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I considered 200$ per kwh. If you consider that the ionic plugin drives 30miles in all electric with 8.9kwh, 10kwh would be ok. 1800$ power train...
They clearly state it on their site Serial only would be even cheaper [IMG]
I usually ignore non serial phev just because they're less efficient. That said I could probably state that making a phev out of a standard car...
I was trying to tear down the leaf components in order to predict price for other vehicles of that size. So by considering to modify any midsize...
I found a list of the extra components of a phev compared to a regular icev and approx prices. I considered a 10kwh battery. Power motor (3-phase...
These are the data i found about the two rex Bmw 650cc 34 hp; 34 PS (25 kW) and 41 lb⋅ft; 5.6 kg⋅m (55 N⋅m) at 4,300 RPM ~100kg Wenkel 330cc...
https://zerauto.nl/mazdas-elektrische-auto-krijgt-optioneel-wankelmotor-als-range-extender/ Go with google translate, it works very good with...
Mazda 2re, 300cc ice engine, the smallest REX is arriving with a wankel suit
How much total range do you loose that way?
Let alone the i3, that should be feasible
By using navigation datas about altitudes and traffic, you could probably avoid the rex to work alone. If a trip is about 150kms flat and 100kms...
25mph to climb a montain pass is not that bad, you won't do that everyday unless you live there I'd be more interested to know freeway max speed...
I usually think of serial hybrids as sailboats: they hardly ever use petrol, so rarely that speed does not matter at all when using the backup...
If the engine is undersized, the electronics could just make the car run slower right? Considering a 20/40kwh equipped car, I bet we can go below...