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Re:Toyota CEO talks about why he isn’t all-in on EVs by chrisseaton on Sunday October 02, 2022 @09:10PM (#33062245)
> if you are going to play you are fine

I manage a fleet of off-road vehicles at work, and just came back from a camp location we were operating out of a wood clearing with no mains. We pack in our own generators and fuel for these periods where we can't access the grid, which could be used for charging.

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Re:Toyota CEO talks about why he isn’t all-in on EVs by minkzilla on Monday October 03, 2022 @11:09AM (#33068553)
It would be cool if they built a car with a generator in it so you wouldn't need to fill up the generator and then the generator charges the car. You could just put gas in the car!
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Re:Toyota CEO talks about why he isn’t all-in on EVs by chrisseaton on Monday October 03, 2022 @02:14PM (#33071456)
That’s actually already how the diesel-electric drive-train of a railway locomotive works - and coupled with a battery it would give the best of all combinations. Only downside is permanently lugging around the generator. This is what they’re looking at for some military vehicles.
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