mine weighs 6100 so add some battery to that. I would buy a phev bronco in a heartbeat for a DD but it needs a bit better all electric range like 50.
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Amen! And just for shakes and grin, image the Bronco 6G with the Tesla power system, now that would just destroy Tesla's Cybertruck!
Fun fact: regular passenger vehicles contribute no damage to roads due to weight. It's the large trucks, busses and semis that do all the damage.
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EVs are significantly heavier than gas powered vehicles, due to battery weight.
Mach E Curb weight 4,394 to 4,920 lbs
2024 Escape Curb weight 3,283 to 3,904 lbs
They are roughly the same size physically.
So they would have more impact on roads and in parking garages etc that might be weight sensitive.
No. We don't.
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My 79 Bronco weighed about 4800 pounds, and my new Badlands weighs about 6100.
This is anecdotal, but these are what are destroying the roads near where I live:
That difference in weight is inconsequential to a road designed to carry any load. Concrete strength is typically 3,000 psi. Your driveway is 6 inches thick. An asphalt residential street is 8 inches thick and heavier roads like freeways are 12 inches thick. Asphalt needs to be slightly thicker than concrete, but roads are designed to support specific weight ranges, and a particular street design will support the same weight whether it is built with asphalt or concrete.
The short answer is that you could park An F150 Lightning fully loaded to its maximum load-carrying capacity and leave it in your driveway for life and it will sustain no weight-bearing damage. This is also why we should get out and play the world's smallest violin when we hear truckers complain about their high taxes. They do the bulk of the non-weather damage to the roads.
This is true. Some people may have noticed that cities have been wisely replacing asphalt with concrete at bus stops. The weight of the heavy bus driving over and at rest at those stops compresses and damages the asphalt where a lighter vehicle does not:My 79 Bronco weighed about 4800 pounds, and my new Badlands weighs about 6100.
This is anecdotal, but these are what are destroying the roads near where I live:
I want a nuclear powered Bronco.
No refueling, no Electric Charging, just go.
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And a small scale nuclear clean up when you get into an accident LOL
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Better off with a small diesel like they got in the troller instead.
still think of Prius’ when I think hybrids, definitely doesnt suit the masculine nature of these fine beasts
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Its 2023, what happened to flying cars? We were promised Jetpacks
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Diesel is dying off because of Government regulations and generally being dirty. That is the primary thing driving this PHEV Ranger-no more Diesels in them ROW.
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I'm crossing my fingers. This is the one thing that would get me to trade my current Bronco in.
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