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The Ford Nucleon is a concept car developed by Ford in 1957, designed as a future nuclear-powered car —one of a handful of such designs during the 1950s and 1960s. The concept was only demonstrated as a scale model.
Finally, scientists could create a miniature nuclear power plant and stick it in a car. On the next page, we'll take a closer look at the benefits and explore some of the problems with a potential nuclear-powered car.
25 lis 2021 · Whether nuclear power plants could be miniaturized enough to fit under the hood of cars or be used to provide power for recharging EVs, nuclear power could be an excellent solution for all...
Despite the shielding problem, through the late 1940s and early 1950s debate continued around the possibility of nuclear-powered cars. The development of nuclear-powered submarines and ships, and experiments to develop a nuclear-powered aircraft at that time kept the idea alive. [ 25 ]
12 lip 2021 · A car capable of traveling 5,000 miles between fueling stops? Sounds impossible, right? It turns out that, yes, it was impossible. But that didn’t stop the Ford Motor Company in 1958 from envisioning a car—the Nucleon—powered by a small nuclear reactor.
9 cze 2022 · Ford Nucleon - koncepcyjny samochód atomowy z zasięgiem 8000 km. W historii motoryzacji brano pod uwagę bardzo różne rodzaje napędu. W latach 50. XX wieku tak zachwycano się atomem, że także, i to całkiem na poważnie, brano pod uwagę energię jądrową.
25 lip 2014 · Imagine if you could buy a nuclear-powered Tesla Model S or Ford Escape, and never had to refuel it for the entirety of its operational life. So, where are all the nuclear vehicles?
