Article: Forklift tech builds plug-in "5th wheel" EV pusher for Camry
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From: Forklift inspires add-on hybrid device | New Hampshire NEWS02 Quote:
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He justifies the price by saying, that's about the price differential to get a hybrid, and this system has the advantage of being transferrable to your next vehicle. |
Who is going to want this thing hanging off the back of their car?
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Thanks for the link though Metro, it's definitely food for thought. |
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I think it's a cool idea. |
Add a seat, fork and front wheel, you could convert it to a motorcycle.
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It's a parallel hybrid in the reverse of how I had considered one. If you had an EV and you wanted to get long range, you could put a small engine on a setup similar to this and drive at highway speeds in a single gear.
I wonder how it deals with turning scrub; assuming that the single wheel is only pivoting up and down? |
Wow, I might try this with my motor I have setting around, instead of selling it.
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That bloke is already thinking of selling patents. :rolleyes:
Apparently he doesn't know the fifth wheel thing has been done before, so there is previous evidence, and nothing to patent. |
any revision or restructuring or ground built prototype, can and would need a seperate patent to be legit to that specific design... while there have been others to make this same type of system, they are not equal.
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