Harvester Option

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Does the Harvester option allow for the battery to be charged by the gas engine alone? So if you were unable to plug the vehicle in could the gas engine charge the battery to power the vehicle?
Thanks for your first post. I see you have been a member since inception. Thanks for jumping in.

Yes, that’s the Harvesters job so to speak. The Harvester generator will not turn the wheels, it will charge the battery.
 
Does the Harvester option allow for the battery to be charged by the gas engine alone? So if you were unable to plug the vehicle in could the gas engine charge the battery to power the vehicle?
Short answer yes. Use the search function and you will find many a post on this subject.


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Sorry I still drive an original Scout. Using the search button is too high tech for me. That's why I asked the gas question. Easier to fill up than plug in.
 
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Now I’m going up to put on my oversized cotton wrap shirt and brandishing my light saber.

Q: What is the internal temperature of a Tauntaun?

A: "Luke warm"

(Sorry, I had to, someone texted me this today, and it gave me a giggle. I used to be a HUGE Star Wars fan, until Disney destroyed it).

And reminded me of the most hilarious piece of Star Wars merch. The Tauntaun sleeping bag, with the lightsaber zipper pull :D.

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Q: What is the internal temperature of a Tauntaun?

A: "Luke warm"

(Sorry, I had to, someone texted me this today, and it gave me a giggle. I used to be a HUGE Star Wars fan, until Disney destroyed it).

And reminded me of the most hilarious piece of Star Wars merch. The Tauntaun sleeping bag, with the lightsaber zipper pull :D.

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That is funny as hell. Terrible Dad joke but I busted out laughing. I want that sleeping bag. The inside should have been red 🤣
 
Q: What is the internal temperature of a Tauntaun?

A: "Luke warm"

(Sorry, I had to, someone texted me this today, and it gave me a giggle. I used to be a HUGE Star Wars fan, until Disney destroyed it).

And reminded me of the most hilarious piece of Star Wars merch. The Tauntaun sleeping bag, with the lightsaber zipper pull :D.

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Just realized the pattern is like intestines-I will remove the red color comment. That’s fantastic! And I feel the same about Star Wars pre Disney
 
Just realized the pattern is like intestines-I will remove the red color comment. That’s fantastic! And I feel the same about Star Wars pre Disney
Yeah, the intestine pattern interior is icing on the cake. Its glorious.

Not sure if you're into reading, but the Thrawn Trillogy by Timothy Zahn ( I have softback, and hardcover editions of this, and am sooo sad they didn't make this episodes 7/8/9), and "I Jedi" by Michael A Stackpole (If you read the X wing series, and the Jedi Academy series) are great.

And now back to the Harvester discussion :).
 
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if I remember correctly that was posted by ThinkGeek (RIP) as an April Fools Day joke and they got so much demand for it they actually made it
Indeed it was.

Funny fact.

When my wife and I were engaged/newly married, I always joked with her/our other friends that "whenever we have kids, I don't want some girly diaper bag... I want a cool one, like the Yoda Backpack" (the one that thinkgeek made).

So... one day I got a gift from my wife. It was the yoda backpack. She was telling me she was pregnant :).

I wear it to church every week as my kids snacks/crayons/etc bag (not in diapers anymore, but still... granola bars, pens, rubics cubes, etc). And so now to many there, I'm "yoda backpack guy".
 
Indeed it was.

Funny fact.

When my wife and I were engaged/newly married, I always joked with her/our other friends that "whenever we have kids, I don't want some girly diaper bag... I want a cool one, like the Yoda Backpack" (the one that thinkgeek made).

So... one day I got a gift from my wife. It was the yoda backpack. She was telling me she was pregnant :).

I wear it to church every week as my kids snacks/crayons/etc bag (not in diapers anymore, but still... granola bars, pens, rubics cubes, etc). And so now to many there, I'm "yoda backpack guy".
Awh that’s adorable.
 
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I currently drive a plug-in hybrid and is the only way to go EV! Can drive all day on battery around town then go long distance with no battery range anxiety. It isn't hampered by extremely cold or hot weather. Get's excellent MPG without sacrificing power. Tell all my friends once they drive electric, they'll never go back!!!
 
I currently drive a plug-in hybrid and is the only way to go EV! Can drive all day on battery around town then go long distance with no battery range anxiety. It isn't hampered by extremely cold or hot weather. Get's excellent MPG without sacrificing power. Tell all my friends once they drive electric, they'll never go back!!!
Nice.


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I currently drive a plug-in hybrid and is the only way to go EV! Can drive all day on battery around town then go long distance with no battery range anxiety. It isn't hampered by extremely cold or hot weather. Get's excellent MPG without sacrificing power. Tell all my friends once they drive electric, they'll never go back!!!
Welcome to the community!
 
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I currently drive a plug-in hybrid and is the only way to go EV! Can drive all day on battery around town then go long distance with no battery range anxiety. It isn't hampered by extremely cold or hot weather. Get's excellent MPG without sacrificing power. Tell all my friends once they drive electric, they'll never go back!!!

We've had a PHEV for almost 4 years now, and we've loved it. It really is a great onramp to what driving an electric vehicle could be like.

One 10,000 mile stint, we averaged 226mpg!

(of course that was the year with no big road trips. Other years we've managed more like 60-80mpg).

We've also now purchased a BEV, and now we're trying to decide if we're brave enough to road trip it :). I'm sure you all will hear about it eventually :).

The EREV really does seem like the next evolution of a PHEV. And honestly what they had done first (I had conversations with a buddy who works in the industry about this over a decade ago, saying "why can't we do it more like trains, where the engines just provide electricity").
 
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