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I think "ICE augmented EV" is the best description. I want to be able to cruise at highway speeds (not necessarily very high speeds but a good cruising speed for cross country type driving), while also accelerate very well. The car will be used mostly for highway cruising with only the occasional pass at the drag strip.
I'm not trying to make a completely new system, or the "best" anything. I just want a quick car that gets decent mileage (for a muscle car). I have seriously considered putting a diesel in it and being done with it...I still like that idea very much, but I like the hybrid/ev idea better, mostly because it's something I haven't done before and still has the potential for better performance...acceleration-wise and mileage-wise. We'll see.
I'm back to the drawing board due to my boneheaded mistake, but at least now I need WAY less motor to meet my performance goals! Something like a Warp 11 will probably do it just fine.
Mort, I was trying to describe using 2 of the AC motors I'd mentioned in the regen mode...but being turned by a small diesel engine instead of coasting the car. Basically a diesel-generator setup using the same AC motors for generators that I was thinking of using for motive power. Does that make better sense?
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