Electric Tow Vehicle (Tesla)
Food for thought... http://jalopnik.com/tesla-will-make-a-pickup-truck-1463624298
Forum Discussion
Procrastinator wrote:
We know that locomotives use diesels to power a generator to power the electric motor. We also know that each diesel engine has a sweet spot for power and fuel economy. Why could we not have a truck that "idles at 1800 rpm" running to power the generator for the electric drive motor. Forget batteries. We would have the electrical motors max torque from rpm 1. I personally want the economy of a diesel with the instant torque of an electric motor. Now if it looked like that....maybe not.
You could. Problem is you lose energy every time you switch from one to another......A LOT of ENERGY.
Ever touch an electric motor after working hard? There goes 20 to 25% of your hard earned diesel up in heat........on top of the diesel you lost to create it.
