Just seen they got the new 22 expedition on the ford website and there is a timberline edition for it as well looks pretty nice got the 3.5l high output eco boost
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I've owned an electric car (volt) for 10 years and it's not as bad as you imagine. Just ask yourself how often within a few hours period do you really drive your gas powered vehicle its full range (to an empty tank)? If not often (for us it's on vacation or weekend getaways) then you will never notice it. On a normal day you have will simply walk out to your EV, unplug it from your home charger, drive it to work, school, store, and back throughout the day; until finally plugging it in when you get home for the evening. Next day, repeat. However during the time you were resting at home, it gets energized back to full range. To be honest, it will actually save you time since you will no longer have to go to a gas station every few days and waste time buying big gulps. Some people actually begin to realize there is an advantage to refueling your car at home while doing nothing...Never really was in to the electric vehicle hype, but they have done pretty well and in the next couple of years, they are going to explode on the market. This one is a quad motor design with up to 7700lb towing capacity.
For me the downside on all electrics is the downtime for charging and the need to be at a charging station... Are they really only good for commuting? Anyone with a TESLA X to give their opinion and experience?
The Launch Edition is sold out, but the Adventure Package orders would expect to begin delivery in January. The only difference is a special color and a special wheel and tire package on the Launch Edition.
https://rivian.com/r1s
For commuting, it sounds great... But if I've got 3 vehicles and it's the "premium" of the lot and the other 2 are a truck and an off roader, I'm not going to be happy that isn't good for trips to California or Colorado. Something we do multiple times a year. To make it work, I have to have something else in the garage that I can take trips in...I've owned an electric car (volt) for 10 years and it's not as bad as you imagine. Just ask yourself how often within a few hours period do you really drive your gas powered vehicle its full range (to an empty tank)? If not often (for us it's on vacation or weekend getaways) then you will never notice it. On a normal day you have will simply walk out to your EV, unplug it from your home charger, drive it to work, school, store, and back throughout the day; until finally plugging it in when you get home for the evening. Next day, repeat. However during the time you were resting at home, it gets energized back to full range. To be honest, it will actually save you time since you will no longer have to go to a gas station every few days and waste time buying big gulps. Some people actually begin to realize there is an advantage to refueling your car at home while doing nothing...
Now all that goes out the window if you have a charger at work. Many companies offer free charging for their employees. How often did you get a free tank of gas..... Pros and cons to everything right!
Seriously I hope that helps. I find most people don't fully think about the advantages it actually gives you so just want to share real world experience.
But that's when you use those supercharger stations, which I know nothing about since I have a Volt... I hear the Tesla crowd raving about how easy it is to get a charge in 30 mins. But just like i said pros and cons to both. They are alot cheaper though.For commuting, it sounds great... But if I've got 3 vehicles and it's the "premium" of the lot and the other 2 are a truck and an off roader, I'm not going to be happy that isn't good for trips to California or Colorado. Something we do multiple times a year. To make it work, I have to have something else in the garage that I can take trips in...
Im still out on the EV idea though. They claim so much but you cant get away from charging concerns/anxiety, especially when you start talking about towing. My worst fear is overlanding and not having a way to charge right now.
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and unlike gas, which can be stored in jerry cans in the unlikely event of an outage (depending on area), theres no way that im aware of save gas powered generators to charge an EV when said outages occurholy mother of god
That's pretty cool... Not many have been seen in the wild.Just passed this Rivian in Ann Arbor MI.
The 4xe is a different animal. It’s barely an ev with around 20 miles of range unless you live 10-20 miles from work and they have a charging station. It’s a hybrid with a half-assed ev modeThe TFL video on the Wrangler 4xe was very interesting. They were able to climb about 2 miles of trail in all-electric mode on a full charge before they exhausted the battery. Does the Rivian have way more capacity? Because I’m having a hard time seeing how an all-electric vehicle is a viable off-roader given the performance of the 4xe.
yeah, i subsequently read Motortrend’s report on their cross country off road trip with the R1T. Super impressive.The 4xe is a different animal. It’s barely an ev with around 20 miles of range unless you live 10-20 miles from work and they have a charging station. It’s a hybrid with a half-assed ev mode