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Otto-Korrect t1_j9v0t2f wrote

Reply to comment by Sea-Election-9168 in Kelley Stand is not plowed! No charging stations either! by SVTer

Technically, it would work. But...

to charge at a decent speed, you'd need a 50 amp 240 output, so not any tiny genrator. That will charge at about 30MPH.

If your generator only puts out 15-20 amps of 120v, you are looking at a charge rate of only 6mph. If you are stranded, yes better than nothing. Charge for a few hours and you may have what it takes to get to a charging station. But I wouldn't want to count on it often.

It sounds like something like the Bolt may fit your needs better. It has a gas engine that kicks in to charge the battery and/or run the car when the battery gets low. The batter is smaller, so only lasts for 25 miles or so I think, so for some people that is all they need for 'around town' driving.

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Sea-Election-9168 t1_j9v1tlj wrote

Thanks for the information. Honestly, I’d be willing to wait a couple hours for the genny to get me out! When are they going to make a small electric pickup?

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Otto-Korrect t1_j9v2nb6 wrote

I'd be all over that! Something the size of the old Toyota Tacoma before they got bloated.

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__littlewolf__ t1_j9v4nub wrote

God, bloated is such a perfect way to describe car shapes these days! I miss more angular shapes on vehicles. Every car nowadays looks like it could be posted on the @roundboys Instagram.

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jsudarskyvt t1_j9vem8o wrote

The photo makes me believe he is stuck in the snow. I bet he has charge still.

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DillyDallyin t1_j9v8xnt wrote

The extra weight of the generator in your car would decrease your range which somewhat defeats the purpose

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Sea-Election-9168 t1_j9v9dyy wrote

I’ve got a generator that weighs less than 50 pounds. How much would that affect range?

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kn4v3VT t1_j9vbtkb wrote

It wouldn’t, that amount of weight is negligible for range impact on most every EV with the exception of the shitty cheap first gen ones (looking at you Nissan leaf).

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jsudarskyvt t1_j9vdssi wrote

Not significantly. It's air resistance and wheel friction that matters with EV's.

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zipperkiller t1_j9vnqyw wrote

Is that the ford lightning? There’s a new coming Rivian that makes a pick up too

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tentativetheory t1_j9vyu9s wrote

The Bolt is a great car, but it’s fully electric with no range extender. The older Volt had the generator. Those are great too but they’ve been discontinued for some years now. There’s quite a few plug in hybrids on the market currently that offer similar functionality.

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