• Moonrise2473@feddit.it
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    1 year ago

    That means the gas engine needs to idle all the time in order to provide power to the power steering, ac, braking and other stuff?

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      1 year ago

      In the article it says there is a battery in the trunk powering the motors. The engine is not running when using the battery.

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        1 year ago

        but those are mechanically connected to the old motor. They would need to be replaced in order to work with a battery and that’s not easy and not cheap because nobody can afford to lose power to the brake pump while in highway