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Originally Posted by freebeard
I see it as similar to solar cars. Do you put the cells on the car or on the garage?
The comparsion would be to a system that use 'shore power' to reform the gases and compress them. If the compressed fuel [amendment] weighs less than the seconday battery -- or no.
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On the garage. I'm not an electrical engineer, but from the loose figures I've seen for DC electrolysis at 12 or 24 volts, panels on the car for long-term use wouldn't really be practical in terms of weight, required surface area, or output.
For simplicity's sake, let's maybe forget I said anything about solar panels (for now). Just assume I have near-infinite, free 120V power, but don't want to install a proper electric motor, modified alternator, or other existing PHEV system. This is just experimental, after all.