So who will be first with an electric pickup. And when.
Ford plans US$11 billion investment for 40 electrified vehicles by 2022. Link below. https://www.bnn.ca/ford-plans-us-11-billion-investment-for-40-electrified-vehicles-by-2022-1.968176
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I'm not pointing at you John & Angela. It is interesting reading when you look at things such as what energy source the battery charging comes from. Some states like Cali have more solar, some have more hydro and some use more coal.
Since I was in high and they warned of the coming ice age that would crush everything with advancing glaciers I always figured the answer is in the sun. There is so much available no we just need to keep working on the ways to store it. Those include everything from from pumped storage which probably more common then people realize to loaded trains. They are not as quick in responding to grid demands but are all pieces of the storage problem.
I have mentioned it before but it will be interesting to see when they reach the point of installing a brush less motor as part of each wheel assembly.
Since I was in high and they warned of the coming ice age that would crush everything with advancing glaciers I always figured the answer is in the sun. There is so much available no we just need to keep working on the ways to store it. Those include everything from from pumped storage which probably more common then people realize to loaded trains. They are not as quick in responding to grid demands but are all pieces of the storage problem.
I have mentioned it before but it will be interesting to see when they reach the point of installing a brush less motor as part of each wheel assembly.
