On 10 Jul 2014 at 6:30, jerry freedomev via EV wrote: > I prefer making my own using go cart racing engines which are low cost, > lightweight, easy to find hotrod parts and have stock carbs that run on > ethanol, methanol, propane or NG. By hotrodding them you get more > power/lb and can make them lower emissions.
With all due respect, I'm skeptical that these engines can even approach the emissions in g/mi of a modern microprocessor-controlled ICE. They're not designed to be clean. IIRC small engines are especially notorious for NOx emissions. I don't see the benefit in driving an EV M-F and add an ICE range extender to it on the weekend, if the range extender's emissions are 10x that of the ICEV I'm replacing - or more. IMO it's better to own an EV, and rent a small ICEV for those longer trips; or take mass transit, if it's available. It's also going to be more comfortable and quieter. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
