Electric Ford F150 towing demonstration.
Interesting article. https://electrek.co/2019/07/23/ford-f-150-electric-prototype-tow-train-carts/
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SidecarFlip wrote:valhalla360 wrote:BB_TX wrote:
Not pointless. In spite of all the naysayers, electric is coming on a much larger scale.
So you are saying they are going to replace train engines with F150's...of course the EV version?So you are saying they are going to replace train engines with F150's...of course the EV version?
I'll bet an old 4x4 Automatic Ranger in low range could do the same test. It has no practical real world use other than a PR stunt.
They have been for years but the motive power that drives the alternator that powers the traction motors (electric) is diesel.
They have been for years? I've yet to see an F150 pulling a train when I stop at a RR crossing.
No issues with using diesel/electric train engine which is wildly different from a passenger vehicle hybrid drivetrain. The purpose and design only share the most superficial appearance of being similar.
