Not as cheap as I was lead to believe. I was talking a grand, 1200 tops. Turns out he's talking 1700-1800. For a cheap plastic box with unknown electronics, that's a lot.
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1190374)
I'm merely curious as to the practicality of constructing a series-hybrid Miata, utilizing a small Li-ion battery back capable of providing the vehicle with a very short pure-electric range (say, 20 miles or so), while affording the capacity to travel unlimited distances on an occasional basis by utilizing a gasoline-powered generator.
Such vehicles have been constructed in the past which accommodate an external generator mounted on a small trailer, however I find this to be both grossly inelegant and also quite inconvenient. Sadly, gasoline-powered generators, at least those available at the consumer-level at a reasonable cost, are not especially compact. |
or just go get a prius?
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Homebuilt=cool. Prius=fag.
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Originally Posted by patsmx5
(Post 1191802)
One thought I've always had, it would be "neat" to build an AC setup and have a clutch to connect/disconnect a fuel powered engine directly to the AC "motor" to make it a generator AND to directly power the car at typical cruising speeds.
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
(Post 1191955)
Handwaving over some added complexity, you've described the Synergy drive used by Toyota in their hybrids.
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Originally Posted by rleete
(Post 1191844)
Homebuilt=cool. Prius=fag.
some of these "ideas" crack me up. meanwhile, our prius is the most practical and convenient car we own. I find that sick green NB with electric powertrain running 9's at like 142 really cool though |
prius drivetrain in a CRX would be winning. With the HF motor thats a 50mpg chassis. With a hybrid setup it would be pretty interesting to see how much better it could get. With the HF motor and aero mods its a 136mpg chassis.
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