Lookey Lookey what I found!!!!

[odie1969]

I was looking at buying one of those awhile back. ASU was selling at there surplus warehouse but they wanted like 8k for it. crazy.

 

[AllanD]

Do you have any idea how much gasoline you can buy for $20grand?

Even at $4/gal that 5000 gallons of gas.

5000gallons of gas will propel a "typical" ranger ~100,000 miles

AND you'll still need to pay your electric bill for charging it.

Frankly I'd like to know if they mounted the batteries in the back (for traction)
or in the empty engine bay (for convenience) because if the engine bay is empty I have a cute little 4cyl water cooled Kohler generator that would "sorta" fit in a ranger engine bay....

 

[Iron Ranger]

What it needs is the lithium ion battery pack and an enhanced electric drive. The Tesla Corporation developed an electric sports car that does 0-60 in 3 sec. and has a driving range of 200 miles!!!! AND it recharges with either a 230v or a 110v plug in. I think it can recharge from zero to full in under 3 hours.

Now, put ALL that into a Ranger and we may just have something.

See, we have the capabilities to run electric at long distances, its just that no one is really funding the needs.

 

[reginald fairfield]

What it needs is the lithium ion battery pack and an enhanced electric drive. The Tesla Corporation developed an electric sports car that does 0-60 in 3 sec. and has a driving range of 200 miles!!!! AND it recharges with either a 230v or a 110v plug in. I think it can recharge from zero to full in under 3 hours.

Now, put ALL that into a Ranger and we may just have something.

See, we have the capabilities to run electric at long distances, its just that no one is really funding the needs.

No, but we are going to have to start here pretty quickly if things keep going like they are.

 

[Taragon]

Well, my work is about 74 miles away...and yes, the $ is worth the drive

I sometimes have to tow and haul things.

Again...useless in my book.

 

[Will]

I could be happy with that. I drive 30 total miles a day about. Plug it in at night--no problem. But not for 20 large.

 

[Red Ranger]

See, we have the capabilities to run electric at long distances, its just that no one is really funding the needs.

Could it be the oil companies won't let it happen????

 

[kevinsranger]

Do you have any idea how much gasoline you can buy for $20grand?

Even at $4/gal that 5000 gallons of gas.

5000gallons of gas will propel a "typical" ranger ~100,000 miles

AND you'll still need to pay your electric bill for charging it.

Frankly I'd like to know if they mounted the batteries in the back (for traction)
or in the empty engine bay (for convenience) because if the engine bay is empty I have a cute little 4cyl water cooled Kohler generator that would "sorta" fit in a ranger engine bay....

i seen an article a few years back on this and it the whole undercarriage of the truck is batteries, not the engine compartment, but i may have seen the prototype in a magazine and the actual truck being sold is different

 

[chittybangbang]

Could it be the oil companies won't let it happen????

IDK
Maybe we should ask greasyfingers...

 

[Jimmeh]

What it needs is the lithium ion battery pack and an enhanced electric drive. The Tesla Corporation developed an electric sports car that does 0-60 in 3 sec. and has a driving range of 200 miles!!!! AND it recharges with either a 230v or a 110v plug in. I think it can recharge from zero to full in under 3 hours.

Now, put ALL that into a Ranger and we may just have something.

See, we have the capabilities to run electric at long distances, its just that no one is really funding the needs.

Make it run off an 18V DeWalt battery for cordless drills and the like. LOL!