FCA(Marchionne) says diesel is dead
Doesn't look good for those of us who like diesels. Sounds like the pollution controls are killing it. Article
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wilber1 wrote:BenK wrote:
All electric still does NOT have the duty cycle for towing...hybrid yes, but not all electric
Battery size and cooling of both electric motor/batteries are the current issues
True, that's why trucks are different, but privately owned trucks used as tow vehicles represent a tiny portion of world wide diesel sales.
It will be interesting to see if the Electric Truck manufacturers like Tesla and Volvo will make a light duty variant. Eg, instead of a 500 mile version meant to tow 80,000 pounds maybe a 400 mile unit meant to tow a 30,000 pound load. 400 Kw battery, lower profile, chargeable at a supercharger with dual Superchargers. They would probably have buyers at 100 grand. Don’t know how much of a market there would be though.
