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Originally Posted by FlukeSS
So the only reason is efficiency.
Very well then, I guess 200 miles per battery charge and 1 hour charge session after it runs out is much more efficient than a 450+ mile V8.
Correct me if I'm wrong as I'm not an electrical engineer but last time I checked there was a device that multiplies electric output?
I think they call it a "Voltage Multiplier?"
That article describes the amount of power to run the alternator is more than the power the alternator would produce.
So what reason would there be not to use a Voltage Multiplier?
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Voltage isn’t the issue. It is amperage that is needed to keep those batteries charged and it would take a big generator to do it, not a little car alternator. The hybrid greens mowers I use to sell ran a 16hp gen set to power a buffer pack for the electric drive, reel drive and lift. When you went up a hill that 16hp engine would grunt. It would take way more power to spin a generator than it can produce.