Search results

https://www.hagerty.com/media/car-profiles/secrets-of-the-volkswagen-beetle/

Yeah, I guess redline is an outdated term when it comes to hybrids. While it probably would be safe to spin it to 6,500 rpm, the engine is programmed to never spin that fast because it would make the car slower, less fuel efficient and cause more wear, than programming it to max out at...

Yeah, but TFL is not the real world. They buy or borrow trucks, run them through ringer then give them back to the owner or sell them after just a few months. When they did the Ike gauntlet, they had the accelerator flat on the floor for 8 minutes straight, holding the engine at redline. I...

Next, post up your review of backing it up a hill (since reverse is all electric), attaining freeway speeds on uphill slopes (while towing) and towing your tractor uphill on a gravel or dirt road, where traction is limited. Thanks in advance. 🤣

Cooperative mindset vs competitive mindset. European traffic circles: we’re all trying to get from point A to point B as quickly as possible, so let’s work with the other drivers and negotiate our way through the circle in 20 seconds and get out of here. American traffic circles: That idiot...

When did they start calling them traffic circles? 1791 when Washington DC was planned. They’ve been called traffic circles in the US from the beginning. The term roundabout started being used in the UK in the 1950’s when they started building “modern roundabouts” and the term became widespread...

I love traffic circles. Rules are pretty simple, you have to yield to enter. Once you’re in, you have right of way in your lane. In Italy, most cities don’t have stop signs. They have traffic circles. Instead of cars moving at 4-5 mph waiting to inch up to the stop sign at a busy intersection...

There’s some engineering challenges with Miller cycle turbocharged gasoline engines. That is most likely why Ford uses an Otto cycle turbo engine in their power boost hybrids, rather than it being a cost issue. But with the Otto cycle, you lose out on the 20% efficiency gain of the...

I had a 2014 Prius PHEV. It had an 8.8 kWh battery. I diligently plugged it in every single night for the 183k miles that it survived. It was rated for 25 all electric miles, but in my commute, I was immediately getting on the freeway in LA at near sea level and driving at 80 mph to the high...

I had the same question. I went the $99, near zero effort route. I was just wondering if there was some benefit I wasn’t aware of. I feel like the closed tailgate makes a really strong guarantee that my $4,500, 58 lb, full suspension, cross-over eMTB isnt going to come flying out. It has Velcro...

50.5 miles in 1.783 hours = 28.3 mph average. So your average mph is lower than what you were expecting in your original post. That is good news. The faster your average speed, the lower the hybrid mpg drops.

No, they got 7.4 seconds 0-60 mph for the 2024 Maverick hybrid.

https://www.caranddriver.com/ford/maverick

This was a drive by. He posted on February 23 and was last seen on the forum on February 24.

HF55 putting down faster acceleration and faster passing numbers with the same 2.5 N/A input HP is directly related to having a larger KW generating capacity of MG2, which lets it apply more drag on the ring gear of the planetary gear set, to change to higher gear ratios faster, keeping the 2.5...

Here’s the crux of the issue: The transmission has two motor generators MG1 is the larger one, also known as the traction motor. It drives the input shaft of the transmission. This can be done alone, or in conjunction with ICE crankshaft output. MG2, the smaller unit, does most of the...

Common things being common, that sounds like an overcurrent shutdown. -Are you cranking your radio up over 20, overheating the mplifier unit? -Are you using the stock head unit to drive aftermarket, high power speakers? -Have you modified any of the wiring that could be leading to a short or a...

What is an ‘87 Maverick truck? Google only shows Maverick boats for ‘87.