would it not be more efficient to charge directly without going through that extra energy conversion (engine -> road -> motor -> controller -> batts, instead of engine -> generator -> charger -> batts)?
On Thursday, October 10, 2002, at 04:44 PM, Victor Tikhonov wrote: > Lock Hughes wrote: > >> Jeeeees... you make me wonder... could the EV >> electrics be "flipped" to charge the batts while the >> EV is being towed? (!!!)... or would it be >> easier/better just to wire the EV directly to the >> motor home to recharge on the highway? >> >> Lock > > Jeeeeees, very easy if an EV has regen. Just turn it on, > stick on the third gear, engage regen, and in 30 min > of towing your EV is full (regen current reach driving current > levels, hundreds of amps). > > The only problem I see (besides there are too few regen capable EVs) > is the tranny doesn't take towing very well for long > time, much less loaded with regen tranny... > > Victor > > > > -- QUESTION INTERNAL COMBUSTION My electric truck page, with lots of photos and a 25 page conversion journal. Check it out! http://users.wpi.edu/~sethm/ (no more popups!) My EV Album page http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/387.html
