I've never had a car lose that kind of gas mileage. I have a 92 firebird with 230k that gets better than the window sticker mileage. Recently Des Moines and other areas in Iowa have switched from 10% ethanol to 15. Makes much more than a 5% loss in gas mileage in my cars which surprised me. Perhaps this is why, different fuel, or you aren't running on all your cylinders.
Yeah, and light bulbs weren't very good around that period, but - you know - they continued to improve the technology.
You shouldn't be losing that much mileage when going form E-10 to E15. Ethanol has 30-33% less energy than gasoline. .30 x .05 = 0.015 or 1.5% less energy in E15 vs. E10. If you take the higher number it is .33 x .05 = 0.0165 or 1.7% less energy. I effect could go up a bit in mileage if it is causing your car to downshift more if you are regularly driving right on that overdrive on/overdrive off threshold.
I was under the impression these were midsize to begin with so 5k would be around a low normal, 10k would be better then anything on the market currently in that size range.A few updates from Scout on their progress
2027 Scout Traveler and Terra: New EREVelations Come to Light
Scout CEO Scott Keogh shares updates on the 2027 Traveler SUV and Terra truck, including EREV engine details, towing trade-offs, reservation data, legal battles, and future product plans.www.motortrend.com
I hadn't heard that the EREV truck's towing capacity may be reduced from 10K to 5k. This may not be a huge deal as I think Scout is targeting more of the offroad market, but if they want to compete with Ford and Dodge, there's no way 5k is going to cut it
Also some good information on the engineering challenges of getting the engine incorporated into the design
You're likely thinking of Rivian. The Scout Terra is a full size truck. Pretty much identical to an F150
This is actually a good idea if extended mileage is needed. That is what Dodge is going to produce although probably better looking.
Not that I tow a lot but that's a little disheartening. I was thinking about giving a scout EREV a good hard look when I go to buy my next truck.A few updates from Scout on their progress
2027 Scout Traveler and Terra: New EREVelations Come to Light
Scout CEO Scott Keogh shares updates on the 2027 Traveler SUV and Terra truck, including EREV engine details, towing trade-offs, reservation data, legal battles, and future product plans.
I hadn't heard that the EREV truck's towing capacity may be reduced from 10K to 5k. This may not be a huge deal as I think Scout is targeting more of the offroad market, but if they want to compete with Ford and Dodge, there's no way 5k is going to cut it
Also some good information on the engineering challenges of getting the engine incorporated into the design
Even our Bolt EUV allows me to schedule charging for off peak hours, or anytime I want for that matter. Guessing that may be true of all EV's now.
Yeah considering the Ram EREV will have their highest 1/2 ton capacity at 14k. Thats a lot of weight behind a 1/2, though thats another topic in and of itself.
Pulling 14k behind a 1/2 ton would be kind of terrifying I think. Then again going a full 10k behind a 1/2 ton seems awful sketchy to me. Personally if I was going to tow more than 8k on a regular basis I'd be looking at a 3/4 ton. Like you said though that's a whole other discussion in of itself.
Grow a pair! Pull a Kramer and see how far you can go on empty
Ram is the one doing so last I saw. Dodge is now down to just the Charger 2 and 4 doors (ev or Hurricane I6), and the Durango (v6 or v8) that is on a dated platform now. Though you can probably find any ev model with pictures like that.
The old Chevy Volt also had a range extender. Too bad GM couldn't mate that tech to a vehicle people would actually want.
My Mach-E is programmed to start charging at 10:00 p.m. every night. Many home chargers can also be programmed this way.
How many miles driving do you do in a month? That's crazy cheap if you do much driving.
