▲ 51 ▼ World's first 10,800 car carrier with solar power delivered by China (interestingengineering.com) submitted 1 month ago by technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world 6 comments fedilink hide all child comments China polishing that huge turd real hard.
[–] KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Is it like how a non plug-in hybrid uses the battery to improve efficiency? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hoserhobbes@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) No, as those also have ICE motors. This is more like having an EV but instead of charging the battery directly you fill it with diesel. Then there is a diesel generator that runs constantly at the most fuel efficient RPM it can. Any engine has an ideal RPM that it can run at with significant savings - thing trying to go highway speeds in first gear for the opposite idea. Instead of the generator having to absorb any power spikes, the electric motors do that and use the stored energy. There is also a startup company in BC that I saw has been implementing this idea into long haul trucks for substantial improvements. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) . This is more like having an EV but instead of charging the battery directly you fill it with diesel. Then there is a diesel generator that runs constantly at the most fuel efficient RPM it can. You just described a plugin hybrid, which is an EV with an onboard generator. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hoserhobbes@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago It's very similar yes, as the plug in hybrid does much of what I described. The difference is that a hybrid with have a hybrid drivetrain which can be driven directly from the ICE motor if needed in addition to the battery-powered (via plug in it engine charging) electric motors. Whereas what I described does not have that ICE fallback in the drivetrain. Does that make more sense? One only exclusively uses electric motors for the 'work' tasks, where the hybrid can use the ICE motor directly as needed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hoserhobbes@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago (1 child) No, as those also have ICE motors. This is more like having an EV but instead of charging the battery directly you fill it with diesel. Then there is a diesel generator that runs constantly at the most fuel efficient RPM it can. Any engine has an ideal RPM that it can run at with significant savings - thing trying to go highway speeds in first gear for the opposite idea. Instead of the generator having to absorb any power spikes, the electric motors do that and use the stored energy. There is also a startup company in BC that I saw has been implementing this idea into long haul trucks for substantial improvements. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) . This is more like having an EV but instead of charging the battery directly you fill it with diesel. Then there is a diesel generator that runs constantly at the most fuel efficient RPM it can. You just described a plugin hybrid, which is an EV with an onboard generator. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hoserhobbes@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago It's very similar yes, as the plug in hybrid does much of what I described. The difference is that a hybrid with have a hybrid drivetrain which can be driven directly from the ICE motor if needed in addition to the battery-powered (via plug in it engine charging) electric motors. Whereas what I described does not have that ICE fallback in the drivetrain. Does that make more sense? One only exclusively uses electric motors for the 'work' tasks, where the hybrid can use the ICE motor directly as needed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) . This is more like having an EV but instead of charging the battery directly you fill it with diesel. Then there is a diesel generator that runs constantly at the most fuel efficient RPM it can. You just described a plugin hybrid, which is an EV with an onboard generator. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hoserhobbes@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago It's very similar yes, as the plug in hybrid does much of what I described. The difference is that a hybrid with have a hybrid drivetrain which can be driven directly from the ICE motor if needed in addition to the battery-powered (via plug in it engine charging) electric motors. Whereas what I described does not have that ICE fallback in the drivetrain. Does that make more sense? One only exclusively uses electric motors for the 'work' tasks, where the hybrid can use the ICE motor directly as needed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hoserhobbes@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago It's very similar yes, as the plug in hybrid does much of what I described. The difference is that a hybrid with have a hybrid drivetrain which can be driven directly from the ICE motor if needed in addition to the battery-powered (via plug in it engine charging) electric motors. Whereas what I described does not have that ICE fallback in the drivetrain. Does that make more sense? One only exclusively uses electric motors for the 'work' tasks, where the hybrid can use the ICE motor directly as needed. permalink fedilink source parent