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Originally Posted by Pete'sMH
I think there is some promise in hybrids. Or dual power. I drove a Volt for a couple of years and it’s lifetime gas mileage was 240mpg. Yet it could still go on long trips with “normal” car mileage (I.e. about 28 mpg). Wouldn’t work as well in a heavy duty application but the concept could be developed along those lines.
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Yeah, I’m in that camp also. If looking at a large motorhome the size of a Challenger, for example, instead of needing around 500 kWh or more of battery capacity in order to have reasonable range, it could have 100 kWh plus a range extender. That would also allow an all-electric “house” which could even power air conditioning or heat for a day or two. And if boondocking for many days, the range extender could start for an hour and charge batteries for another day or two (or much longer in mild weather).
As mentioned before, I expect this will happen first in B-Vans when OEM hybrid are brought to market. Unfortunately, it’ll likely be a few more years before we see large hybrid vans mass produced in North America.
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