Would double battery = double mileage?
Got a question about pure electric car (EV), their mileage kind a sucks right now, like 200-250 miles per charge. I'm wondering, if i can retrofit/double the capacity of the battery pack (like build a layer and leave them at the trunk), won't it effectively double the mileage it can go (ignoring the weight factor here)?
What i have in mind is that... Honda Fit is coming out with an EV next year, and i'm thinking perhaps i could just use the stock battery for daily commute, but when i need to do long trip (say 400-500 mileage range), i could flip down the backseats and load an extra battery pack into it...
Also, you know those gasoline electric generator... what if i run a small generator in the trunk, with crazy sound isolation, won't it be able to charge the battery faster/enough to make it go further? So instead of loading a battery pack, i could temporarily pop-in a portable generator to continuously charge it while i drive.
Just throwing out ideas.
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