Ford 7.3L GASSER rumor confirmed
Says TFL Truck. No word on hp or tq. Link
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"Truckers are like many people here, they make their decisions based on emotions and how the feel about something rather then actual data. "
I will give you that one. I am old enough to remember when most trucks had crossbar treads on the drive tires and the drivers were convinced that they would get stuck without them. That tread increased fuel consumption about 10% and you could hear them pounding on the asphalt a mile or two away but it took years to wean the truckers away from it.
If people go purely on facts and Tesla delivers what they are promising I think that they are going to make huge inroads into the diesel market as fast as they can build the trucks. Plus, they have a lot of competition with big names trying to beat them to the market. Tesla is probably going to be running over 1,000hp at any speed so it will be rare for them to slow down due to hills plus they will regenerate going down hill to control their speed so the wild speed variations may go away. Hilly and crowded interstates will be much more pleasant and safe for all of us if that happens.
As for the fuel economy, I am actually amazed with the economy I get from my diesel pusher with a Cummins engine. But, very few people I talk with get the mpg's from their diesel motorhomes that I do. I wish that I understood why mine does so much better than most. I get nearly 12 with just the motorhome and got just under 11 on 4,200 mile trip across the rockies towing a Ford Taurus on a dolly while averaging just over 70mph. It is hard to give exact numbers because the generator pulls from the same tank and it is hard to tell how much the genny burns. I would love to know how the same rig would do with a gas engine, as much out of curiosity as anything else.
I will give you that one. I am old enough to remember when most trucks had crossbar treads on the drive tires and the drivers were convinced that they would get stuck without them. That tread increased fuel consumption about 10% and you could hear them pounding on the asphalt a mile or two away but it took years to wean the truckers away from it.
If people go purely on facts and Tesla delivers what they are promising I think that they are going to make huge inroads into the diesel market as fast as they can build the trucks. Plus, they have a lot of competition with big names trying to beat them to the market. Tesla is probably going to be running over 1,000hp at any speed so it will be rare for them to slow down due to hills plus they will regenerate going down hill to control their speed so the wild speed variations may go away. Hilly and crowded interstates will be much more pleasant and safe for all of us if that happens.
As for the fuel economy, I am actually amazed with the economy I get from my diesel pusher with a Cummins engine. But, very few people I talk with get the mpg's from their diesel motorhomes that I do. I wish that I understood why mine does so much better than most. I get nearly 12 with just the motorhome and got just under 11 on 4,200 mile trip across the rockies towing a Ford Taurus on a dolly while averaging just over 70mph. It is hard to give exact numbers because the generator pulls from the same tank and it is hard to tell how much the genny burns. I would love to know how the same rig would do with a gas engine, as much out of curiosity as anything else.
