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A recent tire/drivetrain snow driving comparison bears this out.

Don't put too much faith in ADVERTISING. Not all advertised features are actually present. That's why testing counts so much when separating wheat from chaff. But that gap is closing, if it hasn't already. This video changed my mind. Does AWD still need snows? Yes!, but those who need snows are...

That's changing. Here's a new video that addresses "Snows/FWD vs. All-Weather/AWD." How close can you get to a top winter tire on snow, using one of the best 4-season, 3PMS-rated tires? The answer is d*mn close!! - FWD + snows wins braking, as expected, but... - AWD + 3PMS tires wins...

I call it "metamerism." " a perceived matching of colors with different (nonmatching) spectral power distributions. My Escape is "dark Persian green" but only at sunset. It's blue otherwise. The best part is the color changes with angle, so it's rarely a single color car, even if it's the same...

Ford is using AC synchronous motors, but the choice of motor design can vary. John Kelly's videos will show you who uses what. I haven't gone through any of the gear set-up videos.

You've been driving a truck too long. Frames are simple to straighten. Unibody, when it bends, bends in many places at once. Talk to anyone at an auto body shop. Now, that usually happens in a crash. Steady strain deformation can also occur. I bent the frame on my BMW before I learned to only...

... Anyone thinking of this as your grandfather's 2-shaft CVT will not understand a 3-shaft CVT. The basic idea is elegant but before it's time (1972), so it's not particularly new... just a lot newer than the "classical" approach. US3732751.pdf It's important to understand that electric...

Neither do I... it took three tries, and a trip out to the lot to look at a diesel truck - "I want it like that."

I'm sorry, but that's not true. No physical laws are broken. If you've ever driven a manual transmission, you know ICE are incredibly weak at low RPM. The electric motor wins every time. Imagine a system where you can run the ICE at high power, independent of vehicle speed, and produce 25%...

Octane has no effect on mileage. My lowest tank mileage was 93 octane, but 15% ethanol. Ethanol-free fuel has a clear mileage benefit, but it doesn't make up for the added cost.

There are two general hybrid drivetrain designs. Tundra and F-150 Hybrid are both "torque converter replacement" designs. The torque converter is a source of a lot of inefficiency, thus the commonality of "lock-up TC." Putting a motor in front of the geared transmission takes care of the need...

But it absolutely is available in "series hybrid" mode, when ICE generates power for the traction motor. There is a question if Maverick can generate full traction motor power, given it's been upgraded in HF45+. My battery is same as Mavericks and I get 35kW charging, and a peak power of 40kW...

In the hybrid, ethanol content will make a difference for those exceeding EPA ratings. The benefit's hard to find if you're not.

But they may not deliver.... https://www.tyrereviews.com/Article/HT-vs-AT-vs-MT-vs-Winter-Tyres-on-Snow.htm Here's a comparison, wet, dry and dirt, that includes RR data. Single-brand test, so indicative of trends for tires not included...

I've been linking this video for a different reason... it shows that the difference between two brands of all-season tire, compared with all-weather and winter tires. But TFL is YouTube click-bait in my book, compared with sites like tyrereviews.com. I want to see replication, control tires...

Select "L" to get the 1-pedal driving experience.

Scroll down to the electric motor specs... 173 lb.-ft. from the traction motor moves you from a stop.

Going back to the source... it was a question of part numbers reflecting construction differences, when they actually denote the third and fourth generation drivetrain design.

Remember, this is a hybrid, not an EV. The battery is only a buffer, for short-term energy needs. The ICE and its tank of fuel are the primary energy sources. The battery is there to make the ICE more efficient. To do that, the HVB lives at ~50% charge, so it can either charge or discharge...

I kind of ignored the fact that planetary gear sets have three elements, sun, ring and planets. Where would you put a fourth?