This is pretty cool but it brings up a question that I have been wondering about.
Why is it that on something like this or even a car that they run an internal combustion motor and electric motor instead of just straight electric with a generator that runs the electric motor when the batteries are low? This is how trains work why not everything that is a hybrid? In this case there is already a generator on the boat so why even have the diesel motors on it? Why not have the generator sized so that the electric motors can run right off of it? Vern s/v Nirvelli -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Norm of Bandersnatch Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 9:17 AM To: A LiveAboardList Subject: [Liveaboard] Solar powered boat Update To those interested in a PV powed boat check out the Island Pilot DSe Hybrid at www.dsehybrid.com Norm S/V Bandersnatch Lying Julington Creek 30 07.695N 081 38.484W _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
