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But what if the ICE is merely a charger as with diesel trains? None of this mixed drivetrain stuff... Just a dynamo putting (hopefully) more juice into the ba
by jleyank 4y ago
But what if the ICE is merely a charger as with diesel trains? None of this mixed drivetrain stuff... Just a dynamo putting (hopefully) more juice into the battery than your foot's taking out. It's also way easier to carry a gallon of gas than a bucket of electrons...
- bsder 4y agoMixed drive train isn't relevant. The number of components on any ICE engine with a power level in the multi-10K watt range FAR exceeds the number of components on an all-electric drive train. This is the fundamental problem: What's the point of producing a hybrid car that is more expensive to produce than both a standard ICE car and an all-eletric car? It would be better for governments to subsidize the installation of chargers. This has the advantage that we could move to the all-electric cars (which are significantly cheaper to produce) and start removing gas stations (which are an environmental disaster because the tanks eventually leak).
- jleyank 4y agoIt’s not just the chargers it’s the amps. They gotta come from somewhere, travel down a wire and then be issued by the charger. Carrying an engine avoids these problems. Switzerland is pointing out they’re short of amps.