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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
Edit: it is a hybrid, and it has a turbine generator. So, it uses an unknown amount of fuel to go the 1,200 miles.
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Turbine-electrics haven't had a good history - they're noisy and the turbine is only efficient under full load. GE tried them for locomotives and they were only effective in train with an auxiliary diesel-electric locomotive for non-full-load work (and travelling in populated areas)
It will be interesting to see if adding a battery pack solves the issue.
Given ICEs of any kind only work efficiently on full load I've been wondering if a HGV chassis would be large enough to allow multiple independent engines to be installed. (Similar to Toyota's free-piston 10kW generator concept)