XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science
From: gossg@gossg.org
"Rod Speed" wrote:
>Greg Goss wrote
>>> No, its nothing like the Volt. The Volt is a full hybrid.
>>> The i3 is an electric car with an optional generator.
>> Is the BMW "optional" engine removable?
>
>No, but that is just one implementation of an electric
>car with an optional range extender that uses a generator.
>
>> If it is not, then how is it different from a Volt?
>
>The Volt is a hybrid, with the engine driving the car,
>not just a generator.
How is the BMW different than "a small ... engine ... powers a 55 kW
generator to extend the Volt's range." (Wikipedia) other than using
half as big an engine?
>> The description that was linked earlier in the thread
>> made it sound like an option at purchase time, like air
>> conditioning, not something that gets slid into the trunk.
>
>Yes, but that is just that particular implementation.
>
>There is no reason it couldn't be done the other way
>so its only in the car when you plan to do a longer
>trip outside the range of the car without it.
When someone does it the other way, then it's not the same idea as the
Volt. Until they do, it's the same as any other plug-in hybrid such
as the Volt or one of the Priuses.
>That one isnt that heavy, it's a motorbike engine.
It isn't "that" heavy, but how many random commuters can pick up a
fallen 650cc bike when it falls over? My wife had serious trouble
with the 50cc bike on our training course.
>
>> Few people have the pulleys or whatever to manhandle them.
>
>You don't need those if its designed to allow
>the user to have it in the car when its necessary.
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