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From: sna6345@gmail.com
"Doc O'Leary" wrote in message
news:droleary-592579.12054816012014@news.eternal-september.org...
> In article ,
> "sna" wrote:
>
>> "Doc O'Leary" wrote in message
>> news:droleary-2AF32A.12004015012014@news.eternal-september.org...
>> >
>> > 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.
>>
>> You can already buy electric cars done like that.
>
> I've never seen them advertised.
I don’t bother with ads.
> Who makes such a thing?
BMW.
All a search
> turns up is that BMW is supposed to begin offering one (i3) at the end
> of this year.
That's the one.
>> 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.
>>
>> Or for any distance you like if you donąt mind putting more
>> gasoline in the tank. Just use the electrical recharging when
>> it is convenient to do that when the car isnt being used.
>
> Sure. It all comes down to how big you want to make the generator +
> fuel module. At the very least you probably want it to power whatever
> the vehicle requirements are to travel at 55mph. A generator can always
> run at max efficiency, so you could probably go pretty far with even a 5
> gallon tank. Embiggen either to cover other use cases.
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