On 20/10/2018 11:22, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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charles wrote:
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Jim GM4DHJ ... wrote:

"Brian Gaff" wrote in message
news I would think that its a bit like the lady who swallowed a spider.
To charge it up fast enough you would need a fair sized generator or a
smaller one running for a longer time.To do this you would need to also
pack fuel for the generator to fill it up....
Brian

what about a long extension cable then ? .....

as long as it's self retracting

With a strong enough spring, you could use that for the return journey.
Problem solved.

Or why not a clockwork generator to charge the battery? No need to carry
fuel for that then.


There used to be a fleet of city rental cars in a city in
France that ran on compressed air.