Christophe wrote:Hey I think about it: citro what prevents you from putting a small generator in the trunk of your 106 electric and recharging the batteries while driving (if possible?)?
We also think about it very seriously ...
I am not repeating for nothing that the solution is the series hybrid.
I have long known the work of Alain St-Yves and I have repeatedly cited this work on this forum, as well as its site
The Green Vehicle.
Our project consists in creating a direct current generator providing the same voltage as that of the batteries. This voltage is variable depending on the vehicles from 120 to 160V at PSA but other voltages exist on the clio and kangoo.
By the way, the "hybrid" Kangoo marketed by Renault to which I often refer is not a true series hybrid ...
Renault has succeeded in degrading its performance by preventing the batteries from being charged while driving ... When the on-board generator is triggered, the latter supplies ONLY THE ENGINE and the excess electricity not consumed by the engine does not recharge the batteries.
The reason for this surprising feature ... is administrative ...
This architecture allowed to homologate the kangoo Electro Road in an electric vehicle and not in a hybrid vehicle like a Prius.
I know someone who has tried to change the configuration of the Electro Road so that it can recharge the batteries with excess energy not consumed by the electric traction motor ... He did not succeed. The range extender is controlled by the computer to supply only the electric motor. When it is in operation, you can hear its speed very well adapt to the engine load