>>>>> Somewhere, there's probably a redneck who has mounted a small
>>> gas-powered generator to the mower, or to a small trailer that gets
>>> pulled behind the mower. Plug the mower into the generator, fire up the
>>> generator, and let'er rip.
>>I think you just described Honda hybrids except you left out the battery >>pack.
>A friend of a friend... decided, for the hell of it, to hook up
>a small trailer to her [name of electric vehicle deleted] with,
>yes, a generator on it. Basically to show it can be done, knowing
>full well it was ridiculous for standard travel.
I just finally got word back from her. As it turned out the car would *not* run when "plugged in", so she'd actually park, charge it up a bit [a], and then drive on.
[a] five kw or so "level II" 240V charging, so about 25 miles per hour of generator hookup.