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		mixmax on Dec 3, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Michelin reinvents the wheel, electric motors help... This technology is also common in cruiseships.

ms01 on Dec 3, 2008 [–]

Diesel-electric locomotives work like this too. You can run your diesel engine at its most optimal rpm which makes it more efficient.

This is how I hope they'll build gas-electric or diesel-electric hybrids in the future.

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