Isn’t this how the USN’s subs were powered before nukes? Even on the surface the diesel was linked to the battery and not to the prop assembly. It did double duty. Both powering and recharging the battery.
Isn’t this how the USN’s subs were powered before
Yes it’s why it was replaced by nukes
If the so called engineers are worth their salt they would come up an alternator system in the drive line to make the EV charge itself.