STDOUBT
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No mention of Diesel in the article, but it's still a nice sign of the times!
one can hope they come to their senses and bring it back to the US when they get rid of that wimpy CEO and other board members...I think they lump all combustion engines in together under the same segment. While VAG got all butt hurt and took their diesels away from us, they are still alive and well elsewhere, and they just invested a bunch into the bigger diesels recently with Scania and now International.
That's the one, supercharger assists on the low end and is part of the 48v "mild hybrid system". Darkside tuned one and saw near 400hp and over 600ft-lbs with just a charge cooler upgrade and tuning. I'll keep dreaming that would ever come over here though.Yep, with an electric-assisted supercharger....
Theyre all over here in QuebecYep... my big caveat with EVs is the cost and the longevity and serviceability. When you can buy a 20 year old EV for $2000 and have it work just the same as it did new, then we may have something. Where are all the 2012-14 Nissan Leafs?
I completely agree that your scenario simply doesn't work with an EV with today's technology. And there certainly are others that have the same use case. But I think your estimation that there's "millions" that have the same situation might be a bit high. The day will come (eventually) that an EV can meet those requirements. But I don't think we're close enough to say it's "soon". Maybe by 2030 we'll have the major battery breakthrough we're all hoping for. But for now they're all still just lab experiments.I'm one of those drivers- Week ago I drove 300 miles from my rural southwest Minnesota home to Duluth for six hours of a meeting, then turned around and drove 300 miles home. Over half those miles were 2 lane, driving times was about 11 hours so in that 17 hour day I had no time to charge. Would have taken two charges and a couple more hours, and no charging stations along most of this rural drive.
if its the conversion i think you are refering to i believe its essentially an EV with an onboard diesel generator which doesnt actually propel the truck but rather charges the batteries.I see one company trying to do Diesel Electric conversion kits for semi's and pickup trucks.
That is the way to go than straight EV.
Why couldn't you plug in while sitting through your six hour meeting?I'm one of those drivers- Week ago I drove 300 miles from my rural southwest Minnesota home to Duluth for six hours of a meeting, then turned around and drove 300 miles home. Over half those miles were 2 lane, driving times was about 11 hours so in that 17 hour day I had no time to charge. Would have taken two charges and a couple more hours, and no charging stations along most of this rural drive. I'm not unusual, and for millions of us EVs simply will not work even if we could afford them. Did my part for the environment though, getting 27 MPG on 85% ethanol renewable fuel!
There are many companies that are working on new battery technology and trying to figure out how to move it from the lab bench to commercialization. Then they have to get the EPA and NHTSA approvals in the vehicles before we'll see it on the lots. 5 years might be an accelerated timeframe. 10 years might be more realistic.I completely agree that your scenario simply doesn't work with an EV with today's technology. And there certainly are others that have the same use case. But I think your estimation that there's "millions" that have the same situation might be a bit high. The day will come (eventually) that an EV can meet those requirements. But I don't think we're close enough to say it's "soon". Maybe by 2030 we'll have the major battery breakthrough we're all hoping for. But for now they're all still just lab experiments.
Correct like what Diesel Electric locomotive are. They use the diesel engine at peak performance and fuel economy to turn a generator to power batteries and an electric drivetrain.if its the conversion i think you are refering to i believe its essentially an EV with an onboard diesel generator which doesnt actually propel the truck but rather charges the batteries.
Nearest public charging station was a half mile away, I can't even verify it exists, and I can't walk that far. Given that the convention attendance was about 2000, I suspect the few chargers in the area were full. And my budget can't afford 300 mile EVs, so at least a couple on route charges would have been needed.Why couldn't you plug in while sitting through your six hour meeting?
I'm curious if anyone here knows what the hp and torque specs are for my 2014 JSW.They also have swapped gas for diesel in the Audi S-lineup several years back, at least in Europe. The newer S4, S6, etc comes with the 3.0 TDI making just shy of 350hp stock, and 700Nm (516ft-lbs) in stock form.
140hp 236 TQ it reports.Thank You.