New replacement 4x4 pickup

[ForestryFinance]

I've just recently bought a Ranger (the 3.2 manual Wildtrak) and it is actually brilliant. Don't use it off-road as much as some on here might when I'm out and about in a suit and tie of course, although I have had it off-road and it works well. Gives me plenty of confidence that I wouldn't be stuck if I had to get somewhere inaccessible. I don't have the "Raptor" pack yet of course...which looks like it probably gives it some extra... 

[benedmonds]

 

[ForestryFinance]

10 minutes ago, benedmonds said:

 

 

 

400+ mile range*

 

*as long as you don't have to go up a slight hill, tow anything, go off-road, switch to 4x4, or do anything except roll down a hill.

 

Surely electric doesn't have the torque that a pickup needs for things like towing and off-road? Hence why they're all diesel...

Any strain on that electric motor and you're going to be decimating the battery.

 

Sometime being the world's only or world's first isn't a good thing. There's a good reason why this hasn't been done already.

 

 

Edited December 11, 2018 by ForestryFinance

[benedmonds]

4 minutes ago, ForestryFinance said:

 

 

 

It will do 0-60 in 3 seconds..

[ForestryFinance]

Just now, benedmonds said:

It will do 0-60 in 3 seconds..

 

Which is exactly what you need from a pickup of course!

[Stubby]

15 minutes ago, ForestryFinance said:

 

 

400+ mile range*

 

*as long as you don't have to go up a slight hill, tow anything, go off-road, switch to 4x4, or do anything except roll down a hill.

 

Surely electric doesn't have the torque that a pickup needs for things like towing and off-road? Hence why they're all diesel...

Any strain on that electric motor and you're going to be decimating the battery.

 

Sometime being the world's only or world's first isn't a good thing. There's a good reason why this hasn't been done already.

 

 

Actually electric motors are pretty much all torque . Is it not permanent  4WD ?  What is the good reason it has not been done already then ?

Edited December 11, 2018 by Stubby

[ForestryFinance]

4 minutes ago, Stubby said:

Actually electric motors are pretty much all torque .

 

Of course yeah...but the point I was trying to make is that application of the twisty force in "overloaded" conditions like slippy surface or towing would put excessive drain on the battery.

 

 

[Stubby]

1 minute ago, ForestryFinance said:

 

Of course yeah...but the point I was trying to make is that application of the twisty force in "overloaded" conditions like slippy surface or towing would put excessive drain on the battery.

 

 

You know that for a fact then ?

[ForestryFinance]

3 minutes ago, Stubby said:

You know that for a fact then ?

That towing would drastically decrease range?

Yes.

[Stubby]

Just now, ForestryFinance said:

That towing would drastically decrease range?

Yes.

Same as heavy towing would use more diesel .