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by emollusion
Sun Aug 17, 2014 12:20 am
Forum: Car and Auto Projects
Topic: Convert Diesel Truck to diesel/electric hybrid
Replies: 4
Views: 30940

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...
by emollusion
Mon Apr 21, 2014 3:21 am
Forum: Car and Auto Projects
Topic: Convert Diesel Truck to diesel/electric hybrid
Replies: 4
Views: 30940

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...