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Old 08-05-2006, 04:26 PM
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Default Re: Share what you know

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Originally Posted by brick
Ehh, if the crank is so poorly designed and manufactured as to fail under the additional load of a tiny electric motor, then they've done something very wrong. Keep in mind that we're talking about, what, a 42V system? I don't think there's anything to worry about.
With it being only 42v, I wonder how many times the stop/start system will function in heavy traffic? I know an IMA can recharge off of the car's generator. Can a BAS hybrid do the same, or is it limited strictly to braking regen?

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