he got the mechanics and drawings figured out but the difference he had was the ICE drove a generator which pushed a hydrolic motor (picture tiny helocopter rotors driving each wheel)
Gas/electric hybrid question
- (drook)
- (11)
- Oct. 18, 2017, 02:58:02 PM EDT
The Chevy Volt was originally kinda-sorta along the lines of what you proposed.
- (Another Scott)
- Oct. 18, 2017, 03:09:16 PM EDT
I believe BMW's i3 REX is like that.
- (static)
- (5)
- Oct. 18, 2017, 03:49:03 PM EDT
Interesting
- (drook)
- (2)
- Oct. 18, 2017, 04:03:04 PM EDT
My 20 year old accord gets better mileage than that
-NT
- (crazy)
- Oct. 18, 2017, 04:41:38 PM EDT
Number salad
- (scoenye)
- Oct. 18, 2017, 07:27:52 PM EDT
That must be the thing I see on the freeway now and then . . .
- (Andrew Grygus)
- (1)
- Oct. 18, 2017, 08:20:25 PM EDT
That sounds about right.
- (static)
- Oct. 19, 2017, 01:31:42 AM EDT
was working on something similar back in the 1990's with a friend genuis of mine
- (boxley)
- Oct. 18, 2017, 07:15:13 PM EDT
For the long haul, constant speed is pretty frugal, so shouldn't make you need too big an engine.
- (CRConrad)
- (2)
- Oct. 19, 2017, 08:14:47 AM EDT
Yup. My Jetta only needs ~ 20 HP to cruise at 55 MPH.
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- Oct. 19, 2017, 08:32:51 AM EDT
No, no, no!
- (scoenye)
- Oct. 19, 2017, 05:18:12 PM EDT