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Sure, but you need a driveshaft and a gearbox for this to work. It's worth it if you're using it all the time, but for something only used on rare occasions I'
by Turskarama 3y ago
Sure, but you need a driveshaft and a gearbox for this to work.
It's worth it if you're using it all the time, but for something only used on rare occasions I'll take the _maybe_ 10% efficiency loss to not lug around the extra weight and have more things that can break.
- toast0 3y agoTake a look at the 'hybrid synergy drive' model. It's a pretty streamlined gearbox. ICE output shaft connects to motor/generator 1, MG1 connects to MG2 via planetary gear, MG2 connects to wheels more or less. There's gears in there, but there's no gear selection. Depending on how you control the ICE and the motor/generators, you can any of the three movers power the wheels individually or in concert. It's not much more complex than an ICE, a generator, and a motor for the wheels.