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Originally Posted by BBsGarage
your also adding an abundance of weight that also needs to be pushed.
interesting idea though.
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If I were to drive the wheels with a hybrid conversion kit, I would still
be adding weight.
Add weight to gain the short term advantage of gaining some MPG
by using power that came off the grid the night before..
When you build a full EV, you gain all kinds of weight and shorten your
range for the advantage of not making trips to the gas station.
It's a trade off.
If you converted your car into a
Weak plug-in hybrid, you gain FE
for the short haul only. Once you start heading across the state,
you run down your pack and end up using extra fuel to carry it..
If you could afford very light batteries, your over-all FE could
be a lot better.