ronwagn + 6,290 October 18, 2019 https://www.yahoo.com/news/ford-planning-huge-north-american-183900478.html Ford Is Planning a Huge North American Electric Charging Network David Grossman,Popular Mechanics 5 hours ago Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boat + 1,315 RG October 18, 2019 It will take many companies rolling out billions to make the electric switch. My question is has never been if but when. I still suspect a couple decades to get prices down enough for the guy that works at Walmart or millions of jobs like it. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PE Scott + 563 SC October 18, 2019 2 hours ago, Boat said: It will take many companies rolling out billions to make the electric switch. My question is has never been if but when. I still suspect a couple decades to get prices down enough for the guy that works at Walmart or millions of jobs like it. I would think one of the primary struggles here would be the guys living in apartments or parking on the street. Not being able to charge at night is kind if a deal breaker, for me. I have an I-Pace, as crazy as that may seem based on my profession etc. For the first couple weeks I drug my feet deciding what home charger to purchase and install. During that time, I was using the supplied 110v adapter and public charging stations. It was a huge inconvenience and made the whole experience less fun. Now, being able to plug it in at home and reliably have 200+ miles range every morning is great. I never have to stop during rush hour for gas, or charging, again. Road trips are a pain in the prosterior too. needing to stop every 150 miles for 30+ minutes is like pulling teeth. The rates for the public rapid DC chargers are still equal to or higher than regular gasoline at 35ish MPG, too. I just as soon drive my truck or gasoline powered car for those kinds of trips. I'm with you on this though, maybe 2-3 decades for widespread adoption. In that time I expect battery technology will be transformed too. To be clear, I just really enjoy the acceleration and driving characteristics of a BEV. I didn't get it with any notions of saving the planet and fully expect the majority of electricity for it will be sourced from NG. I've even considered driving it to location and plugging it into a light plant, because, hilarious! 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickW + 2,714 NW October 21, 2019 On 10/18/2019 at 1:32 AM, ronwagn said: https://www.yahoo.com/news/ford-planning-huge-north-american-183900478.html Ford Is Planning a Huge North American Electric Charging Network David Grossman,Popular Mechanics 5 hours ago Makes sense - here in Europe Ford have just launched their Plug in Hybrid Transit Van with a 1.0 petrol engine and 31 mile battery range. Its a series hybrid so the drive propulsion always comes from the electric motors. The engine is basically a range extender generator. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ronwagn + 6,290 October 21, 2019 (edited) I always thought that would be a great way to go. You don't have to worry, as much, about getting stuck. That plus the big charging network. I also love the transit, aside from being so low to the ground. I have a Nissan 3500 with a 3.8 L engine and high road clearance. We travel the country in it. I would like to see more vans with windows for passengers. Either way they make good campers too. The Hybrid would supply electricity potentially, for campers. See an article on the new Transit https://www.ford.co.uk/shop/specialist-sales/fleet/phev Edited October 21, 2019 by ronwagn Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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