Cosworth CatGen

[Zynerji]

Have we discussed this here yet?

https://www.cosworth.com/capabilities/e ... generator/

[Stu]

Not sure that I have seen it in the forum yet.
A fantastic bit of kit, I think that I have seen it installed in an Transit EV as a range extender.
The fact that it is fuel tolerant is a big plus!

[Greg Locock]

28% efficiency isn't going to set the world alight for automotive (Prius is 43% from memory), but 1kg/kW is looking very interesting for light aircraft

[vorticism]

It's what's present on the Ariel BEV. The 35 kW version.

[Greg Locock]

I wonder what the emissions are like running on hydrocarbons? I was idly thinking about a heavy hybrid, ie a decent size battery, and although I think 35 kW is a bit big, it is in the ballpark.

[gruntguru]

Toxic emissions are very low.

near-zero NOx, CO and particulate emissions that far exceed current automotive legislation.

CO2 would depend on fuel type. Hydrogen(zero)<Methane<petrol<diesel