THe issue with an ICE engine making electric power to drive a vehicle is
the transfer from one energy form to another is never 100% so if you are
thinking on saving fuel / smog output, you won't.  If you are
thinking of something like a locomotive where you want constant torque
more than anything else it would make sense...

David
Marshall

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Box 4153, Quesnel BC, Canada V2J
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> On Oct 5, 2007, at 2:14 PM, neil N
wrote:
>
>> Ok. Vanagon Hybrid.
>>
>> Is there not a 2 or 3 cyl engine, that emits less pollutants
than a
>> Vanagon WBX or conversion engine, that could supply
batteries which in
>> turn drive an electric motor?
>>
>> Is there an electric motor powerful enough to
push a Vanagon?
>>
>> I know there are EV kits for
small cars like Metros.
>>
>> If I had the
space/time/money I'd love to try out something like the
>> Geo
3 cyl. engine in conjunction with batteries and electric motor.
>> Maybe there would be enough space in the engine bay for *some*
of the
>> batteries.
>>
>> Or how about a
2 cyl. motorcycle engine for electical supply?
>>
>>
Wouldn't that be great? A 2 cyl. ("modern" low emissions
output
>> engine) --> gen for batteries  --> electric
motor.
>>
>> I'm sure these ideas have been bounced
around on this list, but I
>> thought I'd put it out there
anyways.
>>
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled
Westfalia -
>> "Jaco"  (Bustorius)
>>
>> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>>
>> Please
send fav Vanagon/Westfalia links to me at:
>>
musomuso1963@hotmail.com
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