Mechanical engineers: help me calculate stuff.
#42
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.
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.
#46
Well then it's a conceivably reasonable approach. I wonder how DIY friendly/not friendly this would be? Or another thought, what cost is a used wrecked prius to salvage the system from? Knowing what batteries/motors/controllers cost, a wrecked old prius might be a bargain if it's not impossible to swap over the hybrid system.
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