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MARK_VANDERBENT
Explorer
Sep 25, 2019

Electric vehicles. Small diesel generator to charge??

Ok , this may seem crazy, but I have seen diesel generators run for very long periods on small amount of fuel. Why not have a small diesel generator to run an inverter to charge batterys at any time ...
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winniman
Explorer II
Sep 25, 2019
If you need say a 150 hp gas engine to move a car, you would need a 150 hp generator to produce enough electricity to power the car. There are no freebies. I guess you could park the car for two days while a tiny generator charges the batteries back up.

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