Will the range extender charge when the Scout is not running?

[BigFatBalla]

man I am confused,,,if you are running out of battery power when driving can you just flick a switch and go over to the harvester for another 150 miles or so of driving??? TIA

The Harvester will not directly power the vehicle (movement) but is strictly there to top off the battery level. If the battery is depleted the Harvester will not be able to be used to drive the vehicle and from what I have read would not provide enough juice to the battery to simultaneously drive the truck from a depleted state. Essentially you would have to be parked with the Harvester running for a period of time to provide enough of a charge to the battery to then continue on your trip.

This is my understanding. Someone who knows more than me should chime in.

 

[dbkarbo]

The Harvester will not directly power the vehicle (movement) but is strictly there to top off the battery level. If the battery is depleted the Harvester will not be able to be used to drive the vehicle and from what I have read would not provide enough juice to the battery to simultaneously drive the truck from a depleted state. Essentially you would have to be parked with the Harvester running for a period of time to provide enough of a charge to the battery to then continue on your trip.

This is my understanding. Someone who knows more than me should chime in.

I have read a lot of different things about the range extenders. Some people are claiming that the vehicle will run as long as your put gas in them, and you don't have to ever plug them in. I'm not sure whether to believe that or not.

 

[Chuckles]

I have read a lot of different things about the range extenders. Some people are claiming that the vehicle will run as long as your put gas in them, and you don't have to ever plug them in. I'm not sure whether to believe that or not.

No topic is more debated than this. We're all waiting to find out.