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Old 09-30-2008   #1
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What is going to power the alternator? There are a few people that have made a dual mode car themselves. They take a small diesel engine and run a large alternator or 2 with it. The gas mileage is quite impressive when done correctly (70 mpg+). They still can't usually run infinitely, but the range is extended quite a bit.
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I would love to hear an argument against electric cars for 90% of driving americans. Do you ever wonder why gm released an electric production car in 1996 that had a range of 120 miles then cancel production in 2000 and 8 years later release another electric production car with a range of 40 miles?

And those who think an electric car can't throw down....

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What is going to power the alternator? There are a few people that have made a dual mode car themselves. They take a small diesel engine and run a large alternator or 2 with it. The gas mileage is quite impressive when done correctly (70 mpg+). They still can't usually run infinitely, but the range is extended quite a bit.
The electric motor on an overdrive pulley system. the parasitic loss wouldnt be that much. Or if you wanted to be all high tech about it you can rig it to activate with the braking system.
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What is going to power the alternator? There are a few people that have made a dual mode car themselves. They take a small diesel engine and run a large alternator or 2 with it. The gas mileage is quite impressive when done correctly (70 mpg+). They still can't usually run infinitely, but the range is extended quite a bit.
Why not rig it up to anything that spins, such as a cv shaft, or rig up a big fan blade off the front of the car and run a belt from that to an alternator, haha. Seriously there are plenty of things that spin on an already moving vehicle that somebody could tie into to spin it.
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