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[Clayts]

I wonder if you could use a stirling engine as the prime mover for an onboard generator to supply an ev motor. Why am I thinking this? ..Well simply to get rid of the serious weight and cost involved in a battery bank and because stirling engines are a very efficient engine opposed to combustion type! There are probably many holes in this idea, but I thought I would throw it out there as a topic starter and there has to be a better/cheaper way than fuel cels and battery storage!.

[marke]

Hello Clayts

Not a silly idea.
There is a local company that uses a Stirling engine to drive a generator.
The company is Whispergen and their website is http://www.whispergen.com/

Best regards,
Mark.