XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science   
   From: gossg@gossg.org   
      
   Doc O'Leary  wrote:   
      
   >In article ,   
   > Bernard Peek  wrote:   
   >   
   >> With the right supporting   
   >> infrastructure it would be quite simple to swap a dead battery for a   
   >> fresh one, possibly without even needing to slow down. We could do this   
   >> today if need be.   
   >   
   >Perhaps even better would be to allow the fitting of a generator module   
   >that could be used in those situation where battery limitations are   
   >significant.  There's no reason I shouldn't be able to buy (or rent for   
   >the weekend) a box that goes in my trunk and extends my range from 40   
   >miles to 240 miles.   
      
   This design is similar to modern locomotives.  The motor runs a   
   generator, and the driving is done by electric motors.   
      
   But in the automotive world, it seems easier to have an entire   
   drivetrain in a trailer that pushes, rather than gets pulled, via the   
   ball-joint hitch.   
      
   There are a couple on the web where someone's taken a small car from   
   the windshield forward, mounted a new gas tank, and run the cruise   
   control through a plug-link to a box on the electric car's dash.   
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