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We've sold nearly 400 timing belt kits for '10-'14 4 cylinder TDIs so far this year, so there are some out there.
And diesel to run it, unless you prefer coalThe camper is a great place to keep a generator.
Or, perhaps the answer needs a different question: Why do Americans still predominantly buy large inefficient vehicles? You can legislate all you want, if people won't buy them, then.... ???..... [bunch of smart stuff]...
So maybe the answer is: Raise the standards for vehicles in Gas / Diesel applications and be done with it. The whole "this might make the truck more expensive"... like it CANT be more expensive than producing an EV and selling that to consumers.
Cafe standards is the answer.Or, perhaps the answer needs a different question: Why do Americans still predominantly buy large inefficient vehicles? You can legislate all you want, if people won't buy them, then.... ???
the P2 which is a fairly efficient in EV terms averaging 95MPGE / hwy which is 355 watts /mi
And it's very difficult to build an ICE vehicle that is that efficient and that people also want to buy, at least in the US.Gas Vehicle highway efficiency needed to Produce only 159.74 g/mi ( 20lbs of CO2 in 1 gallon of gasoline, 453.592 grams in a pound ) -- 57 MPG -- This comes out to 159.16 g/mi -- Prius comes pretty close at 53MPG EPA highway rating.
Which would make the Rube Goldberg hybrid power train even more complex, thus more expensive to buy and more expensive to service (good for @oilhammer but not for the car owner).Prius if added small turbo, & plasma spark could likely get there or better.
I can answer that question. I was driving into work one day and saw a head-on collision between a mini Cooper and a full-size Silverado pick up truck. I was only able to see the front of the truck. Which was completely and utterly destroyed, with the engine not in its correct place. Seeing the other vehicle was a mini Cooper, I cringed at the thought of seeing the front, but when I drove around it, it looked like the mini Cooper could still be driven home. I was impressed that the damage the mini Cooper did to that full-size truck, so my money is on the mini CooperWhen a Mini Cooper collides with a Yukon, who wins, or more aptly, who loses the most?
Only Dom does
Meaningless, because nobody lives their life a quarter mile at a time.
This largely depends on intended use. If you do a ton of like 65 and below driving in an EV you can get crazy numbers. Like that's a really good use case for such a vehicle. But it's highway that matters to the majority of people for the majority of their miles and that's when efficiency is hurt in regards to EVs. The P2 can get those types of efficiency numbers but not with an average of faster driving.View attachment 133495
I guess I should stop driving like a grandma.
And it's very difficult to build an ICE vehicle that is that efficient and that people also want to buy, at least in the US.
Which would make the Rube Goldberg hybrid power train even more complex, thus more expensive to buy and more expensive to service (good for @oilhammer but not for the car owner).
The Prius powertrain has NOT been around that long, as it keeps changing... dramatically. Like, every single part. And as they age, they're reliability goes down significantly. We work on a LOT of Toyota hybrids here. Batteries, inverters, coolant pumps, coolant valves, EGR coolers, catalysts, and of course engines.... Lots and lots of engines.
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So I read here from time to time about sales of EVs in California specifically "taking off" and that may be a sign of a "tipping point" for the rest of the continental USA. Ok, maybe...
Now how is the trend of building on-the-highway non-Tesla chargers in the remaining 47 continental US states?
Is it also trending upwards exponentially or even close?
I read the article, and since the Grand Canyon is not too far away, something struck me as odd, "A trip to the Grand Canyon was previously challenging for many EVs. The South Rim is about 160 miles from Flagstaff, Arizona, the nearest large city, and there are few places to stop in between."Electrify America just opened a fast charging location at the Grand Canyon. Not quite as exciting as the typical Wal-Mart placement, but the Grand Canyon is kinda nice. Maybe they'll even maintain the chargers.
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Electrify America opens 350-kw EV fast charger at Grand Canyon
The charging station includes six individual chargers with power rates up to 350 kw, and Tesla drivers don't have any nearby Supercharger option.www.greencarreports.com