Terryallan wrote:
time2roll wrote:
Terryallan wrote:
I'm still concerned about the range. Will it be able to tow 6500lb, 300 miles with the heater, OR AC running full on? Then be recharged and ready to go again in 15 minutes. That is what it will take to make it a viable option to a regular TV. IF it could do that. It would be a game changer
Not there yet. Not even close. Would need 300+ kWh battery and recharge time will be an hour minimum.
May never quite equal liquid fuel for what you want because you do not carry both sides of the chemistry with gas/diesel. To burn and pollute the air is still free. Your engine pulls in almost 15x the weight of air as compared to the fuel you burn.
I would suggest that an electric vehicle has a larger carbon footprint than a F150. however, That was not the question. I am more concerned about getting to where I want to go in a timely manner On this thread there has been talk of a so called 1/2 ton vehicle. I was wondering IF it would be practical to use for a tow vehicle. apparently not.
I think Ford is aiming at giving the new EV customer more functionality rather than less. This is one of their marketing points about the F150 hybrid--"A hybrid version of the best-selling F-150 pickup available by 2020 and sold in North America and the Middle East. The F-150 Hybrid, built at Ford’s Dearborn Truck Plant, will offer powerful towing and payload capacity and operate as a mobile generator".
Their press release is here:
Ford EV vehicles.
We, at westend fleet ;), are considering some sort of EV vehicle as a replacement for the Wife's commuter vehicle. I will try to stretch out my F-250 until the wheels fall off (I'm pretty good about that sort of thing) and we will have another gas sedan for misc. use. That may be the old BMW 530. It is just such a nice car, I hate to think of off-loading it. Maybe it will go to one of the kids.
