great idea and yes has been in discussion many times.
I am planning the same idea however my generator will be onboard. I want my EV to be a backup generator for my house, a generator for camping or other type of trips, and to also help anyone else with an EV. Ill be the first in Tampa Bay to be a rescue road service. Ill be able to come to you if noone will be kind enough to let you plug in. The genset i am using is 15000 watts AC with a 50 amp 240 outlet.
The volt has an onboard generator, a 110 KW AC. enough to run the car just on the generator but sadly they claim not enough to run the car and charge up the batteries which I kind of dont understand why with that much power. At times when the car isnt accelerating hard or traveling on the highway it cannot be drawing more than 100 amps. that generator can produce at least 300 amps so why cant they sent some power back into the batteries?
not trying to hijack your thread...
so year a generator on a trailer is a great idea. I have even heard of an EVer that got a 100 kw diesel generator and towed it behind him when he needed to go on long trips.
I think the whole idea is frowned upon because we are running an ev that is supposed to be completely emission free when recharged by solar panels and then run it by proxy on a gasoline or diesel engine.
I am planning the same idea however my generator will be onboard. I want my EV to be a backup generator for my house, a generator for camping or other type of trips, and to also help anyone else with an EV. Ill be the first in Tampa Bay to be a rescue road service. Ill be able to come to you if noone will be kind enough to let you plug in. The genset i am using is 15000 watts AC with a 50 amp 240 outlet.
The volt has an onboard generator, a 110 KW AC. enough to run the car just on the generator but sadly they claim not enough to run the car and charge up the batteries which I kind of dont understand why with that much power. At times when the car isnt accelerating hard or traveling on the highway it cannot be drawing more than 100 amps. that generator can produce at least 300 amps so why cant they sent some power back into the batteries?
not trying to hijack your thread...
so year a generator on a trailer is a great idea. I have even heard of an EVer that got a 100 kw diesel generator and towed it behind him when he needed to go on long trips.
I think the whole idea is frowned upon because we are running an ev that is supposed to be completely emission free when recharged by solar panels and then run it by proxy on a gasoline or diesel engine.