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Old 08-11-2009, 07:56 PM   #62 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by DonR View Post
They apparently offer a generator carrier as well. You could extend the range of EV's with a little rewiring, I bet.
At Phoenix Intl Raceway,at the Solar 500,two teams had "hybrid"-electrics created by use of "range-extender" trailers which contained generators which pushed power forward through an umbilical to the host vehicle.Alan Coconi (sp?) drove from Los Angeles powering his electric CRX.Volvo did likewise.----------------- The trailers could have contained extra batteries for pure plug-in extended range.------------- Neither of the teams connected with the idea of a streamlined,gap-sealed trailer which would have ( could have ) lowered their road load.
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