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If Your Electric Car Runs Out of Power on the Highway ...
Andy Chee:
--- Quote from: Homer J Simpson on December 31, 2023, 11:28:14 pm ---
Not a hybrid.
V6 is for charging only.
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There are two different styles of hybrid topologies, series and parallel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_vehicle_drivetrain
Toyota Prius is a parallel hybrid. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_vehicle_drivetrain#/media/File:Hybridpar.svg
Chevy Volt is a series hybrid. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_vehicle_drivetrain#/media/File:Hybridpeak.svg
Ramcharger appears to be a series hybrid, with the facility for plug-in charging (i.e. short trips on battery only with regular mains charging topup, may not require use of the V6). Ramcharger has a 92kWh battery pack and mains charger (up to 400V DC fast charge)
.RC.:
--- Quote from: xrunner on December 31, 2023, 03:54:58 pm ---
Very simple and easy: call for a tow with your cell phone and relax.
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NO, you plug your phone into the car and charge the car.
pickle9000:
I suppose gas is harder to make. Ethanol is possible but time consuming. Electrical power can be made mechanically or with solar.
Siwastaja:
--- Quote from: nctnico on December 31, 2023, 11:44:35 am ---Not really. You can always stick a hand pump into the storage tank and pump the fuel up into your car by hand. What you'll need most is cash to pay for the gas.
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Yes you can; then you can use that hand-pumped fuel to run a genset. What people don't realize is how much we rely on reliable grid. After a blackout longer than a few hours, our societies basically collapse to stone age. This is also the reason why it does simply not happen unless we are dealing with an actual freaking war: grid is repaired and brought back online within hours, always, leaving small localized outages which do not prevent getting gas, or charging an EV.
pickle9000:
Fuel reserves would be gone in no time. Alcohol and toilet paper would probably make good currency.
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