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[dreamweaver]

Think this is my overall biggest concern with EREV in general. I will now have to worry about potential longevity not on just batteries, but also on the generator motor.

This should ease your concerns somewhat about EV batteries.

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[cyure]

I just need to remember to use the generator often enough and not rely solely on electric for daily driving duties. There's nothing worse for an engine than sitting unused.

I suspect like the Wrangler 4xe it will get to a point where it will make you use it.

 

[RodorW]

Think this is my overall biggest concern with EREV in general. I will now have to worry about potential longevity not on just batteries, but also on the generator motor.

You get the convenience and power of an EV, with Range of and ICE. But you also get the cost associated with file and maintenance of ICE, potentially increased tire care schedule of some EVs and possibly concerns of battery degradation. As a BEV owner I’m not worried about battery degradation, and my tires are still healthy with almost 30k miles on them. While EREVs might be a good intermediate of ICE and BEV I think most people will be left more uncertain especially if they rarely charge at home and opt to just fuel and go all the time. They would experience the power and comfort of an electric vehicle with all of the costs of a combustion vehicle.

 

[THil08]

I just need to remember to use the generator often enough and not rely solely on electric for daily driving duties. There's nothing worse for an engine than sitting unused.

it's recommended an engine runs for at least 15 minutes a week. The big part: Timing starts after its warm up cycle, meaning the rpms drop to the lowest they go.
But considering Harvester is running a generator its probably will be low RPMs, when torque is the highest.


And based off of information I have from BMWs REx Program (Yes, I know this is a VW engine *possibly* but BMW has made a EREV with actual data). Yearly total Maintenance was about $964. But depending on the model it could be $1,200-2,500. But another big thing, is that REx was a newly developed engine that was never used in anything else, there for less available parts. Harvester will likely be a VW engine, that will have plenty of parts readily avalible.

 

[RodorW]

I just need to remember to use the generator often enough and not rely solely on electric for daily driving duties. There's nothing worse for an engine than sitting unused.

our volt rarely runs on gas, but very few days it cycles the engine while siting in the garage, I imagine scout and other ERVEs will do something similar, but when it kicks on it could also just be feeding the battery for a few minutes at a time

 

[dreamweaver]

our volt rarely runs on gas, but very few days it cycles the engine while siting in the garage, I imagine scout and other ERVEs will do something similar, but when it kicks on it could also just be feeding the battery for a few minutes at a time

It runs the ICE in an enclosed garage every few days?

 

[THil08]

I runs the ICE in an enclosed garage every few days?

Sounds dangerous...

 

[RodorW]

I runs the ICE in an enclosed garage every few days?

It does, we’ve walked out to grab something from the freezer or toolbox and it occasionally it will just power up for 1-3 minutes. In terms of daily use the engine might get used once a week while being driven home.

 

[dreamweaver]

Sounds dangerous...

(I) should be (it) I was posting a question to the poster. I have updated my post.

 

[Mirinjesse]

You get the convenience and power of an EV, with Range of and ICE. But you also get the cost associated with file and maintenance of ICE, potentially increased tire care schedule of some EVs and possibly concerns of battery degradation. As a BEV owner I’m not worried about battery degradation, and my tires are still healthy with almost 30k miles on them. While EREVs might be a good intermediate of ICE and BEV I think most people will be left more uncertain especially if they rarely charge at home and opt to just fuel and go all the time. They would experience the power and comfort of an electric vehicle with all of the costs of a combustion vehicle.

I agree, which is why I am glad we are still two years away, hoping more information comes and I can decide.

I have had Ariya and now lightening. I WFH most days, have L2 at home, so EV makes the most sense for me, however there have been a handful of weekends where I am so busy that there just isn’t enough time to charge between activities and I’m left with a bit of range anxiety or I have to drive two hours one way to an airport, let my car sit uncharged for a week and hope I have enough range to get me home as the last thing anyone wants to do on the way home from an airport is stop and charge.

I need to weigh the handful of times these are challenges for me along with final tow numbers to help make up my mind I think.