And charging time. If the battery is big, it takes a long time to charge it. That's fine for shorter trips or when you aren't towing, but when towing and eating up lots of electrons, it can be a pain.
I have a rattle when I get above 45 mph. (It used to be 55 mph). It's in the driver side post between front door and back. With it being mph related I would guess it's something on the outside. When I had it serviced last, it was on a Saturday, which is mainly oil changes, I had read on explorer forms that it might be the felt sound proofing come loose. they tightened everything, but it still does it. Any ideas?
I don't think they will release it if it doesn't.
Thor/Harbinger is releasing an EREV class A RV. It's speed is limited to 50 MPH after the battery is depleted. However, it's only using a small 4 cylinder (I don't remember the displacement) as the generator for the battery. I expect better from Ford.
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I think as the battery costs plument It will be come more common to see Large EVs big batteries like the GM EVs with a 205KWh battery pack. Would customers trade the EREV compleixty for a bigger battery.
Do you think it will have enough power to tow 8000 pounds (or even my boat at 4000 lbs) at interstate speeds after the first 100 miles? If the F-150 EREV emulates the Ram 1500 REV (formerly called Ramcharger) which utilizes the 3.6 Pentastar V6, then I am dubious but looking forward to Ford proving me wrong.
My Raptor drops to around 8 mpg when towing 8000 lbs or so. That gives me about a 250 mile range. My Raptor has the 6.2L V8 with a Roush supercharger and 37" tires. If I could go 350 miles with an EREV, that would be great.