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Originally Posted by IamIan
The generator does not have this limitation as it is not connected to the road ... it can put out 10kw or 20 kw weather that load is needed that second at the wheel or not ... and it can run at any torque and rpm for efficiency that it wants ... no matter what the vehicle speed is ... or what the vehicle movement load is.
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I was sure myself that a generator in series had to approach the efficiencies of a pusher, but I couldn't locate a diesel genset that could do much better than 30mpg using the numbers I had available.
As has been discussed, we would need to see real world examples of the setup to get real world numbers. Perhaps in the real world it performs adequately for typical driving and rest stops.
On paper though, it's not looking good. Perhaps you can link to a genset that has a sufficiently high kWh to fuel consumption rate that exceeds the 30mpg rate assuming a typical Leaf consumption and speed?