edatoakrun
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Sublime said:...Just to be clear, you're saying the range would increase from ~53 miles (without 5kW genset) to about ~70 miles with the genset at 70mph.
Yes, that's what my math indicated.
I edited the post to:
...So, the increased range from an on-board generator for LEAF 0356 (as for all BEVs) would be highly dependent on driving speed.
I think the increased range from a generator able to deliver 5 kW to the battery, after efficiency loses, for this LEAF (apparently, an Arizona LEAF with somewhat reduced available battery capacity) could be up to:
From ~53 to ~70 miles at 70 mph.
From ~86 to ~180 miles at 45 mph.
And that increase is only by assuming that you started the generator at the beginning of the trip, and the LEAF could accept all the kW.
This generator installation would likely be very difficult and expensive to engineer as an aftermarket installation, IMO.
Which is why I'm disappointed that no BEV manufacture (except BMW, sort of, but using the wrong fuel, and perhaps, disallowing operator control) is building the optimum BEVx, yet.