20-24 mpg

[Gottesacker]

J, yes, I’m just a bit tired of folks saying how much mpg the engine gets. I knew it’s a 4-cyl., but it’s specifically meant for charging, not driving. If folks are really hell-bent on pushing the vehicles to that limit, buy an ice truck. Sorry, not sorry

Realistically it's an important metric though. If the point of the Harvester is to be able to go farther, then people would still need to/like to know how efficient it is, and MPG makes the most sense, regardless of it charging the battery or being directly connected to the driveline. Either way, a certain amount of fuel is going to be able to power the truck a certain distance.

 

[speedrye]

I prefer "modular power source", but ultimately, whether the engine powers the wheels directly or runs a generator charging a battery, the result is the same in the eyes of the average driver. How many miles are you going on a gallon of fuel?

Edit: Yes, I know that the engine won't power the wheels directly...

 

[LonnyMacD]

Realistically it's an important metric though. If the point of the Harvester is to be able to go farther, then people would still need to/like to know how efficient it is, and MPG makes the most sense, regardless of it charging the battery or being directly connected to the driveline. Either way, a certain amount of fuel is going to be able to power the truck a certain distance.

Yes, and SM has already done the math that a full tank will charge the batteries enough to give you a 500mi range (in addition to the 150mi range they initially have). I may not have said that correctly. . . .

 

[speedrye]

Yes, and SM has already done the math that a full tank will charge the batteries enough to give you a 500mi range (in addition to the 150mi range they initially have). I may not have said that correctly. . . .

I do wonder how rough that math was... "It'll be close enough, we can enlarge the tank after testing if it falls short"

 

[Xlargetophat]

Let me help... It's spelled "barren". adjective
ˈba-rən

: not productive: such as
a)
: producing little or no vegetation : desolate
barren deserts

b)
: producing inferior crops
barren soil

c)
: unproductive of results or gain : fruitless
a barren scheme - (sort of like posting FUD about EV's on an EV OEM's community forum)

barren

 

[J Alynn]

J, yes, I’m just a bit tired of folks saying how much mpg the engine gets. I knew it’s a 4-cyl., but it’s specifically meant for charging, not driving. If folks are really hell-bent on pushing the vehicles to that limit, buy an ice truck. Sorry, not sorry

I hear you loud and clear

 

[J Alynn]

Most people don't plan. Bird goes over there, I go over there. People pull into their driveway and barley get to the house door, not wanting to grab a cord. Wife husband or kid forgot to plug in.. When they park at work it's like a desert of barron wasteland of car obstacles. The gas is the hero to get out of the city.. the gas station down the block. Electricity bill is already skyhigh because of Bitcoin and data centers. It's probably easier to just pump the gas get a bag of potato chips and an extra large soda because it's 100°f out and crank up the AC on the way home. Wife parked in the cord length area or grandma so again you don't charge. Just park on the street you can just drive off in the morning without behaving to backup

Sadly the temps are 100 degrees and rising because of gas and excessive fossil fuel burning-but I digress

 

[Xlargetophat]

I'm getting the Scout for winter basically. The security of the generator. If people are getting it to drive 24 mpg on a generator. In the south, it seems oddball.

 

[Mousehunter]

I expect that the only way to draw the battery down to -0- percent is if the system is completely overridden. The system is being designed for the battery to handle surges while the generator handles a constant load. They might have a complete over ride option - if the driver KNOWS that they can get home on battery only. But realistically, the harvester will probably kick in at 50% or slightly less (depending on setting). You can virtually always add more gas - but charging will have less options and take longer. You NEVER want to be in a situation where your battery is 0% dead - the vehicle will be in limp mode. Even a high MPG vehicle does not get 24mph when you have to hit the gas.