[John Penry said:]<br><div id="1fnx" class="ArwC7c ckChnd">After going by and taking a look at the Ford Rangers on display this weekend, I'm beginning to wonder where all that electronic stuff is going to go.</div><br>
[Marty says:]<br>Why not set it up as a conventional Ranger EV, (electronics under the hood), and then put the generator rig on a slide-out sled in the bed? I've read through EPC's white paper on the range-extending trailer, which makes a lot of sense. Taking the motor-generator rig off of the trailer and into a pickup bed would seem to make even MORE sense if one was using straight EV mode most of the time, and long-range mode fairly seldom.
<br><br>[John Perry said:]<br clear="all">I have run across many stories of people who have created "home made" series hybrids -- such as the one about using a turbine engine to power a Hummer, and getting 60 to 80 mpg.
<br><br>[Marty:] Can anyone point to one of these turbine conversions? I'd have to think that the turbine would be absurdly loud. How did they handle that? (Aside from being the only vehicle for 10 miles around?)<br><br>
Best,<br>- Marty<br><br>-- <br>"The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives." - A. Einstein