Its called a Hybrid. Gas for long distance, and electric for around town. No anxiety.
I’d do a PHEV, but they are still costly. A traditional hybrid doesn’t really interest me. I’d just drive a diesel Jetta
To me the hybrid is just not worth it. All of the advantages of battery powered goes out the window when you add a motor in.
IMO, Vehicle to Grid is going to be a gamechanger in the economics for people like us. Huge battery bank to soak up days with extra solar, huge capacity to help get through dark days. Ability to (once you get a charging station nearby, and you will) go fill up if you ever have equipment failure or hit a particularly low production time and just need an extra 50kWh.
Ideally something with two way charging so you can charge the EV with extra solar but then pull from the EV when the house batteries are low. F150 lightening does this and Will posted a video of him trying it which was interesting. Was exactly my thought, go to free charging station or RV park and fill up on power then go home and dump power.
E-transit is 68kwh battery and 108 miles with the taller roof. That's like 630w/m empty. Add a roof rack and couple thousand pounds of rv supplies and you're closer to 80. Again yes under 1kw/mile for a van but a Class C or class A rv will be around1.5kw/mile range. At highway speeds its more about aerodynamics than weight.
That is theft. Someone is paying that electric bill.
No its not. Campgrounds you're paying for the site and electric is included so I'm paying for it. And EV charging stations that are free are offered for free.
I have had mixed results trying to use campground services. Some seem to be wise to how much power an EV can use in a few hours and refuse to let an EV park there. Others don't care but it is hit and miss and I have decided to not rely on that kind of charging, especially if a DC fast charger is available nearby.
I have a huge metallic 40ft prevost bus with 6 AC units and no ones said anything about my power usage yet. I could see someone saying something about an EV but it's one of those ask forgiveness and not permission.
and the low roof "gets 126 miles" for 539 w/mi, however, those are USA's guess-o-meter-made-up numbers, looking at the UK they say the high roof gets 166 miles or 409 w/mi. the e-sprinter has 455 w/mi.
I agree. A hybrid is more complicated than either an ICE or an EV. The only thing it actually accomplishes is reduce the anxiety of people who have range anxiety. For them it is worth it.
I think the traditional prius type hybrid is dead. PHEV is the way forward for those not willing to commit to EV. 20-50mile EV range then gas if ever needed.
We will be able to see that roll out in the other places where EV adoption is greater. Some people already suggest that China will hit peak oil in the next year or two. I am sure that is already the case in Norway. I think there is still a lot of crude oil production going into plastic and other chemical industries. I think the industry will adapt. Historically Rockefeller was opposed to Edison's electric light bulb because at that time Rockefeller's fortune was based on kerosene as a lighting source. Gasoline was a volitile byproduct of kerosene refining and was typically thrown away. The the automobile changed that and Rockefeller's fortune grew even larger based on gasoline refining and distribution.
