why should a one ton truck with a diesel motor and a manual transmission with a cloth interior for under 20k new be a pipe dream.....
the alternative personal transportation thread
2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid. Despite the name it's actually a PHEV.
16 kWh pack backed up by a Atkinson-cycle Pentastar V6 mated to a Toyota HSD-esque "transmission" (so potentially even reliable!).
33 miles of electric range at 84 MPGe per the government, and then 32 MPG on gasoline thereafter. All the usual conveniences of a minivan.
I think it actually looks pretty damn good, and am surprised no one (Toyota!) didn't do this half a decade ago.
GM busted for even dirtier "clean diesel" trucks. Sold about a third more killing machines than VW in the US (plus they were dirtier/more deadly because of the more lax truck emission standard).
I saw that a few states are now passing anti "Coal rolling" laws. In Oregon, diesels don't go through emissions testing at all and my little ass town is exempt (even though all my rigs pass).
CO has done that but the fine is so pitiful it's not going to stop people who do it deliberately.
A bus as an EV is a massive fail IMO. Should at least be hybrid so you can go park it in the woods and camp. Ok for Tesla to do their thing IMO, but until battery density allows for 300-400 miles from all major manufacturers, stick to hybrids and more specialized EVs IMO.
Zero Motorcycles.
60+hp, 116ft. lbs of torque, 200 mile range.
I've been giving these, and Alta a lot of thought lately as I sit on my garage floor surrounded by ///motorcycle parts. Awfully tempting, but I don't think I can afford to get divorced.
Zero Motorcycles.
60+hp, 116ft. lbs of torque, 200 mile range.
I love the alta and if I can get a street bike to save on commute $$$, I might be able to pull one off. Zero has come a long way, but still not as far as Brammo. Not sure where Brammo is now thay they got bought by Victory and Victory got tossed.
<edit> http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1108352_end-of-victory-motorcycles-is-end-of-empulse-electric-bike-too
Seems like they might bring Brammo back under Indian.
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I have to put in new electric in the house so I will run it out to the garage so we are ready for level 3. I am thinking about the BMW i3. What do you have?
Level 3 is usually 480V 3 phase input and the chargers themselves are $10-50k, so unless you're truly balling that's not happening.
You want a car that supports that, though, whether CHAdeMO or the SAE Combo plug, because public level 3 chargers are awesome.You'll get level 2 in the house: get a 50A line so you're ready for 10 kW EVSE down the road. 6.6 kW EVSE is about $400-500 now, and 10 kW EVSE cost is $600-700. Much more reasonable.
We leased a Nissan LEAF and later on bought a (used) Toyota RAV4 EV. Adding a Chrysler Pacifica (Plug-in) Hybrid once they build the thing. i3 is nice if that rear seat/rear doors work out for you.
yes, I saw that regarding the charging station so that would not make sense at all. Well lets see no car budget before the wife has a job so we know if she will have a need to drive a car to work. I only have a 20min bike ride and my only car need is to haul garbage to the dump and to get to some mtb trails.
I Denmark you only save VAT and custom but still have to pay 150% registration tax. The really big problem was there is a yearly tax on cars depending on their milage and age. So I would have had to pay 1500 per year just to have the car sitting in the garage.
1180 hp to go 160?
Top speed is probably limited by the battery voltage and lack of multiple gears.
A buddy of mine got the Bolt (Euro equivalent being the Opel Ampera-e I guess?) in July. He had level 2 charging station installed at home. they have a cottage that's a 300km round-trip. He still has over 100km of range when he gets home. For day to day use, he says the need for fast charging is pretty low given that they plug it in at home overnight and keep it pretty well topped up. We'll see how this all changes over the winter, but I don't think it will be a huge difference.
I think fast charging will only be a concern for long road trips. Another buddy has a Tesla, and says that in those cases, you only need to sit at the fast-charge station long as it takes to get you to your destination, not a full charge. I would imagine Denmark and surrounding countries have a pretty extensive and accessible network of Level 3 charging stations by now?
Agree and yes pretty good coverage in Denmark. The range on the Bolt is pretty amazing and would cover 99% of our need without even having to charge on the road.
Looks like a Golf.
Forget self driving cars, shut up and take my money!
AKA, shut up and give me a job because this airport would be dead in the fucking water.
AKA, shut up and give me a job because this airport would be dead in the fucking water.
Still gonna need self-driving cars to get people to their ultimate destinations. I'd imagine that super-train-thingie will have precious few stops along the line.
I love the alta and if I can get a street bike to save on commute $$$, I might be able to pull one off. Zero has come a long way, but still not as far as Brammo. Not sure where Brammo is now thay they got bought by Victory and Victory got tossed.
<edit> http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1108352_end-of-victory-motorcycles-is-end-of-empulse-electric-bike-too
Seems like they might bring Brammo back under Indian.
https://electrek.co/2017/10/18/zero-motorcycles-2018-lineup-new-fast-charging-range/
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Zero has been at it a while, I remember talking to them back in '09. I still think ohio and his crew are well ahead in the engineering of the bike itself. The fact that is has competed against both 250cc and 450cc gas bikes in supermoto, enduro and flat track shows just how on they are. I think Zero still has a gas bike mentality vs a ground up design around electric powertrain.
Maybe I'm just smitten.
I just got a request to advise the UC Berkeley Hyperloop dev team in regards to control systems. Have to get approval from my boss, this would be on my personal time but during business hours.
Looks cool, but only 62 mile range seems like anything outside of bar hopping would be out of the question.
I want Vespa to being back a 125cc 2 stroke.
It's a scooter though, not a touring bike. I used my old one for work and grocery getting almost exclusively. Couple trips to some of the local sights. 62 miles would be plenty.
That's the spirit.