Ford's Model e division is now losing over $100,000 per EV sold. As a result, the carmaker is looking to scale back EV production, according to industry insiders who claim Ford has cut back on battery orders significantly.
It also has no bearing on what I was talking about. Start/stop automatic triggers when the vehicle is stopped, but only if the engine is warm already. This is exactly for the same reason as I pointed out above: starting a cold engine is bad. Starting an engine that is already close to its operating temperature takes very little effort and puts very little strain on the system.
That makes no sense. The electric motors are an entirely different, separate system from the ICE. As such, using the e-drive will not heat up or spin the pistons in the ICE at all.
The ICE is only connected to a generator to charge the battery while driving, thus providing extra charge for more range and/or peak torque/speed.
Huh? Auto stopstart is very common.
Also starting from stopped is the worst for efficiency, as ICE cars produce optimally / most efficiently at a particular rpm
Edit Common use patterns are to supplement start stop with the electric motor, to get the Gas motor closer to it’s ideal rpm before it does work.
I wasn’t talking about auto stop/start at all?
It also has no bearing on what I was talking about. Start/stop automatic triggers when the vehicle is stopped, but only if the engine is warm already. This is exactly for the same reason as I pointed out above: starting a cold engine is bad. Starting an engine that is already close to its operating temperature takes very little effort and puts very little strain on the system.
As I said, cold start from ev, use ice when near rpm ideals
That makes no sense. The electric motors are an entirely different, separate system from the ICE. As such, using the e-drive will not heat up or spin the pistons in the ICE at all.
The ICE is only connected to a generator to charge the battery while driving, thus providing extra charge for more range and/or peak torque/speed.