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Chevrolet Volt
by: Anonymous

Look into the Volt. That's what the Volt is, an electric car with a generator. You turn on the generator when you need more electricity and you turn it back off when you have enough electricity. I've thought about doing my own version the only 2 things I'm worried about right now is the most efficient way to make a significant amount of electricity so it actually charges while im running it. With golf cart batteries most EVs go 40 miles & at 65 miles an hour.. thats less than an hour when a good charge at home will take 8 hours. although there is new technology to charge batteries on half an hour, its new technology, its going to be pricey. The volt runs 40 miles then the generator kicks on to primarily run the elctric motor so youre really just running the generator the whole time for long trips. the other worry is pollution I was thinking hooking up exhaust with a catalyst but I dont know how much it would help. I'm no professional nor have I ever built an ev so if I'm wrong on anything feel free to correct me. & dont forget to collect your tax credit after all is done.

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generator
by: Anonymous

it can be dun look up mother eath news hybrid

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good idea
by: Carl in new mexico

Hey everyone
I've that along the same lines as to add a ram air system to charge the batteries as the car is being driven so if anyone has solved the problem of size or wants to work on the problem I would love to chat about these idea e-mail at cb81321 at yahoo dot com

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Wind Power
by: Dave from new york

The best way to generate power to recharge your batteries is to use a wind turbine. As the car increases speed it generates wind which turns the turbine and generates power to recharge your batteries and when the batteries are fully charged you can run off the power of the turbine to run your motor. With this type of power you could run the car just about any distance you want. I am looking for an electric car to add my wind turbine too if anyone has a car for sale or would like to join me in this project you can contact me at 845 551 3131.

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generator
by: Stu

I don't know about a wheel on the ground especially in michigan. The road would probably rip it off. But...I have been thinking of a possible rig that could be fed off of the back wheel and run an alternator but this is only in my mind and in theory only. I need to find someone that can answer my questions about ev cars since I don't own one myself. Just out of curiosity how many batteries do you have powering your vehicle?? and how are they set up

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generator is the way to go!
by: Anonymous

This is the way to do it!

a honda generator which I use on my boat to charge my house battery bank is very quiet and very clean. forget the cheap crap from the local store. you'll need to get a good one.

high output charger (IOATA, XANTREX) can output as much as 150 amps to your battery bank and this can be powered by a smaller generator.

I do this on my boat all the time... I use a honda eu2000i (1800watt ) generator (quiet! 50-60 db) which powers my XANTREX unit which is an inverter/charger which charges my bank at 100 amps. for a comparison most car alternators put out approx 14 amps. most charges you buy at the local store do 20 amps.

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Generator
by: Jason

I'm was thinking more for extended trips. If I wanted to drive from Chicago to Detroit using only battery power it would be near impossible it being 300 miles point to point. That is why I'm wondering how efficient would a normal Honda generator be in recharging batteries in the car.

My other question was has anybody rigged a generator up to be spinning while the vehicle is in motion? Say via a wheel that touches the ground. That would be the most efficient way to charge in my mind and I would make the conversion this weekend if somebody could get me some range figures from trial and error. I really don't want to risk driving through rural Michigan with no way to charge and I don't want to invest the money if it isn't possible.