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Re:Michelin reinvents the wheel, electric motors help to ret... by mixmax on Tuesday December 02, 2008 @07:42PM (#383796)
This technology is also common in cruiseships.
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Re:Michelin reinvents the wheel, electric motors help to ret... by ms01 on Wednesday December 03, 2008 @01:45AM (#384111)
Diesel-electric locomotives work like this too. You can run your diesel engine at its most optimal rpm which makes it more efficient.

This is how I hope they'll build gas-electric or diesel-electric hybrids in the future.

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