I'm interested to hear what people who own a truck think about this.
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It would be a very nice unit to own but not for just any Joe.
Expect a six figure cost, especially if one goes with the 100kwh
battery pack. That said, if you have the money to burn, it would
be a wonderfully quiet way to run around in the wilderness. Jeep
should be doing this but they are still in dinosaur mode. (I'm
biased though, having been driving EVs for almost five years now)
This thing would have four times the energy reserve than my Nissan
LEAF does but will need it, having the aerodynamics of a brick,
but at 15mph going on the rocks or bumpy fields, who cares. :-)
It even plugs in just like my LEAF does but won't charge at those
snobby Tesla supercharger stations. I know I'd love having a
Bollinger unit, but Jeep is really missing the boat here.
I’m impressed by a lot of the individual features and tech, like the pass-through and hose-down interior, and the performance numbers look good. The controllable torque from electric motors would be excellent off-road. On the other hand, the portal axles and inboard brakes make it significantly worse on-road, and most of the fancy cargo configurations seem to expose the driver to the elements.
I’m also curious what the endurance is like in low range; fuel-powered vehicles suffer badly there but I imagine electric doesn’t take such a hit. Ultimately the truck is highly specialized for rough terrain, much of which is pretty far from a charger. Even if the range is still 200 miles off-road, I’m concerned that it might not be enough for the type of activities it was designed for.
Ultimately, I’m not sure exactly what the market for this is. It’s built like an original Humvee, but without the ability to refuel easily. I think this sort of design would work particularly well with a small range-extender engine to give it a bit more freedom. And putting this all-electric powertrain into a more conventional pickup truck, with normal live axles and a load bed, and a real interior, would be a lot more marketable.
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I don't think it is reasonable to compare automotive grade electric drive systems to lawnmowers and snowblowers. :-) The quality standards are orders of magnitudes away from each other. Almost all of an EV is solid state with only minimal moving parts and that makes a difference in reliability. I would expect the Bollinger product to have teething issues initially since it is a new auto maker with a new product but if they squish any bugs that will arise quickly, something wonderful could happen. Well engineered fully mature EV models like the Tesla models and Nissan LEAF are rock-solid reliable, better than any dinosour-muck burning machine on the road. The engineering options for excellence are just better for electric.
It would be interesting to see how many of their customers are
"EV virgins" or more seasoned EV drivers. I'd bet it will be
mostly seasoned EV drivers because going from a regular gas car to
EV car is fairly comfortable, Going from EV car to EV
Jeep-like-unit is fairly comfortable too, but transitioning from
regular car to EV Jeep-like-unit is a bigger leap than many would
want to do without a lot of encouragement and information. I
don't expect the gas powered Jeep-like-unit to EV Jeep-like-unit
transition to be rare since buyers of such gas units are already
invested in an expensive unit and are unlikely to choose away from
what they already invested in. Still, if they could sell for good
enough price.... :-)
Lots of great ideas on features they could implement, but I see them adding such things later, after the initial product introduction. Right now they need to get one excellent product out there and make it work right, then they can diversify and, no doubt, they will. :-)
Yea, I agree, for me that 30 mile run to Menards to pick up a
sheet of plyboard with this thing would be a cold trip. :-)
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Don't hold your breath waiting for a decent VW EV of any flavor
soon. They are WAY behind the curve with EV production and have
made a long track record of releasing concept vehicles that never
get beyond vaporware status. Remember, this is the company that
put special code in its vehicles so they can cheat at emissions
tests. The only way they will go with anything green is kicking
and screaming or running scared for fear of losing market share
which is what they are doing now.
For instance, here is an article from 2011 with a really nice
proposed vw microbus. It was a sweet unit, but it was aborted
before it even had a chance. They never intended for it to live.
(7 years ago)
https://www.wired.com/2011/02/vw-bulli-concept/
Another one: 2012 VW-E-Bugster - Way cool concept and a great
add. Lots of great sights and sounds but no steel and rubber.
(also 7 years ago)
Pure S&M (Sales and Marketing), no E&M (Engineering &
Manufacturing)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EURoNv2fess
There are many other EV VW products that have never went full
gestation. If they ever get to actually selling, it will be years
behind their competitors and will probably be a half-(donkey
synonym) effort with poor support. Best to move on to other
manufacturers. VW just doesn't get EVs.