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* http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/pushers.html - pusher example | * http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/pushers.html - pusher example | ||
* [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Acp tzero DSC00467.jpg | * [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Acp tzero DSC00467.jpg AC Propulsion backtracking genset trailer]. | ||
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A genset trailer is a range extending device for use with battery electric vehicles consisting of an internal combustion engine and an electrical generator. They run on traditional fuels such as gasoline or diesel and are sized to provide the continuous power requirements for the vehicle they are used with. Most small to midsized passenger vehicles would require 15 to 20 kW for unlimited freeway travel as long as fuel were available. Larger vehicles could require 30 kW or more of power depending on how heavy and/or un-aerodynamic they happen to be.
One such trailer is the AC Propulsion backtracking range extending gas fueled trailer, making it a gas-electric series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. This trailer used a 500 cc Kawasaki engine with a 9.5 gallons (40 liter) fuel tank and achieved 30 to 35 mpg (6.72 to 7.84 litres/100 km). It's rated at 20 kW DC output and can maintain 60 to 80 mph (95 to 128 km/h).
See also
External links
- http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/pushers.html - pusher example
- tzero DSC00467.jpg AC Propulsion backtracking genset trailer.
