11-19-2017, 03:16 PM
My thought was to use a driveline setup like the Tesla truck only with slightly more battery capacity. Add a generator (certainly larger than we currently need) and run the house systems off of the battery pack as well. In the real world the generator would probably run 24/7, supply high voltage needs and charge the battery as needed. Solar panels on the roof could contribute as well. I realize this might be as possible as the perpetual motion machine but it would be interesting to see how close the numbers would be with current technology. I am certainly not an engineer so the numbers are beyond my capability....
I love the internal combustion engine. I go out in the shop and start the ol' 455 Trans am (with the ram air cam) up just to hear it run.....but I have been fascinated with electric automobiles , especially Tesla from day 1. We had a guest at our B+B last summer that was driving a Tesla and was kind enough to give me the 50 cent tour of it.
CC's point is well taken. If everybody along the way had to pay the real cost of some of this new technology many of these enterprises would fold.
I love the internal combustion engine. I go out in the shop and start the ol' 455 Trans am (with the ram air cam) up just to hear it run.....but I have been fascinated with electric automobiles , especially Tesla from day 1. We had a guest at our B+B last summer that was driving a Tesla and was kind enough to give me the 50 cent tour of it.
CC's point is well taken. If everybody along the way had to pay the real cost of some of this new technology many of these enterprises would fold.
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