Chevy used to sell a very similar vehicle. I normally have one parked in the driveway, but my wife drove it to work today.
My PGP public key: https://vanderwal.us/evdl_pgp.key April 2, 2021 11:25 AM, "(-Phil-) via EV" <[email protected]> wrote: > I worked with this company on an amazing series-hybrid system that uses a > more conventional engine, but it's performance is amazing: > https://www.obrist.at/powertrain > https://youtu.be/cuxR5qy4yu4 > > Their demonstrator is using a Tesla Model 3. Probably the first Tesla to > ever have a gas tank! I have to admit, when I first heard what they were > trying to do, I was pretty pessimistic, but their system is a great > stop-gap and will make it possible to get more EVs out there for lower > cost, sooner. Even if we wanted to make the global fleet all-electric, > there just isn't enough materials to make all the batteries for > full-electric cars. But if each one uses only a small pack which covers > > 75% of the driving, it means you can make a LOT more cars, and you also > don't have the chicken-and-egg DCFC charging network issue. > > On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 11:01 AM Robert Bruninga via EV <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I guess I had seen this before, but I dont see why it cannot be really >> built efficientloy and haved a great market in the EV range extending >> application: >> >> Could free-piston range extenders broaden the electric-truck horizon? >> (greencarreports.com) >> < >> https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1131725_could-free-piston-range-extenders-broaden-the-electric- >> ruck-horizon >> >> a free piston flying back and forth with a magnet inside coils sure makes >> for a one-moving-part gasoline generator (well plus valves)... And >> could be made very modular with the only interfaces a gas-fill line, the >> electric connections and an exhaust port. Drop it in and go. >> >> Bob >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: < >> http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20210402/8240573f/attachment.html >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Address messages to [email protected] >> No other addresses in TO and CC fields >> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub >> ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive >> LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20210402/13e2eee1/attachment.html> > _______________________________________________ > Address messages to [email protected] > No other addresses in TO and CC fields > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive > LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org _______________________________________________ Address messages to [email protected] No other addresses in TO and CC fields UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/ LIST INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org
