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this post was submitted on 01 Jan 2024
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Serious Question: Why can't we just have towable generators so EVs can go from an electric car to a Plugin Hybrid for road trips?
Generators aren't very expensive relatively speaking.
Yet I've never heard not seen this anywhere, and seems like a very easy solution to range anxiety.
I think it's because someone who takes enough Road trips to use something like that would properly just get a regular plug in hybrid. That being said, this might be coming soon for ev trucks actually. The dodge ram ev is going to have a gas powered range extender, and I believe ford has patented a bed mounted version for its ev truck.
Safety as well. Generators are not built for all the regulations the DOT has. It's a different thing to transport a generator and then actually having it fixed to a vehicle as a usable entity.