Yes I think so
Might be ok in the city, but I feel it will be a long time before there is sufficient capacity for country driving distances .

Woody

Perhaps not here in Australia, but I think that others may see this, sooner than they realise

The first mass produced motor car (1909), the petrol engine Model T Ford, or the Tin Lizzy, as it was called, had the following specs

Only the first 300 or so had an engine water pump, the rest of that first model had no engine water pump, unless you purchased an aftermarket one
Starting was by crank handle
It had no battery
It had no electric headlights
It had no electric horn
The throttle (accelerator) was a lever under the steering wheel, and not on the floor as we now know it
There was no oil pump in the engine, it relied on oil splashing around to lubricate the inner workings
There were no instruments on the dashboard
It had no brakes on the front wheels
The wheels were made of wood
It had a top speed of about 45 MPH (72 KPH)

Within about forty years the motor car was not that far off, mechanical wise, of the ones we drive today

A few years ago (late 2010), the first mass produced electric car, the Nissan Leaf came out, it had a range of about 109 miles (175 kilometres)

A new 2017 electric car, Chevrolet Bolt EV, has a range of about 238 miles (380 kilometres)

I am led to believe that a lot of motor car manufactures have some sort of electric or, petrol electric hybrids, on their drawing boards.

The consensus appears to be, from what I have read on the internet, that electric cars are the future for city driving

Edit to say
It makes me wonder if the photo was a set up, I ask the question
Why would they require some sort of inverter box, between the gen set and the vehicle?

-- Edited by Tony Bev on Friday 19th of May 2017 02:35:14 PM

Put the genny in the boot and drive whilst charging?

Had Elect Mitsi's at Ausgrid . More trouble than they're worth ! Too limited in distance !!

Large ships.

Especially Icebreakers.
Have been powered by mainly GE. electric (generators) Motors for decades.

4 diesel engines to give the power necessary to rotate the prop\s at rev's reqhired.
at pitch set to.

Cat? engine. with generator on end. X 2\3\4\5
. feeding Electric motors on end of shafts.

Thousands of tons from a standing start. All over the world.

All we are. are reduced in size versions of.

When I was in the Army in '50's.
The Mighty Antar Tank Transporters were diesel engines.
with electric motors on Hubs.
Same as the big Dump trucks in mines.
ALL electric motors.
It's been around for over 70 yrs. Just dimensionally larger so far.

Graeme, one advantage of Electric over internal combustion is the elimination of gearing, torque can be managed with rheostat - Submarines have been using Electric motors for almost 100 years, obviating the need for air in combustion chamber.