Can you point me to a light weight 100kw or 200kw genset that is under 1500 lbs? Bottom line even if a 200kw genset plus motors and controllers was the same wei

Can you point me to a light weight 100kw or 200kw genset that is under 1500 lbs? Bottom line even if a 200kw genset plus motors and controllers was the same weight as a 200kw engine hooked to a transmission, it would have lower efficiency due to conversion losses unless we get practical superconductors. Trains do not use diesel electric drives trains for efficiency or weight, the need precise traction control to prevent the steel wheels from slipping on the tracks to get moving, the electric drive train gives them that. The actual efficiency is lower than a mechanical transmission once up to speed due to double conversion losses. Modern mechanical transmissions are actually very efficient with very low losses. The Chevy volt also bypasses the electric system at highways speeds due to the inefficiency of converting mechanical energy to electrical and back to mechanical as most (all?) production hybrids. The Gen 2 Volt actually more aggressively move to mechanical drive at lower speed as it was found to be more efficient. The Volt is also heavier then the Cruze even though they share the same platform. This is an excellent breakdown of the Volt operating modes, in CS2 and CS3 mode the engine is driving the wheels mechnically: https://gm-volt.com/2015/02/20/gen-2-volt-transmission-operating-modes-explained/ https://gm-volt.com/2015/02/20/gen-2-volt-transmission-opera... Gasoline hybrids like the volt also typically rely on the Atkinson cycle to get better highway efficiency at the expense of torque which is made up for by the electric drivetrain. Diesels are even more efficient and have plenty of torque but also heavier due to a more robust design, this is why they are much less popular in hybrid configurations except in specialized applications like city buses with extreme urban start stop usage.