LeftieBiker said:N952JL said:Remember, the ICE you would be adding would not be optimize for pushing the care. Pushing the car at various speeds would require it to run at various speeds. The most cost efficent mover on land that I know of is the diesel electric engine used on trains. The diesel engine runs a generator, the generator provides the electric current, and the electric motor drives the train. (...)
Just making an observation, but the diesel engines in locomotives also have to run at different speeds according to the demands of the electric motors. The speed range is just smaller. That means that, in theory at least, a small diesel gen could work well enough. For the love of gods, though, please run it on biodiesel, at least...
Here in Middle GA some of the folks run on throw away used French Fries Oil from fast food places and other restaurants. They just filter the oil and run it in their diesels. And of course we can use peanut oil as some farmers do with their tractors.