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There's really no need to be quite so spicy about the topic...it was moreso in jest. But since you've asked, Subaru's been producing flat 4s (and 6s) since 1966. I don't have the exact statistics but the last couple of years, at least, they sold nearly a million cars per year. So....over...

Subaru would like to have a word.

The 0-60 was initially a bummer for me but then I considered how fast 4.5 seconds will feel in an offroad suspension vehicle and it's probably going to be fine. So probably FLP for the battery in the Harvester model...probably not solid state in either.

If they are specifically drawing attention to the performance of the UI in their demos, I think it's a safe bet that the hardware and software's performance is not going to be....worse....if that's what you're suggesting.

OMG...the responsiveness of the UI is something to behold. I cannot believe how polished that appears to be this far away from production. The ability to swipe controls back and forth from driver to passenger is absolutely brilliant.

Yes. EREVs are classified and their range extended units are called APUs and are subject to requirements. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/understanding-scouts-new-range-extender-evan-coder-yt6zc/ The APU must meet SULEV 30 or better emissions requirements. A Diesel is not going to meet those...

This - Zero chance.

You could argue electricity flows like water and your battery is like a big water tank. Water flows in and out. If you're using more water than the supply side on the other side of the tank, the tank drains. If the supply side has more water going into the tank than you're using, the tank...

What would be the better play would be to utilize ethanol free fuel for long term stability.

I've built/tuned engines so am familiar with the discrepancy between what's said and the reality ;-)

As a general rule, the octane ONLY changes the knock resistance of the fuel and doesn't do anything with respect to carbon buildup. Different suppliers will put in different additive packages and sometimes the premium fuels have more detergent additives which can help prevent carbon buildup...

The higher octane helps for knock resistance and that's generally to get more timing and boost out of the turbo to hit peak HP numbers. Lower RPM is not generally where you're going to see knock unless you run your turbo out of its efficiency range. Since this is a generator we are talking...

Solid state batteries?! I'M ALL IN!

Scout is now joining

Pretty mild political topics to be getting enraged about. If you're new to the EV world, politics is intertwined with this industry so you should probably prepare yourself now - it's inherently biased and if you can't stomach it, you're going to really have to safe space yourself against most...

His post suggests 150 miles is when generator kicks on having hit 20% SoC so true EV range would be 187 miles.

I see it more like...the EV only range is 250 miles....and if you've enabled the harvester for range extension, it would kick on around 150 miles to keep the battery charged with a healthy buffer.

Motor homes consume much, much less electricity than is going to be needed for these vehicles.

It would be wild if they were to put in a diesel. With the nature of diesel fuel going bad easily, the need for exhaust fluid, DPF cycling, maintenance needs for emissions, etc...I would NOT want one.