forgive the lack of understanding.....
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:24 pm
Something is going round my head and it's doing it in. Please forgive the lack of understanding but here's the problem.....
With a combustion engine you have the fuel, the motor and the battery to pwer the lights / start the veichle etc.
On an EV you have the fuel... the battery pack, the engine... motor and a battery for the lights etc.
Presuming the alternator charges the battery up on the combustion engine ok why can you not charge an EV battery pack with an alternator ?
I've thought it might be down to charging / discharging at the same time and also the alternator not being big enough to charge say 12 batteries.....
Go on someone put me out of my misery please......
Chimpchoker.
With a combustion engine you have the fuel, the motor and the battery to pwer the lights / start the veichle etc.
On an EV you have the fuel... the battery pack, the engine... motor and a battery for the lights etc.
Presuming the alternator charges the battery up on the combustion engine ok why can you not charge an EV battery pack with an alternator ?
I've thought it might be down to charging / discharging at the same time and also the alternator not being big enough to charge say 12 batteries.....
Go on someone put me out of my misery please......
Chimpchoker.