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Pat911 · 09-16-2022, 05:23 PM

Don’t purchase 4x12v lithium batteries, get one or more 48v batteries. There’s plenty of discussion on here as to why.

Lithium can be charged very quickly. Any size lithium battery can be recharged in 2 hours with the appropriate charger. (0.5C charging) They can also be topped up at any time.

There’s no technical reason for not adding a generator but I would be sizing the battery correctly to get you the 80mi range you require to begin with. Something around the 200Ah would do it.

You also say that it’s often stopped. Is there power available when it’s stopped? If so, you can just have a powerful on board charger that can dump another 20Ah into the battery in an hour or so while you have lunch. You could do more in an hour but you would have to find a power receptacle that can supply more power than a standard 110v receptacle can.

Cheers
Pat.

09-16-2022, 05:23 PM	#10
Pat911 Gone Wild Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,948	Re: Backup Generator while driving? Don’t purchase 4x12v lithium batteries, get one or more 48v batteries. There’s plenty of discussion on here as to why. Lithium can be charged very quickly. Any size lithium battery can be recharged in 2 hours with the appropriate charger. (0.5C charging) They can also be topped up at any time. There’s no technical reason for not adding a generator but I would be sizing the battery correctly to get you the 80mi range you require to begin with. Something around the 200Ah would do it. You also say that it’s often stopped. Is there power available when it’s stopped? If so, you can just have a powerful on board charger that can dump another 20Ah into the battery in an hour or so while you have lunch. You could do more in an hour but you would have to find a power receptacle that can supply more power than a standard 110v receptacle can. Cheers Pat.