Some musings on future power trains
As an owner of a 32ft DP with a Cummins 6.7 diesel and two F150 pickup trucks with 3.5 Ecoboost engines I have long felt that the Ecoboost outperforms the Cummins used in this application, is quieter ...
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Current issue of RV Business is already showcasing some all-electric TTs. The addition of lithium batteries and solar make it workable. One mfr on the West coast is advertising "up to 2 weeks of boondocking or 2-3 nights of air conditioning" just from the inboard batteries and solar.
Some MHs have already gone all-electric with radiant in-floor hydronic heating and electric appliances...there's a already a genset on board so why do you need propane at all?
That's what we all said when the eco-boost came out years ago, but that hasn't proven to be the case. Look at all the guys towing big TTs with F-150s with that motor, the duty cycle is no different there than it would be in a Class A.
The advantage to an eco-boost design is that it allows the F-150 to get better fuel economy when not towing the weight of the trailer. In the Class A, it's effectively never unloaded like taht.
I don't know if the eco-boost produces enough torque to get a 30,000 lb MH moving though...
Some MHs have already gone all-electric with radiant in-floor hydronic heating and electric appliances...there's a already a genset on board so why do you need propane at all?
dodge guy wrote:
The little eco boost will not last long at 100% duty cycle! Those little turbos will be glowing red.
That's what we all said when the eco-boost came out years ago, but that hasn't proven to be the case. Look at all the guys towing big TTs with F-150s with that motor, the duty cycle is no different there than it would be in a Class A.
The advantage to an eco-boost design is that it allows the F-150 to get better fuel economy when not towing the weight of the trailer. In the Class A, it's effectively never unloaded like taht.
I don't know if the eco-boost produces enough torque to get a 30,000 lb MH moving though...
