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- Sun Aug 17, 2014 12:20 am
- Forum: Car and Auto Projects
- Topic: Convert Diesel Truck to diesel/electric hybrid
- Replies: 4
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Re: Convert Diesel Truck to diesel/electric hybrid
I see what you mean and I have some thoughts about it. So let me motivate and please reply with what you think. To run straight of a steam engine gives a short lack of power. Using a diesel hybrid, the diesel engine would get rid of that but as we both said, allready done so no fun. So to run from a...
- Mon Apr 21, 2014 3:21 am
- Forum: Car and Auto Projects
- Topic: Convert Diesel Truck to diesel/electric hybrid
- Replies: 4
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Convert Diesel Truck to diesel/electric hybrid
I have had these thoughts for a while now. Goal: To convert a 25ton (25000kg) firetruck to first a diesel/electric hybrid and then to only electric with a closed steam engine backup to completely remove the diesel engine. First I read about converting cars to a steam powered electrical generator/eng...