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From: Ken James (no email)
Date: Sun Feb 02 2003 - 02:27:06 EST
I have a 8 KW genset, that's only 15 HP but it weighs hundreds of pounds. Trust me, no one is going yank this machine out of the engine room and *toss* it in the back of a pick up.
Some of the newer types are MUCH lighter...one 3KW unit weighs only 65 lbs. Others that are more powerful are still light enough to be removed and put into the back of a pick up without too much hassle. The main point here was not the weight so much anyhow as even something that weighs only 100 lbs would be work in that regard, but rather that by being able to have it on a lockable, maybe slidable frame or rack, with hook ups easy to remove, it would be a lot less hassle to take it out than a in normal diesel set up.
There are many other reasons that this hybrid idea is not a good idea, but I suspect inefficiency and complexity would be the primary ones.
Well, complexity would be an issue, but not if it boosted reliability. Modern cars are certainly more complex, and getting even more so, but far more reliable than older models. Efficiency? That would be greater, across the board, with a hybrid. The new permanent magnet motor/generator units are now in the low to mid 90's percent wise, lighter and more compact while being able to be air cooled, and given that the hybrid would be better able to match load with engine, the efficiency savings can be significant.-Ken
Norm
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