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Originally Posted by Isaac Zackary
I forgot to mention it's a 1.6L.  Also, even if it made 14kW instead of 15kW, I'd have 21kWh of usable electric energy. So 1kW of electric + 14kW if diesel = 21 hours of both. If I need 2kW electric I'd have 10.5 hours until I ran out. If I needed 5kW electric I'd have about 4 hours of driving. Of course there are many variables. I could also slow down and put the diesel in 4th gear and still make road time with less electric use. |
Exactly how I see it.
BTW, 1.6L non-turbo would put out about 25kw at sea level, if it's healthy.
Quick search suggests you're going to lose about a third of your engine output at a 10000ft elevation. +/- as you go up higher or come down lower. so 25kw is now 17kw. Right where you want to be, theoretically.
More math suggests that, if you can keep the engine at peak efficiency, you'd get about 22 km/l or 51 mpg US @ 60mph/100km/h.