You're Brilliant!! I've been trying to figure out how to set up a temporary solar array in the parking lot at work so I can charge my 914. I thought about what it would take to build a freestanding structure I could erect in the parking lot and concluded it was a ludicrous idea. It never even occurred to me to build a solar trailer! Of course, I'd still want to find a way to lock it at night...
Cheers! -Ben On Jul 9, 2014, at 3:07 PM, Robert Bruninga via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > Yes, we had a 1-wheel trailer when I was a kid and Dad loved it because he > could back with impunity. But you should see how it can launch its entire > load into the air when it hits a bump. > > Also, pulling just a tiny 4'x4' (flat) trailer behind my Prius loses 10 > MPG. My trailer is a solar panel array what could NEVER be economical > for the power gained compared to the drag. > > If someone needs a range extender generator, then they simply bought the > wrong car. > > EV's for what EV's were designed for, not for replacing every fool think > one can do with gas. > > Bob, WB4APR > > -----Original Message----- > From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Larry Gales via > EV > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2014 2:27 PM > To: ev@lists.evdl.org; SEVA > Subject: [EVDL] Trailer type Range extenders > > Trailer type range extenders, either battery or gasoline powered, always > seem to use standard type trailers, where the trailer hitch allows for > both vertical and side-to-side motion, and where the hitch is almost as > long as the trailer itself. This considerably increases the total length > of a vehicle, and makes it very difficult to back up. > > I wonder if a simpler design would work instead: a very short hitch which > allows some up-and-down flexibility, but no side-to-side motion, and where > the trailer itself rides on a single swivel wheel. This would > significantly reduce the length of the trailer+hitch combination, and > should eliminate the problem of backing up. > > Also, I saw that the BMW i3 has an optional 700 cc gasoline generator to > extend the range of the vehicle. I have been unable to find the size and > weight of such as engine+generator combination, so let me know if you have > that information:. > > Thanks in advance, > > -- > Larry Gales > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20140709/929446 > c9/attachment.htm> > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
