It would probably be quite difficult to convince the Leaf to use the
onboard charger while also moving. You would also need well more than 6
kW of power to move down the freeway.
You may find it easier and more efficient to build a "pusher trailer"
out of the front end of a FWD car, such that the gas engine will "push"
your leaf down the freeway, with a remote gas/brake control in the Leaf.
(Or you could use a larger motorcycle back end as your "pusher".)
The leaf could even use regen to recharge on the freeway if the pusher
motor had enough HP.
Jay
On 05/15/2017 10:04 AM, conservation architect via EV wrote:
Hi EV List
I own a Nissan Leaf. It is a great car. I get 4.2 miles/kwh of battery and 80
mile range for 24 kwh battery. I believe this is better than the plug in
hybrid, though I do not know. This works perfect for local trips where 80
miles is plenty and the car can be recharged slowly overnight. However, I sure
would love to drive it to visit my family who are much beyond this range.
What if we created a trailer that would have a generator with sufficient
capacity to charge the battery while traveling distances beyond the 80 miles.
Likely, I would loose some mileage with the extra weight. However, once at the
destination, the trailer could be detached and I can go back to being an all
electric vehicle.
A simple idea that I am sure is not that simple. However, if I purchased an
off the shelf generator that could charge at level 2 Charge Rate 1.41 kW - 6.16
kW, I could use the standard plug, perhaps relocating the female to where the
front flap would not need to be open. One problem that may be beyond my
engineering skills is safely allowing the car to charge while in motion.
Currently, the car will not start if the plug is connected. I am sure this is
a feature meant to prevent people from inadvertently driving away with the
chord plugged in. However, once I start messing with the engineered product, I
could get into trouble.
This list has a lot of smart people. Has anybody tried a similar concept?
Eli Fishpaw
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