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BrokenKnucklez posted:I think it would be easy to throttle down the diesel to produce just enough electricity on open straits, but rev up when needing the extra power? That's the point of a CVT, is it not? The issue I see with doing diesel electric in a car is that it's so much extra added weight. Instead of just an engine and transmission, you now have the engine, generator, electric motor AND some form of transmission for the motor to run through. You've just added two very heavy components to the car, and haven't even talked about batteries yet. The reason it works for trains is because weight is a non-issue. An extra hundred tons doesn't make that much difference.
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