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You are describing the Chevy Volt. Or the BMW i3.
by outworlder 7y ago
You are describing the Chevy Volt. Or the BMW i3.
- Causality1 7y agoShame they canceled the Volt. It combined the best things about electric and ICE cars in one vehicle.
- WalterBright 7y agoThe generator in my proposal wouldn't deliver enough power to drive the car, only charge the battery. You'd have to wait while it charged. It could still be used as a supplement while driving to extend the range. If the battery was fully discharged, you'd have to wait.
- Reason077 7y agoSo you’d leave the generator running when you park the vehicle, unattended? Would it be safe to allow this in, say, an indoor parking garage? It would be like leaving a vehicle idling when you park it. Noisy, polluting, and potentially deadly.
- WalterBright 7y ago> So you’d leave the generator running when you park the vehicle, unattended? I use a generator frequently. I leave it outside, unattended. So do the neighbors (when the power goes out). I never leave an idling car unattended because I worry about it. It's a much bigger deal than a little gas engine. > It would be like leaving a vehicle idling when you park it. Noisy, polluting, and potentially deadly. It certainly is a bad idea to run any sort of combustion engine in a poorly ventilated area. Perhaps I presume too much that people will have some common sense. As for the noise, that's a design issue. ICE car engines are pretty quiet these days. There's no particular reason why a small ICE has to be loud like a chainsaw.