Victor Tikhonov wrote:
> 
> Lee Hart wrote:
> >
> > The smaller the vehicle, the easier this gets. For instance, it would be
> > entertaining to do it with an electric bike or other very small EV, so
> > battery swaps are easy.
> > --
> > Lee A. Hart                Ring the bells that still can ring
> > 814 8th Ave. N.            Forget your perfect offering
> > Sartell, MN 56377 USA      There is a crack in everything
> > leeahart_at_earthlink.net  That's how the light gets in - Leonard Cohen
> 
> Even more entertaining would be to drag long extension cord to the
> trailing ICE vehicle with running generator on board which keeps EV
> running non stop. EV doesn't really need the batteries then
> at all, sort of trolley car (thus very light). It is still EV by
> definition, since propelled by electric motor.
> 
> Not being very serious, but is it "legally" cheating?

Well... I suppose you could have a proposal for an electrified highway.
Like the electric trains and buses, there would be an overhead wire to
carry power to the car. Only, since there *is* no overhead wire where
you want to go, you could do a coast-to-coast "demonstration" by having
two extra vehicles. The one in front holds up the front end of an
overhead wire; the one in the rear holds up the rear end of the wire.
Springs keep it taut despite variable vehicle spacing. Your batteryless
EV, with its catenary to pick up power from the overhead wire, could
drive anywhere between the two! :-)
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Lee A. Hart                Ring the bells that still can ring
814 8th Ave. N.            Forget your perfect offering
Sartell, MN 56377 USA      There is a crack in everything
leeahart_at_earthlink.net  That's how the light gets in - Leonard Cohen

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