Yep. I'm looking at the santa cruz, but a diesel Amarok, would be my first choice for sure if it were available
couple years late i know but my 7.3l E350 averages 17mpgs and when driven strictly on the highway i can get 20 even. so even at $4.00/gallon thats around $.23/mile or less. i know the newer ones arent as efficient however.
Same reason VW bought Audi--moving from RR to FF (not to mention water cooled), and they needed the experience building such a drivetrain. Of course Audi built longitudinal layouts, but they were in the ballpark.
technology is awesome and all but the whole touchscreen world we live in is quite annoying, i keep hoping its just a phase....
You realize how silly this is, right?
As long as they're having fun with it, it's fine by me. They're just doing it for the clicks anyhow. Some people have enough money to do whatever silliness they please.
Wanted me to join the group to see it. Nah.
I thought it would just post the YouTube link, but it didn’t. Someone put a diesel generator in a Tesla. Actually went through quite a bit of a process of fab and tech for, more or less, something to do. Makes me wonder who finances something like that.
Oh, ok. Sounds like something Rich Rebuilds would do. He stuck a V-8 in a Tesla.
100%. He was also working on "Model D" for a diesel powered tesla, but that project completely disappeared at this point...
www.ecoticias.com
Sounds a lot like what’s going on with EV’s at the moment. Though there is some establishment of the product, it’s far from accepted as viable to the majority of people. Reality of it doesn’t appear to be coming anywhere close to meeting the mandates of the idea. For example, you’re obviously a strong proponent of the concept, but have you really felt strongly enough in your opinion to invest resources into the field or product? Maybe you have, but I’ve seen nothing that confirms it. Just makes me wonder why you push so hard to have your opinion heard, or maybe accepted on the subject.
I didn't follow up on it or pay very close attention, but something on there appeared to be of some use in certain situations. I think he had, again I didn't pay serious attention, but ha appeared to install a bluetooth dash. The dash, along with self installed sensors, gave him all the data he deemed relative. Something people performing swaps may find interesting to their projects.
Not really. There has been a well established electric power grid for nearly a century. I bet most of your neighbors have access to electricity right at home. Not likely the case with hydrogen. Of course the power grid will need expansion and optimisations as the energy economy shifts away from fossil fuels. I've done my part with a solar installation that has already paid for itself and will generate profits for the next 20 years. I haven't bought an EV yet, but I have cut back on the miles I drive annually pretty significantly. I no longer see racking up 30k miles a year as some weird badge of honor.
I more or less expected an answer along these lines. Though I was hoping you would take my interest seriously, and that's ok. If you prefer your thoughts to be a moot point to me, so be it. I'll drop it.
