EV range extender
EV range extender
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One for molten metal


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Greg Locock
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RE: EV range extender
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: EV range extender
Cheers
Greg Locock
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RE: EV range extender
Would you rather hitch it up to the front of your EV, and let it do the pulling?
STF
RE: EV range extender
When the inter-vehicle connectors get corroded enough (the accepted standard connectors are not weathertight), the electric trailer brakes don't work, causing the trailer to push rather hard on the tow vehicle (which now has aftermarket slotted and drilled rotors on the front).
The push is, ahem, noticeable.
It would probably be a little less noticeable had I not installed a ProPride 3P hitch, which uses a four-bar linkage to pretty much eliminate sway, even with a slab-sided trailer like mine. In fact, rather than explaining what a four-bar linkage is, I just tell civilians that it's a damn miracle.
... but the linkage is bi-stable on deceleration without trailer brakes, or when backing.
A simple a-frame hitch would probably work okay for a pusher powerpack, and would probably sell fairly well to EV owners as they gain experience with EVs, especially if it were small enough to be unobtrusive.
Will EV designers put enough structure in the rear of their product to accept a hitch? ... anyone's guess.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
RE: EV range extender
My 100 km (60 miles) range is perfect for my trip to work and back, and only a bother if there's no plug at the other end of my trip. If I go to distant car shows I have to make sure there's somewhere I can plug in to make the return trip...then again, 18.5 kWh worth of battery was all I could afford in the converted car at the time. I could likely fit almost that much again if I didn't mind losing the space behind my seats and the trunk (boot), but that would mean new suspension for sure.
RE: EV range extender
RE: EV range extender
Cheers
Greg Locock
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RE: EV range extender
The problem with sloppy work is that the supply FAR EXCEEDS the demand
RE: EV range extender
Cheers
Greg Locock
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RE: EV range extender
John R. Baker, P.E. (ret)
EX-Product 'Evangelist'
Irvine, CA
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It's finding someone you can't live without
RE: EV range extender
Cheers
Greg Locock
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RE: EV range extender
John R. Baker, P.E. (ret)
EX-Product 'Evangelist'
Irvine, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
The secret of life is not finding someone to live with
It's finding someone you can't live without
RE: EV range extender
Agree that a single point hitch "pusher" like this would be ridiculously dangerous...
RE: EV range extender
Love the strategic use of duct tape.
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RE: EV range extender
The problem with sloppy work is that the supply FAR EXCEEDS the demand
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"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)
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During the great depression in the 30's, Canada's Prime Minister was R.B.Bennett.
Bill
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"Why not the best?"
Jimmy Carter
RE: EV range extender
A guy at www.diyelectriccar.com converted his diesel Smart to a fully electric version using a large 11" series-wound DC motor and a pack from a crashed Chevy Volt. The thing is absolutely insane from a performance perspective- scary...
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Somehow, I think that horse+smart combination is photoshopped.
At least, I think I could fake it convincingly, given the right two pictures to start with.
STF