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As I wrote my comment, I was thinking 10%. It's funny you bring up homes having driveways but no garages, that was a "thing" for a while, even in suburban homes
by taylodl 2y ago
As I wrote my comment, I was thinking 10%. It's funny you bring up homes having driveways but no garages, that was a "thing" for a while, even in suburban homes in the 60s and 70s. The homes in town often didn't even have a driveway.
A couple of days ago I saw an article saying in China extended-range PHEVs are becoming all the rage. It's a full electric drivetrain, the gas engine is only used for charging the battery. That's an idea that could really catch on.
- floxy 2y agoSee also the 2025 Ramcharger https://www.ramtrucks.com/electric/ram-1500-ramcharger.html https://www.ramtrucks.com/electric/ram-1500-ramcharger.html https://www.caranddriver.com/ram/1500-ramcharger https://www.caranddriver.com/ram/1500-ramcharger
- taylodl 2y agoWow! That's exactly the kind of capability I saw! All-electric drivetrain, engine is only necessary for charging the battery. I'm surprised the engine is as large as it is - but maybe it was spec'd to keep everything running even when towing/loading at max capacity? In a passenger vehicle you'd think they'd be able to get away with a small motorcycle engine.
- floxy 2y ago>In a passenger vehicle you'd think they'd be able to get away with a small motorcycle engine. The range extender on the BMW i3 EV is a motorcycle sized engine at 647cc: https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15088505/2017-bmw-i3-with-range-extender-test-review/ https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15088505/2017-bmw-i3-w...