O2 question

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Hey Jim....

I had another idea that just wont leave me alone. What do you think about getting rid of the engine under the hood...replacing it with a small gas powered generator which produces 110VAC which in turn would power two electric motors that would either hook up to the tranny or just straight to the front wheels??? A small gas generator's motor basically would burn about what? 2-4 gallons of gas per day? You could cover alot of distance in a day, huh? I'm sure you guys had something like that going in your experimetal vehicles????

already working on it.... first, this is a Series Hybrid, same as the Honda Insight. Piston engines are not terribly efficient, about 20%. A small gas turbine running at about 80% throttle is 50%-60% efficient...