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[GMCnet] Re: Electric RV’s [message #367786 is a reply to message #367780] Thu, 02 December 2021 16:19 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
James Hupy is currently offline  James Hupy   United States
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As one who has been thoroughly stuck on wet grass in a GMC, I would concur
that momentary ability to power bogie wheels might not be a bad thing.
But, electric or engine driven? Who knows ?
Jim Hupy
Salem, Oregon..

On Thu, Dec 2, 2021, 2:13 PM Ronald Pottol wrote:

> I'd stick with FWD, I just want powered bogie wheels for getting unstuck.
> Torque, not much power, could unclutch normally.
>
> On Thu, Dec 2, 2021, 10:36 Keith V wrote:
>
>> Pulling on the front bogies would solve LOT of problems, pushing on the
>> rears would create a LOT of problems.
>> Run motors in the front bogies and the front wheels, let the rear bogies
>> coast.
>> ________________________________
>> From: Larry Davick
>> Sent: Thursday, December 2, 2021 11:55 AM
>> To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
>> Subject: [GMCnet] Re: Electric RV’s
>>
>> I wonder how the coach would handle if in-hub motors were in the bogies.
>> The forward facing would be pulling while the rearward would be pushing.
> It
>> seems like it would put forces on the bogies like they’ve never seen, nor
>> been engineered for.
>>
>> Maybe best to stay front wheel drive. It seems to me that a hybrid
> system
>> with electric in-hub motors in the rear would be a good experiment.
>>
>> Dreaming.
>>
>> Larry Davick
>> 1976 Palm Beach
>> Fremont - where Teslas are built and Lucid is HQ’d.
>>
>>> On Dec 2, 2021, at 9:39 AM, Jim Kanomata
> wrote:
>>>
>>> Tom,
>>> There are tremendous amount of positive changes on batteries being
>>> developed here in the Bay Area that will make the battery not only
>>> smaller,but quick to charge.
>>> I would not do anything now, but wait a year as I know what is coming
> by
>>> the filtration system we are supplying to developers.
>>>
>>>> On Thu, Dec 2, 2021 at 5:58 AM tom geiger
> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Just doing some morning coffee reading. I’ve realized this is where I
>> get
>>>> myself in trouble but I have found some interesting things to read.
> Jim
>>>> Bounds recently posted up a short conversation on the topic of our GMC
>>>> being a good candidate for a electric driven conversion. It did make
> me
>>>> curious on the subject matter for RV’s and I found this article of
> this
>>>> guys research on the upcoming possibilities. Just thought its
>> interesting
>>>> to read. Nothing actionable at this point but does spark the
> imagination
>>>> for our GMC’s.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.mortonsonthemove.com/hybrid-electric-rvs/
>>>>
>>>> Enjoy,
>>>> TG
>>>> --
>>>> Tom Geiger
>>>> 76 Eleganza II
>>>> KCMO
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