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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
The losses of the generator are more than offset, I think, by the fact that the engine runs at a single RPM - right at its peak efficiency, all the time...
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True, but based on the fuel consumption rates for the gensets you listed previously, a generator providing 100% of the energy needed to drive the Leaf would get only 29 mpg; and that is on diesel!
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I don't think the serial losses are MORE than offset by a steady-state engine rpm; I think they are SOMEWHAT offset. Still less than optimal; still less than reasonably attainable.