Comments on: HVET creates world’s first Ford F-150 plug-in hybrid http://www.leftlanenews.com/hvet-creates-worlds-first-ford-f-150-plug-in-hybrid.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:43:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: jdasch1 http://www.leftlanenews.com/hvet-creates-worlds-first-ford-f-150-plug-in-hybrid.html/comment-page-1#comment-399618 jdasch1 Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:56:26 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=8217#comment-399618 This conversion was $60k plus the donor vehicle. Ford knows how to build a great electric vehicle...I drive one every day that was built by Ford. It goes 70-95 miles per charge and uses no gas. They spent 300 million on 1400 trucks between 1998-2001. Then all but a handfull were crushed...I have one of them and it it drives like a v-6 Ranger. The big hurdle in developing a serial plug-in hybrid is battery cost. If they can get the batteries down to less than $3000 per vehicle with a 30 mile electric only range, they would be cranking them out around the clock..demand would be huge for a 1/2 ton pickup with 30 EV only miles and a Ecoboost 4 banger for the primary. Ford knows how to build one...they just don't have funding for the battery development process. To bad the USA cannot use the billions that are going to gas and oil subsities for battery research...what a shame. This conversion was $60k plus the donor vehicle. Ford knows how to build a great electric vehicle…I drive one every day that was built by Ford. It goes 70-95 miles per charge and uses no gas. They spent 300 million on 1400 trucks between 1998-2001. Then all but a handfull were crushed…I have one of them and it it drives like a v-6 Ranger. The big hurdle in developing a serial plug-in hybrid is battery cost. If they can get the batteries down to less than $3000 per vehicle with a 30 mile electric only range, they would be cranking them out around the clock..demand would be huge for a 1/2 ton pickup with 30 EV only miles and a Ecoboost 4 banger for the primary. Ford knows how to build one…they just don’t have funding for the battery development process. To bad the USA cannot use the billions that are going to gas and oil subsities for battery research…what a shame.

]]> By: jayjc08 http://www.leftlanenews.com/hvet-creates-worlds-first-ford-f-150-plug-in-hybrid.html/comment-page-1#comment-399567 jayjc08 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:29:13 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=8217#comment-399567 Holy shit though, the idea of slapping the powertrain from a 20 ton bus into a two ton pick-up sure does sound fun though! It'd be a real sleeper and pretty good on fuel too! Holy **** though, the idea of slapping the powertrain from a 20 ton bus into a two ton pick-up sure does sound fun though! It’d be a real sleeper and pretty good on fuel too!

]]> By: RaineMan http://www.leftlanenews.com/hvet-creates-worlds-first-ford-f-150-plug-in-hybrid.html/comment-page-1#comment-399429 RaineMan Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:40:28 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=8217#comment-399429 There is plenty of space in a truck underneath the bed. The sidewalls of the beds are like 4' high now... a few years ago they were only 2' high. Slap the batteries under there... raise the bed floor up a foot... noone is going to miss it. There is plenty of space in a truck underneath the bed. The sidewalls of the beds are like 4′ high now… a few years ago they were only 2′ high. Slap the batteries under there… raise the bed floor up a foot… noone is going to miss it.

]]> By: xyunya http://www.leftlanenews.com/hvet-creates-worlds-first-ford-f-150-plug-in-hybrid.html/comment-page-1#comment-399422 xyunya Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:28:07 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=8217#comment-399422 Nightblack_97, what would be the motivating factor to convert truck to hybrid? Why not drop diesel in it and have a better truck? Nightblack_97, what would be the motivating factor to convert truck to hybrid? Why not drop diesel in it and have a better truck?

]]> By: Nightblack_97 http://www.leftlanenews.com/hvet-creates-worlds-first-ford-f-150-plug-in-hybrid.html/comment-page-1#comment-399382 Nightblack_97 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:19:37 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=8217#comment-399382 It's going to take awhile to properly convert trucks to hybrid/EV status due to their design. No storage space to put the batteries unless you take up some of the bed which kind of defeats the purpose of a truck. It’s going to take awhile to properly convert trucks to hybrid/EV status due to their design. No storage space to put the batteries unless you take up some of the bed which kind of defeats the purpose of a truck.

]]> By: brassmonkey http://www.leftlanenews.com/hvet-creates-worlds-first-ford-f-150-plug-in-hybrid.html/comment-page-1#comment-399357 brassmonkey Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:05:51 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=8217#comment-399357 Yeah, what he said. Yeah, what he said.

]]> By: JoshyLofty http://www.leftlanenews.com/hvet-creates-worlds-first-ford-f-150-plug-in-hybrid.html/comment-page-1#comment-399315 JoshyLofty Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:47:29 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=8217#comment-399315 How many ways in this srticle will LLN spell HEVT as it is on the truck & HVET several times in the article??? How many ways in this srticle will LLN spell HEVT as it is on the truck & HVET several times in the article???

]]> By: crackerhemi http://www.leftlanenews.com/hvet-creates-worlds-first-ford-f-150-plug-in-hybrid.html/comment-page-1#comment-399301 crackerhemi Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:23:27 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=8217#comment-399301 How come this company is beating the R&D at ford? How come this company is beating the R&D at ford?

]]> By: xyunya http://www.leftlanenews.com/hvet-creates-worlds-first-ford-f-150-plug-in-hybrid.html/comment-page-1#comment-399299 xyunya Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:14:45 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=8217#comment-399299 Conversion is one thing, tested and ready for mass production (or limited production) vehicle is totally different story. How many municipalities will shell cash for NHTSA certification of this? And if not municipalities who will? it is a study at best, and I doubt that Ford has actual coin to go any further. Conversion is one thing, tested and ready for mass production (or limited production) vehicle is totally different story. How many municipalities will shell cash for NHTSA certification of this? And if not municipalities who will? it is a study at best, and I doubt that Ford has actual coin to go any further.

]]> By: beatusmongous http://www.leftlanenews.com/hvet-creates-worlds-first-ford-f-150-plug-in-hybrid.html/comment-page-1#comment-399295 beatusmongous Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:09:39 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=8217#comment-399295 $5,000? More like $20,000 or more. Their PT Cruiser EV is $55,000, which is more than $30,000 over a normal PT Cruiser. I'm sure their hybrid conversion isn't as costly as a total EV conversion is, but I doubt $5,000 is going to cut it. One thing I will say about this company, though, is that they can do EVs and PHEVs from just about anything. $5,000? More like $20,000 or more. Their PT Cruiser EV is $55,000, which is more than $30,000 over a normal PT Cruiser. I’m sure their hybrid conversion isn’t as costly as a total EV conversion is, but I doubt $5,000 is going to cut it.

One thing I will say about this company, though, is that they can do EVs and PHEVs from just about anything.

]]> By: RaineMan http://www.leftlanenews.com/hvet-creates-worlds-first-ford-f-150-plug-in-hybrid.html/comment-page-1#comment-399282 RaineMan Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:42:54 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=8217#comment-399282 This will never have any success... it's a novelty. It probably cost $5000 minimum to convert one of those things. Even at $4/gal that's a lot of gas. This will never have any success… it’s a novelty. It probably cost $5000 minimum to convert one of those things. Even at $4/gal that’s a lot of gas.

]]> By: shaver http://www.leftlanenews.com/hvet-creates-worlds-first-ford-f-150-plug-in-hybrid.html/comment-page-1#comment-399276 shaver Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:22:24 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=8217#comment-399276 Tax credits and fleets will be the keys to this having any success? Tax credits and fleets will be the keys to this having any success?

]]> By: xyunya http://www.leftlanenews.com/hvet-creates-worlds-first-ford-f-150-plug-in-hybrid.html/comment-page-1#comment-399275 xyunya Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:19:55 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=8217#comment-399275 How enlightening! How enlightening!

]]> By: RaineMan http://www.leftlanenews.com/hvet-creates-worlds-first-ford-f-150-plug-in-hybrid.html/comment-page-1#comment-399272 RaineMan Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:18:52 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=8217#comment-399272 No word on how many thousands of dollars that conversion cost either. No word on how many thousands of dollars that conversion cost either.

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