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This!!! I've told everyone who'd listen for years that an electric motor is the better option for a pickup trucks due to the more appropriate matching of the to
by mojomark 7y ago
This!!! I've told everyone who'd listen for years that an electric motor is the better option for a pickup trucks due to the more appropriate matching of the torque curve to the hauling load demands.
When my beloved '00 Ram 1500 died about 5 years ago I decided to hold out for an electric truck that I assumed would be coming to market. Looks like I may finally get my chance shortly. I honestly don't know if the cumulative environmental footprint is better, but I do know an electric motor will be superior.
- war1025 7y agoTrains are electric motors powered by diesel generators. Seems like it should be an easy sell for people that whatever trains do is an effective way to handle heavy loads.
- steve19 7y agoSubmarines too! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine#Diesel-electric https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine#Diesel-electric
- noipv4 7y agoThe Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV can do this too (replace diesel with gasoline)
- slowhand09 7y agoTrains don't do hills very well. Train tracks are always mostly straight and level. They do that extremely well.
- war1025 7y agoAnd freeways have regulations about what the maximum road grade can be to prevent trucks from slowing down too significantly on hills. That's just a law of converting massive amounts of kinetic energy into potential energy as the weight goes up hill.