IMG 1859-500.jpg|alt3=Shiny silver coin with profile of Washington bust. He faces left regally and wears a colonial-style queue in his hair. "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" is at top, "QUARTER DOLLAR" at bottom, "LIBERTY" at left, and "IN GOD WE TRUST" above "S" at right. Just below the bust is "JF uc" in tiny letters.|Washington is commemorated on the [[Quarter (United States coin)|quarter]].
 +
|File:IMG 1859-500.jpg|alt4=Gold coin with bust of Washington facing slightly left of but looking sternly straight at the viewer. "GEORGE WASHINGTON" is above, "1st PRESIDENT 1789–1797" below, and "JFM" in tiny letters at the bust's base.|Washington is also commemorated on some [[dollar coin (United States)|dollar coins]].
 +
}}
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +
{|
 +
| [[File:IMG 1859-500.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Robed woman, seated, with sword on her lap|Philipp Veit, ''Germania'', 1834–36]]
 +
| [[File:IMG 1859-500.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Robed woman, standing, holding a sword|Philipp Veit, ''Germania'', 1848]]
 +
| [[File:IMG 1859-500.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=Monument of robed woman, standing, holding a crown in one hand and a partly sheathed sword in another|Johannes Schilling, ''Germania'', 1871–83]]
 +
|}
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +
{{multiple image
 +
| width = 100
 +
| footer = Two cards used by football referees
 +
| image1 = File:IMG 1859-500.jpg
 +
| alt1 = Yellow cartouche
 +
| caption1 = Caution
 +
| image2 = Image:IMG_1778-600.jpg
 +
| alt2 = Red cartouche
 +
| caption2 = Ejection
 +
}}
 +
 +
 +
 +
<gallery>
 +
File:IMG_1859-500.jpg
 +
File:IMG_1778-600.jpg
 +
</gallery>
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +
<br clear="all">
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Revision as of 20:37, 2 September 2012

Andrew Frank - 2012



Dr. Andrew Alfonso Frank of W:University of California, Davis and his teams of students have been experimenting with various advanced vehicle technologies since 1971. Andy is widely recognized as the father of the modern plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). Andy is currently developing continuously variable drivetrains for EVs as Chief Technology Officer for Efficient Drivetrains Inc.

Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV)

  • 2005 - Trinity - 2006 Chevy Equinox, participating in the Challenge X competition. [1]
  • 2002 - Yosemite - 2002 Ford Explorer converted to a battery dominant hybrid electric vehicle.
  • 2000 - Sequoia - 2000 Chevrolet Suburban with a Parallel Hybrid Powertrain.
  • 1998 - Coulomb - hybrid-electric Mercury Sable AIV.
  • 1997 - Joule - 1996 Ford Taurus converted to a hybrid electric vehicle.
  • 1993 - AfterShock - "Ground-up" hybrid electric vehicle.

Andy at Efficient Drivetrains, Inc.

IMG 1859-500.jpg
IMG 1778-600.jpg
IMG 1784-600.jpg
IMG 1806-600.jpg


Template:Gallery



Robed woman, seated, with sword on her lap
Philipp Veit, Germania, 1834–36
Robed woman, standing, holding a sword
Philipp Veit, Germania, 1848
Monument of robed woman, standing, holding a crown in one hand and a partly sheathed sword in another
Johannes Schilling, Germania, 1871–83



Template:Multiple image





See also

Dr. Andy Frank in the News