I have a 2002 F350 Super Duty 7.3K Lariat, the dash and parking lights went out but my headlights, turn signals, brake lights and flashers all work fine, all fuses are good and I replaced the headlight switch and no change. Anyone have this problem and what was your fix? I can’t keep driving around with my flashers on at night. Need help please and thank you.
Good points.
I guess it all comes down to what and how many application can the proposed
EREV replace in SD and by extension stripped chassis, motor homes and school buses.
No doubt, Ford has its eye on a specific grouping of vehicles when developing the EREV,
so it’s probably not a one size fits all…
I’m remembering back to that Ford/MIT joint development of the dual injector set up,
using small amounts of E85 via the Direct Injectors while the bulk of the fuel (87)
is delivered via port injection, the whole thing turbocharged. A forced induction
3.6 liter test bed was producing 600 lbft nearly ten years ago when the project ended
and Ford simplified the system to single fuel type. The plan was to replace diesel
but block strength quickly became the limiting factor.
Yes and the difference is the amount of particles produced is much less,
pleading to lower cost of replacement filters and no regen compared to diesel.
My Cousin and I were just talking about that....
Going all EV (and yes I know that it's just dealers) right now is NOT a good idea....
First : the Infrastructure is not there... Most 'chargers' are either not working, or if they do not at 100%
Second: Most apartments are also not ready for the change Wiring, charging, cost etc....... at least in my area they are not...
Don’t forget they are expressing opinions, not facts. We all are. There is nothing to compare against because no one has a similar vehicle to an EREV Super Duty, or has operated one long enough to expose weaknesses. Yeah, we have EV buses and trucks, but they may be built to a different durability and cost standard than what Ford or anyone may be able to design and manufacture at an affordable price. Just saying we should not expect too much early on.