DriveAllNight
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It definitely can. The real world example is the BMW i3. With just a small 19kw generator, it can keep the battery at a charge target. The Ramcharger is going to have a 130kw generator. It's HIGHLY unlikely Scout will have that powerful of a generator...I'd guess something like 60-75kw. The engine would likely vary the RPMS and generator output to meet the average demands being asked of the battery.
Watch this:
And then this:
I don't think Scout will be trying to target the same behaviors as the BMW i3, which was more handicapped in the US where you couldn't set a charge target. I sincerely hope Scout does allow us to set a charge target where you're not using the range extender only as a last hope when the battery is nearly fully depleted as this is both bad for the battery and also would have to severely limit your output to keep you from depleting the last bit of charge you have.
That's very misleading - it seems the i3 can within a diminished power band. Not the same thing at all. I believe we are all talking about driving at normal speeds with normal horsepower and torque (or whatever the electric equivalent is ) nobody wants to drive in a limp mode.