for your purposes it sounds like that would be the case. I just had an image in my head of a very small streamlined trailer with a generator for road trips as a range extender, but they are probably not worth it for what you are doing. The vw concept I saw used a 2 cylinder turbo diesel and 7 speed gearbox, with lithium batteries of course, but ultra low drag coefficient (.17 i think? have to double check) and carbon fiber skeletal chassis with plastic body panels meant that the energy consumption even with spirited driving was much, much less than what you are dealing with, meaning that less power was required to be generated in the first place. It's actually a very sexy looking machine, especially for something that has rear wheel fairings (sorry aeromodders, i cant help it
) and despite expectations, is surprisingly peppy, AND rear wheel drive. If I could have any car in the world right now, it would probably be that one.
I think you are on the right track with different batteries, i hear li-po has much less sag and the reduced weight means you will need less amp hours, as well as better top speed and acceleration. Keep up the good work
