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    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    I hadn't seen that. I've only seen that Harvester will increase the range 150 miles. I get there is a big tradeoff in weight/cost/cargo so it will be interesting to see how those tradeoffs are managed. Do you have a link to where they talk about the harvester battery range?
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    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    My preference would be something much smaller and keep battery packs large. All it needs to do is contribute maybe 30% of the cruising load to extend the range to 500.
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    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    All the knobs in the Scout should go to 11 because 11 is more than 10.
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    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    It is very inefficient. An ICE engine cruising at 70mph is not making 61hp. Probably spinning at 1800rpm and sipping fuel, I am sure you can find the powerbands for those engines and do the math. But for some cars its single digits on flat highway. Granted these trucks are rolling bricks so...
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    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    Added: watt or kw is the about of power a load(motor) requires. kwh is capacity to power a load of a given size for an hour. So kwh is the unit of storage for a battery meaning it could power 120kw load for an hour. The discharge rate is variable so if the load only needs 30kw then the...
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    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    I think the Harvester will absolutely have to run all the time(when you put it in RE mode). I agree it defeats the purpose of an EV but it also unlocks some off grid options. Definitely not for everyone and I can't imagine using it daily.
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    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    Thats the point, it doesn't need to power the EV. It needs to supply a charge to battery. Like adding a trickle of water to a bucket of water with a hole in it. It will take longer drain but eventually it will drain.
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    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    I think they are changing that...
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    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    People should be thinking about generator engines. Like a Westinghouse 10kw generator that runs for ten hours on 5 gallons of fuel and would yield ~100kwh(probably less than that ends up in the battery). So if your battery were to last say 6 hours cruising and you switched on the range...
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    Anyone See The Commercial During Sunday Night Football?

    Edit "mushroom foraging" ?‍?
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    Anyone See The Commercial During Sunday Night Football?

    Yeah I saw that but if there is a link it's behind a paywall.
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    Anyone See The Commercial During Sunday Night Football?

    I was shocked to see a commercial during Sunday Night Football after spending most of the weekend sending friends links to the website! Is there link to the commercial somewhere? It was really well done.