Will harvester models be "maintenance free" like their EV siblings?

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I think the real question will be how fast you put hours on the engine. I seriously doubt it will go over 200hrs between services, and honestly since it will always be running at load 100hrs is probably more likely. But if you are plugging it in every night, you could probably easily get a year on that 100hrs (so an annual service). At 160 miles of battery range, you could easily get about 3hrs of driving a day without needing to run the engine. Even with running the range extender, you would have an "extended" range of 5k or so miles per year. Other than extended road trips with only overnight charging - that would stretch a long way.
 
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The maintenance schedule will be similar to every other hybrid. The closest examples will be the BMW i3 REX or the BYD Shark, which have 7.5k/6 mo to 10k/12 mo intervals. The two 4-cylinder engines built by VW in their Silao, Mexico plant, one of which may the source for the Harvester have 10k/12mo maintenance intervals.
 
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