Diesel trucks doubling as a generator

[captainsling]

Give it 10 years. A generator will be standard. Going to need that generator to power the electric motors. Those electric motors are going to be 1000+ HP, and 2000 Ft-lbs of torque.

Trucks in 10 years are going to be absolute beasts. Electric motors. Basically locomotives.

And then when we have a power outage like last week, you are SOL!

What powers the generator?

[MadHatter]

And then when we have a power outage like last week, you are SOL!

What powers the generator?

Gas..?

[Dale Moser]

Why isnt there a plug off the motor like there is on the lighting generator I rent twice a year?

Because there’s not a generator attached to the motor.


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[mrc]

I ran mine for about 40 hours, no issues at all. The computer showed a crappy fuel mileage but that is all.

[SabineHunter]

Because there’s not a generator attached to the motor.


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Dale, thank you. Could there be if designed that way or is it too complicated?

[scott123456789]

They make 4000 watt inverters? My Ram came with a 220 amp alternator should be enough for half a house.

[WItoTX]

And then when we have a power outage like last week, you are SOL!

What powers the generator?

I had diesel the whole time. Everyone I'm friends with down here had diesel the whole time. Not saying this will always be the car. But this go round, we had it.

Someone else brought up the point. The dpf will likely get plugged over long periods of doing electrical generation.