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81 Comuta-car electric. Check out those bumpers!
Crazy that the government regs would require those bumpers, but still allow that thing to roam the highways freely...
2005 solar car "Momentum"
I remember watching a documentary on this thing way back when. Super impressive! Driver better be skinny!
I remember watching a documentary on this thing way back when. Super impressive! Driver better be skinny!
And last but not least, here's the EV with the right amount of technology for @Zorba !
(movie prop golf cart)
(movie prop golf cart)
speeding_infraction
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If all of those issues popped up within the first 6 months/3400 miles, I'm positive these things will be a brick before 10 years old.
Taking a page from the Ram playbook, Ford says it will make the next generation of its F-150 Lightning pickup an extended-range hybrid, giving the electric truck more range and greater towing capability.
In doing so, the pure electric Lightning as we currently know it is dead. The automaker has already ceased production—Ford is using the Rouge plant to make F-Series with internal combustion engines now in what was originally intended be a temporary move.
We now know the permanent move is to shift to an extended-range electric vehicle, a hybrid known as an EREV where the gas engine acts solely as a generator. It will eventually be built in Dearborn, but Ford is not providing timing on when it will be available to purchase.
https://www.motortrend.com/news/electric-ford-f-150-lightning-replacement-extended-range-hybrid-erev
Beat me to it.
I've been very happy with my chebby volt, and think EREVs like that are the way to go with today's tech and infrastructure. Electric really is best for the daily commute, and gas is best for long trips. For those that can only have 1 car (losers!) EREVs cover both. If they can be produced affordably.
speeding_infraction
TJ Enthusiast
Nice lil 20 billion dollar mistake...
The good ole "oh shit we made something noone wants" move
There's still one limitation with EVs, and certain hybrid setups, that I just don't see the market overcoming anytime soon, and that is deprecation and repair cost, which is the primary reason I will not consider one. I read a statistic a year or two ago that said the average age of a tagged vehicle in my state is almost 15 years old. At 15, the average ICE vehicle still has life and value while the average EV/hybrid battery is dead and cost more to replace than the vehicle is worth, rendering it a brick with about the same scrap value.
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