[0.14] Let Vehicle Grid tap the engine for electricity
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 9:34 pm
I've always felt that equipment should be relatively easy to power on a vehicle, since a vehicle has a big honking combustion engine which can run an alternator (or hydraulic pump) to power other equipment.
To be fair, the vehicle should lose power while the engine is being tapped to power the grid, or the grid should lose power while the vehicle is using maximum power.
One way this could work, is the the vehicle's drivetrain itself is a piece of equipment (perhaps hidden, or perhaps visible and upgradeable) which consumes energy to make the vehicle move, the vehicle produces say, 600kW, which is shared between the drivetrain and any modular equipment installed.
To be fair, the vehicle should lose power while the engine is being tapped to power the grid, or the grid should lose power while the vehicle is using maximum power.
One way this could work, is the the vehicle's drivetrain itself is a piece of equipment (perhaps hidden, or perhaps visible and upgradeable) which consumes energy to make the vehicle move, the vehicle produces say, 600kW, which is shared between the drivetrain and any modular equipment installed.