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It is worth underscoring the idea that ElecTraks
are deliciously emissions-free (at the point of use, anyway!) and adding an ICE
is a little bit point-missing from one perspective on the use of these fine
workhorses.
The hateful thing about ICEs in general is that
only about 10% - 15% of the potential energy stored in fuel makes it to useable
mechanical energy (the rest is waste heat), and then, as Larry mentioned, you
have another stage of loss through energy conversion from mech E to electrical
E.
Even with transmission loss to you from your
local coal, gas, nuclear, or municipal waste incinerator, etc., the efficiency
of such large-scale energy converters (I scrupulously avoid the word
"producers," they don't *produce* energy (as if from thin air), they convert it)
is worth considering.
Any thought to additional battery capacity, as with
T-135 (instead of T-105, for instance), or, like with my "back porch" for
snowthrowing (http://www.maxmatic.com/electrak.htm),
carrying more batts around? Not practical for mowing, I know, but for some jobe
more batts act as good counterweight.
Just thinkin' atchya.
-Maxo
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