>>1097572What the fuck are those fake names and units?
>500 mile carHere is the principle of extended range electric:
Engines have mass, as do batteries.
Chemical energy storage has excellent energy density (by mass), batteries have beyond horrible energy density.
Engines rarely operate at their most efficient rpm and need to be oversized to meet the needs of the road at any given time.
Batteries are shit. Engines are less shit.
If you use a generator instead of an engine then you can make the engine lighter, more efficient, and always use the most efficient rpm.
You successfully ditched most of the weight of the engine, and have all the benefits of electric vehicles and the minimal amount of their faults. You have a quick and easy means of providing energy, linear torque curves, and low weight.
tl;dr
physics says extended range electric is best.
