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To: Eric who wrote (1428638)	12/14/2023 12:59:14 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1579935

Eric, there's something about gas-powered electric range extenders that makes it terribly inefficient. Like it's better to get the electricity from a fossil fuel power plant, transmit the electricity over hundreds of miles of cables, and charge up a Li-Ion battery, than to generate that electricity from an on-board ICE. I'm following this issue because of what Mazda is trying with its Wankel rotary engine, which was the centerpiece of their now-discontinued RX-8. They're trying to revive their rotary engine as an electric range extender. It has potential given how lightweight the engine is, but the compression ratio of that engine is just too small for it to be fuel-efficient. And of course, there's the problem with emissions. But I have high hopes that Mazda can work out all of these problems and make the rotary engine useful in some form or another. Tenchusatsu