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Well according to this article it can be efficient to use a diesel generator to charge an Electric Vehicle.
What I found quite interesting is that in this particular test it suggests that it was more efficient to burn the diesel in a generator charging an EV than to burn diesel in a typical diesel-powered vehicle.
Note that the generator/charging station in this article provided 50 kW DC output. Wonder if the charging station itself has a AC to DC converter to accomplish that?
PS: Let's please not drift off to making any political comments in this thread so we don't get derailed & banished to the "Mess Hall" a paying member only thread participation. This is about the possibility of using a MEP generator to charge an Electric Vehicle and/or home battery bank AC production and the efficiencies of doing so.
What I found quite interesting is that in this particular test it suggests that it was more efficient to burn the diesel in a generator charging an EV than to burn diesel in a typical diesel-powered vehicle.
Note that the generator/charging station in this article provided 50 kW DC output. Wonder if the charging station itself has a AC to DC converter to accomplish that?
PS: Let's please not drift off to making any political comments in this thread so we don't get derailed & banished to the "Mess Hall" a paying member only thread participation. This is about the possibility of using a MEP generator to charge an Electric Vehicle and/or home battery bank AC production and the efficiencies of doing so.
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