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To: Greg from Edmonton who wrote (1719)1/1/2007 2:52:22 PM
From: SI Bob  Read Replies (1) of 5691
 
Wish I knew enough to easily do the math, but it seems to me that as torquey as even a small diesel engine is, it'd be beneficial to have the diesel engine's output go (via computer control) to either a generator or the drive wheels or both. I'd think that a pretty big genny could be driven by something like the Jetta's engine just off-idle. Widening the operating range of a hybrid's electric motor(s).

Or maybe a 2nd diesel engine that's tweaked to do nothing but power a genny as efficiently as possible?
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