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All ski chairlifts have a diesel backup drive motor for emergency evacuations. Have you ever seen one run on diesel? Would you call every chairlift in the wor
by grecy 3y ago
All ski chairlifts have a diesel backup drive motor for emergency evacuations.
Have you ever seen one run on diesel?
Would you call every chairlift in the world diesel powered?
Emergency use is a different thing
- 1970-01-01 3y agoEmergency use case is not the same. The tug uses diesel for extended range tasks. The chairlift uses it during a power failure. "Generators for long transit 2 x 300 kW" "Fuel 9800 gal @95%" https://www.crowley.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/07/22-THS-08240-eWolf-NoVendors.pdf https://www.crowley.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/07/2...
- pests 3y agoYou are misquoting. It says the generators are for emergency use, allowing it to travel longer at slower speeds. No where does it say it uses it for extended range tasks. The way it reads to me is "in emergencies, the speed is reduced but range is increased" Not "we use it for everyday long range tasks"
- 1970-01-01 3y agoIt's not a misquote at all. It's a hybrid. If batteries are nearly flat, and there is an emergency, the tug will switch over to its diesel engine and power itself over to the emergency task.
- pests 3y agoSo it's used only for emergencies? I really don't know what we are debating at this point. Sounds like most of the time it's going to be fully electric.
- ilikehurdles 3y ago> Have you ever seen one run on diesel? Lots of times this year alone, however I agree with your broader point.
- 1970-01-01 3y agoYes, some are hybrid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairlift#Secondary_and_auxiliary_movers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairlift#Secondary_and_auxili...