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Re: More on EVs from a guy trying to sell them
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Originally Posted by Keith Seymore
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I’m going to gloat a bit since today was an excellent scenario for an electric vehicle:
Outside temp was 9 degrees F.
Temp inside the garage is 35 degrees F.
Car plugged in overnight; I was able to “remote start” the car in the garage to preheat the cabin, get the seat heaters and steering wheel heat going using current from the wall rather than the propulsion system.
Commute was 25 miles, which I did with 10 electric miles of range left over. Took about an hour to drive that because of the roads and weather conditions.
K
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Hey Keith, why only 35 miles range after charging all night? Is that a PHEV?
BTW, I still don't quite understand how a PHEV works. Can the batteries be charged by an ICE-driven generator, or only by plug-in chargers?
When the lease on my wife's car runs out, one of the new cars we are looking at is the Mazda 90. Looks to me like it has a motor between gasoline engine and trans, but then there's a separate PHEV model. I'm no dummy when it comes to engines and electronics/electricity in general, but I am stumped by some of the latest powertrain configurations and terminology.
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1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 34 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes.
1982 C10 SWB -- sold
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