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Old 11-20-2012, 05:07 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Welcome to the site.

Similar things have been discussed quite a bit here. I'd suggest looking through the hybrid section. It definitely can be done.

400W is nothing and I'd highly question the inventor's testing methology. I'd bet most of his gains came from not using the alternator. That has shown up to a 10% increase in fuel economy on a gas engine. I'd expect slighly less on a diesel.
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