Only seven new petrol-powered cars sold in Norway in January — Guardian US
Data shows 29 hybrid and 98 diesel cars also sold, while the figure for battery electric vehicles was more than 2,000
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Only seven new petrol-powered cars sold in Norway in January — Guardian US
Data shows 29 hybrid and 98 diesel cars also sold, while the figure for battery electric vehicles was more than 2,000apple.news
Norway is such an outlier though. It's a country with less than 6 million people, but a sovereign wealth fund of over $2 trillion dollars! They have offered generous EV incentives and have a zero emissions mandate. It's an impressive feat, but not easy to duplicate.Only seven new petrol-powered cars sold in Norway in January — Guardian US
Data shows 29 hybrid and 98 diesel cars also sold, while the figure for battery electric vehicles was more than 2,000
But they also proven it can be done and even works through their brutal winters which is a testament for positive change
Yet despite Chinas ability to mass produce affordable EVs, EREV sales are exploding there.
It's interesting how different markets behave.
It's interesting how different markets behave.
China has a similar geographic size issue like the US where people need to drive long distances and the infrastructure is still young. So EREV for now makes sense for some people.
Under normal use it will run out of fuel first before running out of battery. So you can gas and go. For many smaller towing needs (boats, flatbed race car trailer, overland tent trailer) the Terra Harvester may be fine for your use. You might have to drive slower in some conditions to conserve energy. But if you need to haul heavy loads, large campers and more you should buy a medium or heavy duty truck. Most half ton EV trucks just aren’t there yet for long distance big hauls and therefore aren’t the best tool for the job. We will get there as technology improves.
I am curious to see and hear about the R2.
Same. Not that I want one but I want to see how far over the $45 starting price they go. How many trims at launch, etc etc.
I hope not too far they need profit so my shar value can rise.
Another interesting Ford preview/concept article popped into my feed today:
www.engadget.com
Ford shows off the tech going into its $30,000 electric pickup truck
Ford CEO Jim Farley just teased the automaker's electric pickup based on its new Universal Electric Vehicle platform
It sounds like the first models will be a Launch Edition and the $45k model wont launch until 6-12 months after initial launch of the R2.
Most likely Tri Motor variants with higher trims.
Sucks for early adopters though because Rivian will not have their new in house control module available until some time in 2027, so the first models will not be capable of hands off eyes off driving.
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This has been my thought all along. If you are doing lots of heavy hauling, the Scout may not be for you. Go with Godzilla, or some flavor of Diesel. No need to be upset.
What about Traveler? My biggest towing needs would be this
hauling either one of these
Trailer isn't particularly heavy nor these vehicles so I'm hoping it shouldn't be a problem?
Damn those are sweet. Porsche will cut through the wind rather nicely. The bus might be more of an aerodynamic drag on things. Let's see where the final numbers come out for Traveler. I'm sure there will also be a whole lot of YouTube video tests trying to push the limits right away.
Think my traveler will be able to haul my 76' f150 standard cab long bed?
Yeah the Porsche is probably one of the easiest vehicles you could tow given it's like 2K lbs, smaller than a mini cooper, and very aerodynamic. The Bus is ~2400lbs and is shaped like, well, a Bus so yeah higher drag. According to U-Haul those auto hauler trailers are 2200lbs empty so I'm thinking 5K minimum should do it. I checked and U-Haul allows me to tow the Bus using an R1S w/5K lbs hitch system rating selected so at least that seems okay, although I would imagine Scout is shooting for that 7,700 number which would be even better.
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