It has been done with other vehicles. I am aware of the Long Ranger
trailer-based
range extender, AC Propulsion's trailer-based power system, and most recently
Ken
Norwick's Road Trip across the Rockies (scheduled for June 2003) using a
trailer-
based hybrid recharging system. There have
A small 15 hp yanmar diesel in a small trailer with a 55 gallon barrel for a
vegetable oil tank would do the trick. when you don't want a long trip, keep
the gen trailer at home.
Steve Spence
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It would certainly void a warranty, but it is an interesting idea of
course. One would have to do some 'reverse engineering' to determine how
the batteries could be charged without interfering with the circuits
already in place.
You would probably want a generator of around 20-30 HP to make it
Good idea Steve
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Subject: Re: [biofuel] question about turning a RAV4 EV
