My *light* truck cruises at about 15kW at moderate (60MPH) freeway speed, measured for both a Chevy S10 and an older Ford Ranger, so a generator with 15kW continuous output should be able to keep the pack from draining further and re-charge during times that the vehicle is not continuously cruising. But it won't give much range extension in a high-speed towing scenario where you might need 30+kW continuously. (I do know that when towing, all vehicles should stay under 55 MPH, but I rarely see this in practice)
Cor van de Water Chief Scientist Proxim Wireless office +1 408 383 7626 Skype: cor_van_de_water XoIP +31 87 784 1130 private: cvandewater.info www.proxim.com This email message (including any attachments) contains confidential and proprietary information of Proxim Wireless Corporation. If you received this message in error, please delete it and notify the sender. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying of any part of this message is prohibited. -----Original Message----- From: EV [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Lussmyer via EV Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 9:35 AM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List; Ben Goren Subject: Re: [EVDL] EVLN: GM Would Be Smart To Launch An e-Pickup Truck Before Tesla On Thu Oct 22 09:30:56 PDT 2015 [email protected] said: >Between those two extremes there'll be overlap...which is why what the >original author probably actually wants is a Volt-style plugin hybrid. Give it >a powerful electric motor, a ~50 kWh battery...and an onboard 5 - 10 kW >generator and a 30 gallon fuel tank. The generator will be more than able to >keep the battery from running dry on long distances, plus you could then add a >bunch of high-amperage 110V and 220V outlets. My truck cruises at around 30KW at 60mph. A 10KW generator isn't going to extend the range much at all. -- Bobcats and Cougars, oh my! http://john.casadelgato.com/Pets _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
