The END is near

[Forkin' Crazy]

Don't quote me on this, but I want to say that most modern trains, freighters, cruise ships, and the largest of mining equipment, are all hybrid. And the largest excavators are electric only, direct from the grid.

I would think it's all a function of efficiency thru the drive train. At a certain point the size of the driveshaft and gearboxes just doesn't make sense.

OOOPS too late! A hybrid uses both battery and outside generation. Diesel/electric is a total different thing.

[powerabout]

Got batterys on some offshore vessels now, not for long running but it covers blackout conditions for a few minutes, some have lpg fuel cells as well.
Diesel Electric works as you can just keep adding gen sets when you need more power so they run efficiently 99% of the time.
Allows high speed diesels that are cleaner than medium speed ones and then easy to add fuel cells.

https://www.dnvgl.com/expert-story/m...-research.html
https://www.ship-technology.com/projects/viking-lady/
it worked as they built 3 more I think.

https://www.tesla.com/semi?redirect=no
I hear they are running out of LongBeach port?

[powerabout]

Need to define hybrid
Do you mean 2 sources of power, ie battery and an engine regardless of how that battery got charged?

[Forkin' Crazy]

Need to define hybrid
Do you mean 2 sources of power, ie battery and an engine regardless of how that battery got charged?

I was under the impression that hybrids (such as cars) have both. That is how they define it, is it not?

[XstreamVking]

So even a tesla with a generator in the boot is a hybrid.....Not a true ev. HAha, If your going any real distance, you better carry one.

[powerabout]

I was under the impression that hybrids (such as cars) have both. That is how they define it, is it not?

hybrid is vague and used differently in different modes of transport

[powerabout]

So even a tesla with a generator in the boot is a hybrid.....Not a true ev. HAha, If your going any real distance, you better carry one.

saying that I think the computer in a tesla can do a route for you from one end of the USA ( lower 48)to the other via charging stations

[XstreamVking]

I don't want a damn nanny computer telling me which way to go to the next charging station when i'm traveling. I want to get lost all on my own....

[powerabout]

I don't want a damn nanny computer telling me which way to go to the next charging station when i'm traveling. I want to get lost all on my own....

you can get lost but its great to have a nav application that tells you where the next gas station is

[Forkin' Crazy]

hybrid is vague and used differently in different modes of transport

Oh okay. I see. So a flux capacitor and a D cell will qualify. Gotcha!

[XstreamVking]

you can get lost but its great to have a nav application that tells you where the next gas station is

How in the world did we ever get along without all this nanny prompting. Takes all the adventure out of traveling....

[Forkin' Crazy]

How in the world did we ever get along without all this nanny prompting. Takes all the adventure out of traveling....

Well, if I am going somewhere in particular, I plot a course using something called a "map". I really like something like Google maps so it is easy to calculate mileage within a comfortable range to refuel. GPS is okay, but I have seen them be inaccurate many times.

[flabum1017]

Well, if I am going somewhere in particular, I plot a course using something called a "map". I really like something like Google maps so it is easy to calculate mileage within a comfortable range to refuel. GPS is okay, but I have seen them be inaccurate many times.

Even Google Maps and Mapquest sends you on an adventure if you let them choose the route for you

[XstreamVking]

Want to see a real hybrid? This thing has it going on......And it uses hydrogen, my favorite form of fuel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgdXbe1in64

[FMP]

Another, posted it a while back
http://www.strand-craft.com/index.php