EV owners of today and tomorrow

[Grumpycat]

To each his own what works for you will not work for many others.

Also many over the road trucks are going to automatics because the current flock of so called drivers can't handle a clutch.

Decades ago the owner-operator concept was explained to me: An owner-operator will get at least 1.5M miles out of his first engine and transmission. A hired driver won't get 500,000 miles.

I don't doubt automatic transmissions last longer in the hands of idiots than manual.

I like the serial hybrid concept and have said so for many years and will continue to say so. That prius concept can't handle high torque work and durability. It works in the little light duty vehicles but that's about it.

You don't know how a Prius Synergy Drive works. The big electric motor is connected directly to the driven wheels. How can that not handle "torque work and durability" poorer than any other connected directly to the wheels?

The remainder of the Synergy system is planetary gears, which scale nicely to whatever power handling one desires.

 

[WinterDeere]

15 MPG on 36 gallon tank.

But this is as yet a vehicle which does not exist, and preproduction models are so poor marketing isn't saying.

That is exactly my pickup truck. It has a 36 gallon tank, and I average 14.6 mpg.

Bone-stock 2015 RAM Outdoorsman with the 3.92 posi rear option and 5.7L Hemi.

 

[NoTrespassing]

15 MPG on 36 gallon tank.

But this is as yet a vehicle which does not exist, and preproduction models are so poor marketing isn't saying.

How Much Range Does The Ramcharger Have?​

The total estimated range of the Ramcharger is 690 miles, a figure that considers both a fully charged battery and a full gas tank.

On battery power alone, the 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger–which is not the same as the upcoming all-electric Ram 1500 REV–can drive up to 141 miles, according to Stellantis. Furthermore, the fuel tank can hold 27 gallons of gasoline, which is more than what the 26-gallon tank of the 2024 Ram 1500 Crew Cab can hold.

The fact that refueling with gasoline is much faster than fast-charging a high-voltage battery may convince buyers to consider the Ramcharger over a full-on EV truck. "We saw a lot of advantages. It was very tied to the use model for pickups. We think our customers are looking for a no-compromise truck. They like the idea of electric, and so this fit really well with that," Tolkacz said.

https://insideevs.com/reviews/701194/2024-ram-1500-ramcharger-battery-range-gas-tank/#:~:text=Furthermore%2C%20the%20fuel%20tank%20can,a%20full%2Don%20EV%20truck.

 

[LouNY]

Decades ago the owner-operator concept was explained to me: An owner-operator will get at least 1.5M miles out of his first engine and transmission. A hired driver won't get 500,000 miles.

I don't doubt automatic transmissions last longer in the hands of idiots than manual.


You don't know how a Prius Synergy Drive works. The big electric motor is connected directly to the driven wheels. How can that not handle "torque work and durability" poorer than any other connected directly to the wheels?

The remainder of the Synergy system is planetary gears, which scale nicely to whatever power handling one desires.

If it wasn't for government intrusion and tax money along with their collusion and intimidation there would be almost zero hybrids or EV's.

 

[WinterDeere]

How Much Range Does The Ramcharger Have?

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I assume the range is infinite, as long as we don’t run out of gas stations? Range is a useful concept when discussing BEV’s that can take awhile to charge, or heading out in the Australian outback, where there aren’t gas stations every few miles. But very few of us here will ever run into a situation where “range” becomes a legitimate problem for any ICE or HEV.

 

[Grumpycat]

If it wasn't for government intrusion and tax money along with their collusion and intimidation there would be almost zero hybrids or EV's.

Not at all.

There was zero government money involved in the development of the Prius, unless you consider Clinton's misbegotten $800M to Detroit in promise of a 70 MPG automobile in production before the end of his 2nd term.

Toyota said, "We are an American automaker too, and want in on the deal." Washington DC shut Toyota out cold. Still a bit naive at the time Toyota believed Detroit really would come through and lock Toyota out of the market. Went home to Japan determined to solve the problem themselves. The Prius was born.

Detroit spent the money, didn't deliver knowing full well Clinton's successor would not have the political clout or will to enforce. Bush, the "lets all just get along, we'll surrender and raise taxes no matter what I promised."

Lets not forget the multiple Chrysler bailouts, the GM bailout, and the forthcoming Stellantis bailout. And the massive EV "grants" Detroit has received over and above the pittance Tesla has received.

About 1900 the dominant automobile in the USA was the EV, not ICE. Was not until Standard Oil started providing a uniform quality (hence the name Standard Oil) gasoline for cheap did the ICE start to be worth the effort to keep running over the easy to operate EV.

Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, and like magazines of the 1960s-1970s had many articles on DIY/homebrew EV automobiles. There was an ugly little wedge EV in production late 1970s, no government money. Innovators have been pushing the envelope for 100 years. Lithium-ion cell technology and computerization to control the motor and battery is what gives us EVs today. And a Mad Engineer who made a pile of money on PayPal by the name of Elon Musk.

None of the others would be half trying if not scared by the success of Tesla. They'd be doing their usual "phoning it in" they did with Clinton.

 

[Grumpycat]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I assume the range is infinite, as long as we don’t run out of gas stations? Range is a useful concept when discussing BEV’s that can take awhile to charge, or heading out in the Australian outback, where there aren’t gas stations every few miles. But very few of us here will ever run into a situation where “range” becomes a legitimate problem for any ICE or HEV.

... or EV.

https://www.tesla.com/findus

 

[Grumpycat]

Ima going to harness the free energy available from the corkscrewing motion of your solar system and never pay for power.
Weeeeeeeeereeeee

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You have proven yourself not smart enough to intelligently back anything you have said. I no longer believe your Tesla is blue.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

NASA finds the fuel that will take us to Mars in 45 days: It's better than hydrogen and plasma

NASA's nuclear propulsion breakthrough promises Mars trips in 45 days. Combining nuclear and plasma systems boosts efficiency, safety, and interplanetary mission success.

www.riazor.org

A fuel to help deliver the Cyber trucks to their intended destination of Mars.

 

[Runner]

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