It’s not a Hybrid it’s a EREV(Extended Range Electric Vehicle). My guess is that when the battery start to reach around 35 the generator will kick on and start to spin some type of alternator that will “harvest” electricity. And put it back into the battery allow you to drive farther. But it...
Its not a hybrid. So nothing will be kicking on at above 30mph. It will probably have a limit on what percentage of battery left that it turns on.
The generator is gonna have a 3 zone muffler and cat system, so you wont hear any noise(possibly very faintly). Its also a inline 3.
Ohh I know that I mean the construction part. I Know that tooling is a lot more work than anything else. But with VW behind them it could be done faster since they have a lot more experience with factories.
I have a feeling they will be using a new battery tech. Since a 60k less starting price point isn’t possible with the tech we use now because of the mining. But here’s a new battery tech I have been researching. It has a longer life span, and battery life...
I have two friends ones a tesla owner and the other owns a R1S 2024. I had the opportunity to mess around with both software for about a day each. I can firmly say that Rivian software is better than Tesla. I feel its more simple than Teslas.
Mind you i don't own or drive any EVs.
Im guessing the battery will get around 200-250miles. And the generator will have about a 12-16 gallon gas tank. and the Generator will produce around 75-96kw Depending on what variant engine they use from VW.
VW saying they will shut down would be like Ford or Toyota saying that. It wouldn’t ever happen. It would crash the market. Investors would come in and buy them out. And rebuild.
I want to see a real mounted hitch on both. Not a fake cyber truck hitch or hideaway one like whats on BMWs. It needs to be steel, properly mounted to the frame. Where we can choose what ball hitch we want on it, made scout release their own branded ball hitch.
I would like to see it be capable of at least 250psi. idk exactly what CFM that would be. What i do know is it would be able to power a Impact Wrench. With no problem.