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I don’t have the source at hand, but a gas turbine is ridiculously inefficient for variable loads. At idle, fuel consumption can be ~35% of what it is at full p
by xattt 3y ago
I don’t have the source at hand, but a gas turbine is ridiculously inefficient for variable loads. At idle, fuel consumption can be ~35% of what it is at full power.
It would only need to charge for short time, and subsequently shut off. When a charge top-up is required, startup would be another rigamarole.
Now, rotary engines, that’s a different story…
- playworker 3y agohttps://www.mazda.co.uk/cars/mazda-mx-30-r-ev/ https://www.mazda.co.uk/cars/mazda-mx-30-r-ev/
- xattt 3y ago> As Mazda’s first fully electric vehicle, the MX-30 is the complete opposite of a hit in North America. The company’s U.S. division has in fact decided to axe the model after just two years. No R-EV on this side of the pond either.