F150 Lightning Road Trip & Ike Gauntlet Pull
TFL drove the new F150 Lightning from Michigan to Colorado Test Configuration: Mostly highway miles at 70-75 mph Total Miles: 1225 Total Charging Time: ~ 5 hours Summary: (Fail) Efficiency at ...
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valhalla360 wrote:Grit dog wrote:valhalla360 wrote:
Sure they have...even back into the 1800's EVs were more reliable...probably even more so compared to the ICE of the day.
Now that's funny! You're able to comment on the reliability of an electric car from over 100 years ago compared to the reliability of an ICE car from over 100 years ago?
Yes, the technology is pretty well understood. The ICE back then needed regular maintenance and tune ups. They had to be rebuilt every few thousand miles. The advantage was in range (ie: energy storage).
Electric motors were very reliable. My Dad has a bench grinder hooked up to a 1920's electric motor that ran perfectly in the 1980s.
If EV was simple 1800's technology one of the big players would have come out with a desirable EV long before Tesla. The big guys fumbled around with the Bolt and the Leaf and are still fumbling around with the Mach E (which currently has a stop sale mandate).
Maybe You can enlighten those guys with some old text books and get them moving forward with some plans from the 1800's.
In the mean time Tesla with continue to dominate the EV market.
