Re: Range extender idea

["Rich Weiss" <RichHeidi@TechHeadNet.com>]

That's how I would do it. How about a water-cooled 400-500cc motorcycle
powerplant[be sure it's 4-cycle], and use just enough IC to keep your EV
amperage draw to last for your whole trip.

Rich


----- Original Message -----
From: "Capt Rick Rundell" <captrick@Telocity.com>
To: <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: Range extender idea


> What happens when you use the Motor only for power, you might need a
clutch
> between the Motor and the ICE so the ICE won't spine in this config.
>
> Any comments?
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Thomas Cook <hi2thomas@hotmail.com>
> To: <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 7:09 PM
> Subject: RE: Range extender idea
>
>
> > I believe we are talking about the same thing. My plan is to have an
> engine
> > connected to the tail shaft of my motor, which is in turn connected to
the
> > transmission on the other end. This would allow me to turn the motor
with
> > the engine without moving the car.
> >
> >
> > >From: "Crabb, David" <David.Crabb@Ceridian.com>
> > >Reply-To: ev@listproc.sjsu.edu
> > >To: ev@listproc.sjsu.edu
> > >Subject: RE: Range extender idea
> > >Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 16:58:10 -0400
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >      Not a crazy idea at all, matter of fact it's already
> > > > been done with
> > > > the same model car I believe. A gentleman named Doug Cobb that
> > > > ran a now defunct company called Solar Car Corp. in Fla. did this
> > > > same setup, and I'm pretty sure it was the same model car. One of
> > > > the videos I ordered from ElectroAutomotive a few years back
> > > > showed speakers from most of the conversion companies giving
> > > > presentations on their work, and Doug Cobb was one of them.
> > > >      He described how he had done a similar setup, using a small
> > > > gas engine driving the tailshaft of the electric motor. If memory
> > > > serves me right, he did have it set up so you could leave the gas
> > > > engine running while parked and recharge the batteries. He really
> > > > didn't give any details though on how he handled the electrical
> > > > hookup to do this. It could be two different setups he was
> > > > describing, one driving the tailshaft of the motor (parallel
> > > > setup) and
> > > > another car using a genset (series setup).
> > >
> > >could you have Engine..shaft... dual shafted EV motor... shaft...
> clutch..
> > >transmission  ?
> > >
> > >this would allow you to disengage the clutch.. and  charge the
batteries.
> > >
> > >does anyone know of any dual shaft motors?
> > >
> > >
> > > >      You can check with Mike Brown or Shari Prange at
> > > > ElectroAutomotive, I think they still carry this same video and can
> > > > probably tell you which specific one it is. Heck, given Mike's
> > > > experience, he could probably even tell you how the car was set up.
> > > >       Geez, it was back in '93 when I first watched this video.
Makes
> > > > me feel like an old-timer dredging this stuff up.
> > > >
> > > >                                                       Mitch Oates
> > > >
> > >
> >
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