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Old 08-03-2018, 03:37 PM   #41 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by teoman View Post
If those are the numbers it is not really worth doing for me.
Then again your converion ratio is close to optimal.
The numbers are zero, within margin of error.

Mind you the Insight's brushless 3 phase motor is probably a heck of a lot more efficient than an alternator, is mechanically connected to the crankshaft, and the engine is ~40% thermally efficient.

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