azrving wrote:memtb wrote:pianotuna wrote:
I believe Ford owns Volvo. Volvo has a full slate of electric vehicles coming down the pipeline.
"Jul 5, 2017 - Volvo Cars on Wednesday became the first mainstream automaker to sound the death knell of the internal combustion engine, saying that all the models it introduces starting in 2019 will be either hybrids or powered solely by batteries."
If they’are as reliable as Chinese dry cell ( a,aa,c,d, etc.).....it may not get out of the driveway! :)
Do you mean batteries like the Amazon brand? :)
memtb wrote:pianotuna wrote:
I believe Ford owns Volvo. Volvo has a full slate of electric vehicles coming down the pipeline.
"Jul 5, 2017 - Volvo Cars on Wednesday became the first mainstream automaker to sound the death knell of the internal combustion engine, saying that all the models it introduces starting in 2019 will be either hybrids or powered solely by batteries."
If they’are as reliable as Chinese dry cell ( a,aa,c,d, etc.).....it may not get out of the driveway! :)
pianotuna wrote:
I believe Ford owns Volvo. Volvo has a full slate of electric vehicles coming down the pipeline.
"Jul 5, 2017 - Volvo Cars on Wednesday became the first mainstream automaker to sound the death knell of the internal combustion engine, saying that all the models it introduces starting in 2019 will be either hybrids or powered solely by batteries."
John & Angela wrote:memtb wrote:time2roll wrote:Ductape wrote:My truck goes 175-200 miles max when towing. One fill en-route is usually enough. If that fill took an 60 to 90 minutes I would be OK as the price is under $1 per gallon for equivalent miles. The second fill on the road would be a bit much. However recharging overnight in the campground would be great.memtb wrote:
When: They can tow 20K lbs, with a minimum of 400 miles between charges....and you can re-charge in 15 minutes or less! :)
What about all those Chevies with 26 (?) gallon tanks? ;)
I have been driving an EV since May 2011 and I agree the battery technology can still use some improvement for long distance towing. Day to day use the EV is wonderful. Zero maintenance, just some warranty repairs and tires so far. Repair expenses could make a diesel owner balk but they seem to be infrequent and should come down with higher production.
Re-charging in campgrounds is nice.... unless you boondock. I guess that we will be limited to areas were there are an abundance of “current bushes”! :h
We’ll, most campgrounds don’t have gas stations either soooo what do you do now.
pianotuna wrote:
I believe Ford owns Volvo. Volvo has a full slate of electric vehicles coming down the pipeline.
"Jul 5, 2017 - Volvo Cars on Wednesday became the first mainstream automaker to sound the death knell of the internal combustion engine, saying that all the models it introduces starting in 2019 will be either hybrids or powered solely by batteries."
memtb wrote:
Re-charging in campgrounds is nice.... unless you boondock. I guess that we will be limited to areas were there are an abundance of “current bushes”! :h
memtb wrote:time2roll wrote:Ductape wrote:My truck goes 175-200 miles max when towing. One fill en-route is usually enough. If that fill took an 60 to 90 minutes I would be OK as the price is under $1 per gallon for equivalent miles. The second fill on the road would be a bit much. However recharging overnight in the campground would be great.memtb wrote:
When: They can tow 20K lbs, with a minimum of 400 miles between charges....and you can re-charge in 15 minutes or less! :)
What about all those Chevies with 26 (?) gallon tanks? ;)
I have been driving an EV since May 2011 and I agree the battery technology can still use some improvement for long distance towing. Day to day use the EV is wonderful. Zero maintenance, just some warranty repairs and tires so far. Repair expenses could make a diesel owner balk but they seem to be infrequent and should come down with higher production.
Re-charging in campgrounds is nice.... unless you boondock. I guess that we will be limited to areas were there are an abundance of “current bushes”! :h
time2roll wrote:Ductape wrote:My truck goes 175-200 miles max when towing. One fill en-route is usually enough. If that fill took an 60 to 90 minutes I would be OK as the price is under $1 per gallon for equivalent miles. The second fill on the road would be a bit much. However recharging overnight in the campground would be great.memtb wrote:
When: They can tow 20K lbs, with a minimum of 400 miles between charges....and you can re-charge in 15 minutes or less! :)
What about all those Chevies with 26 (?) gallon tanks? ;)
I have been driving an EV since May 2011 and I agree the battery technology can still use some improvement for long distance towing. Day to day use the EV is wonderful. Zero maintenance, just some warranty repairs and tires so far. Repair expenses could make a diesel owner balk but they seem to be infrequent and should come down with higher production.
azrving wrote:
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.
