paul dove via EV wrote:
The article Lainey the bus would go much further if it burned the
diesel directly. My contention is this is not true or there is very
little difference
That would be my guess as well. You're basically talking about an
electric transmission. The ICE --> generator --> electric motor -->
wheels setup is what trains, ships, cranes, and other large equipment
has been using for years. With large enough motors and generators, the
efficiency is so close to 100% that they can match or even improve on a
mechanical transmission.
They just separating the steps, by adding a battery for intermediate
energy storage. Again, this might make the overall efficiency better, or
worse. But if it is competently done, there won't be much difference.
Consider hybrid cars; they generally get better fuel economy.
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