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This could help at high altitudes where you don’t get enough air for a naturally aspirated engine. I ran into this problem off roading above Ouray and Telluride
by skunkworker 7y ago
This could help at high altitudes where you don’t get enough air for a naturally aspirated engine. I ran into this problem off roading above Ouray and Telluride, CO at about 12,500ft. Though adding forced induction would’ve given me back some power.
- cm2187 7y agoSounds like a good location to run out of battery
- olivermarks 7y agoThat would be my concern. It's only a matter of time before battery recharge trucks roam the streets and rescue people from offroad power failures. Cheaper than loading an EV on the back of a diesel flatbed to be taken to a recharge station, which I often see in California.
- bluGill 7y agoIn general I expect serious off roaders will carry a generator - they often do anyway for their campsite. Of course we are talking altitude which changes things.
- olivermarks 7y agoA generator to recharge an ev battery needs a lot more power than a camping generator can generate. You'd need a huge unit hence my parent comment.
- bluGill 7y agoNo, it just charges slower. You do of course need a charger that doesn't draw as much power. Enough gas to run a camping generator overnight will get you half a charge and that should get you back to civilization. If this is your normal use case a conventional engine is by far better - but for the average camper this is done so rarely lugging around a generator only when needed makes sense.
- arein2 7y agoGet a generator and some fuel with you just in case.
- newnewpdro 7y agoSome? Turbochargers don't lose much with elevation, especially if sized appropriately. And even a turbocharged configuration a little down on power would still be doing better than NA at any elevation. The real nuisance with high elevation is getting enough air over the heat exchangers to not overheat or heat soak the intercooler, air:water would be desirable.