Sorry, just the other way around. The primary propulsion of both the Prius and Honda hybrids is the gas engine, supplemented by the electric motor.
http://www.ornl.gov/~webworks/cppr/y2001/rpt/121813.pdf Ron Force Moscow Idaho USA On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 9:46 AM, Norm of Bandersnatch < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Vern, > > I believe you have things backwards. > > My take is that hybrid cars have electric traction motors and the gas > motor simply supplies electricity to the motors when needed. > > Diesel-electric railroad locomotives do not use batteries for propulsion. > The diesel motor drives an alternator whose output is rectified into DC > which is fed to the traction motors. > > I just sent a email to for confirmation, but I believe that the new solar > cruiser does just like the hybrid cars, runs the diesel to supply > electricity to run the propulsion electric motors when the battery power is > not enough. > > > > Norm > S/V Bandersnatch > Lying Julington Creek > 30 07.695N 081 38.484W > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Mung Bungholio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Date: 7/26/2008 10:51:59 AM > > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Solar powered boat Update > > > > This is pretty cool but it brings up a question that I have been > wondering > > about. > > > > Why is it that on something like this or even a car that they run an > > internal combustion motor and electric motor instead of just straight > > electric with a generator that runs the electric motor when the batteries > > are low? This is how trains work why not everything that is a hybrid? > In > > this case there is already a generator on the boat so why even have the > > diesel motors on it? Why not have the generator sized so that the > electric > > motors can run right off of it? > > > > Vern > > s/v Nirvelli > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Norm of > > Bandersnatch > > Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2008 9:17 AM > > To: A LiveAboardList > > Subject: [Liveaboard] Solar powered boat Update > > > > > > To those interested in a PV powed boat check out the Island Pilot DSe > > Hybrid at www.dsehybrid.com > > > > > > > > Norm > > S/V Bandersnatch > > Lying Julington Creek > > 30 07.695N 081 38.484W > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Liveaboard mailing list > > [email protected] > > To adjust your membership settings over the web > > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > > > To search the archives > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Liveaboard mailing list > > [email protected] > > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html >
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