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Originally Posted by firemothjoe
Soooo, a good solar panel and battery pack rigged to one of these might do the trick! Might even get some live propulsion from it.
http://americanspeedster.com/
I'd rig it so breaking would charge the battery too (hybrid style).
And then human power can serve as the backup fuel source, not gas! |
Go ahead! I look forward to your performance report. You can pickup a used, NHW11 Prius, 2001-2003, for a good price. I'd recommend getting a 'salvage' title vehicle since your modifications would eliminate any warranty.
BTW, the Prius ICE in my car is rated at ~70 hp and the main traction motor, ~40 hp. Some 0.25 mile maximum accelerations showed I was getting about ~90 hp, which is close enough to the expected 110 hp.
By all means, conduct the experiment. I look forward to reading about your test results. But for now, don't expect me to follow for the following reason.
To drive in city traffic, a safe driver need a substantial amount of excess power to handle acceleration and even the most modest hills. This is defined by Newton's second law of motion.
Now the low power values shown in the chart come from Newton's first law of motion. This is effectively the power needed to maintain a given speed.
Bob Wilson