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Genre: Autos & Vehicles
Date of upload: Nov 7, 2023 ^^
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I'm surprised it's taken this long for us to get a proper phev truck. The Ramcharger seems like a really good offering for both people who want an EV but have range anxiety, and for people who want a more efficient ICE truck. I can really see this eating up a lot of sales from the Silverado EV, Rivian, F150 Lightning and even Powerboost.
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I have a strong feeling range extended EVs are going to outsell battery only trucks. They just make more sense in range, especially towing, and in convince. If you are living in rural communities or in the West outside of major cities then finding a working charge station is going to be very hard. Having the option to just fill up at a gas station to charge your truck is going to be huge. Not to mention the power the AC inverters can supply. Imagine if your truck could also work as an emergency generator for your home or job site. And that is without having the V6 running all the time.
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This technology is basically the Chevrolet Volt on steroids! I owned a Chevrolet Volt and it was an amazing car. You have the ability to use the engine as a generator when your electricity runs out but also have all electric power for short drives. You could also put electricity back into the battery using the engine for anticipated traffic jams or city commutes so you could run all electric when idle or stop and go situations. So to have this in a truck with a bigger battery and engine generator with a lot more range is HUGE!!!
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They previously talked about a base 350 mile battery only with the range extended having 500, now 690 miles, so that makes me think the BEV will have a larger battery and the range extended one will give up some battery space for a fuel tank.
It will be a great choice for people who tow long distances regularly. 190 miles of battery range should handle all regular driving and the range extender means you could do 1000 miles in a day with one gas stop, and have plenty of power for anything you need to plug in at the rodeo grounds, or tailgate party.
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I had a Chevy Volt- this is how it worked. Whole time I owned that car I always said, āI canāt believe there arenāt more cars made like this, itās the best solution we currently have for EV range concernsā
It was a great car, and Iām guessing this is going to be an amazing truck
-not sure why they needed a V6 for the generator though? maybe itās the most cost effective engine for ram to use off the shelf
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@ComputerGeeks-R-Us
6 months ago
Like a diesel electric locomotive. The tractive force of the electric motors should work well for towing and high torque applications. Carrying your own gas powered generator removes the prioritization of charger locations in trip planning and extends range. I love the idea!
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