Via Motors

[Dubyagee]

http://www.viamotors.com/

:repz:

[MFB]

80k ? fuck that

[theholycow]

Neato dorito.

[Cez★]

needs billets

[BillyJeanKing]

what is it?

[stonehenge]

Would roll

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[stonehenge]

what is it?

Those foos take new chevys and make them electric. Can drive 40 miles before you use any gas.

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[shootermcgavin003]

fts want alt fuel not electric

[Manbearpig]

Soooo

1/2 ton Work truck + electric engine = $80k

:rofltank:

[shootermcgavin003]

bet they sell 2

[Fatso]

Bob Lutz and Giant Chin can go fuck themselves.

[Barrrf]

Can it do burnouts?

[lowerc]

maybe on wet grass and only a one wheeler peeler

[theholycow]

It'll do more burnouts than the original truck before the conversion...got combined OEM engine and electric motor torque.

[stonehenge]

Moar powah

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[Cez★]

More money lulz

[stonehenge]

mo prollems

[Barrrf]

Will it cook bacon?

[theholycow]

It does still have an exhaust manifold, so yes.

[lowerc]

It'll do more burnouts than the original truck before the conversion...got combined OEM engine and electric motor torque.


:bogzno:

Only electric motor powers the drive wheels and it's 300 ft.lbs of torque. When battery runs low the 4.3 V6 turns generator to charge batteries.

different setup than standard Hybrid

either way it's :gayyy:

[Manbearpig]

Mo batteries, mo torque

:rofltank:

[stonehenge]

i put some AAs in the CV in almost burned off one of my michelins :(

[theholycow]

I stand corrected. I thought I read that it is like the Volt, claimed to be a true series hybrid but actually can operate like a traditional hybrid...but I looked again and you're right, it's a true series hybrid.

Well, that's got a whole bunch of advantages, starting with modularity - you could take out the 4.3 and put in a few hundred pounds worth of batteries, for example.

[stonehenge]

take out 4.3 and put bamf fridge/freezer for road trips

[shootermcgavin003]

or put monies in pocket from not buying

[Dubyagee]

True 300 pounds of torque from 0 to 8000 rpms? Way better than 300 pounds of torque from 2400 rpm to 4500 and then flat on its face.

[shootermcgavin003]

minus the fact you could buy regular truck and put gas in it for 10 years for less

[Dubyagee]

You hate the earth. Im tellin Gore.

[shootermcgavin003]

tell old billy bush bama gore the 2nd to suck my nuts.

[SarkOzy]

I stand corrected. I thought I read that it is like the Volt, claimed to be a true series hybrid but actually can operate like a traditional hybrid...but I looked again and you're right, it's a true series hybrid.

Well, that's got a whole bunch of advantages, starting with modularity - you could take out the 4.3 and put in a few hundred pounds worth of batteries, for example.

A custom ground cam to make peak torque at say 2K rpm and a governor would give you essentially the same tech as a diesel locomotive. Shut it off on decel to charge the batteries via kinetic energy from inverting the polarity of the drive motors, and fire up the engine/generator at 25mph. I'd bet you'd see at LEAST 50% more mileage per tank, perhaps more. It's just expensive as shit.

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[Cez★]

i put some AAs in the CV in almost burned off one of my michelins :(

:roflbow:

[theholycow]

It says the engine efficiency is improved dramatically by always operating at its optimal RPM. I imagine they might already be customizing the engine for it with cam/etc. It would be cost-effective to do it at that level.

[Dubyagee]

A custom ground cam to make peak torque at say 2K rpm and a governor would give you essentially the same tech as a diesel locomotive. Shut it off on decel to charge the batteries via kinetic energy from inverting the polarity of the drive motors, and fire up the engine/generator at 25mph. I'd bet you'd see at LEAST 50% more mileage per tank, perhaps more. It's just expensive as shit.

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It runs the engine at optimum RPM to achieve the best efficiency already. I like the fact that it can power the WHOLE house. If the prices come down it can embarrass the current platforms.

[SarkOzy]

It runs the engine at optimum RPM to achieve the best efficiency already. I like the fact that it can power the WHOLE house. If the prices come down it can embarrass the current platforms.

Optimum efficiency straight out of the crate, I assume. There are myriad things needed to make it run most efficiently as a generator. The biggest being cam profile, ECM tuning, throttle mapping, etc. Ideally you want a direct injected engine with no air throttle to avoid the pumping loss on the engine.

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[Dubyagee]

It needs a diesel or a turbine.

[SarkOzy]

DNW maintenance on a gas turbine. Gimme dat deezul

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[linden]

Can i get it in a dually

[stonehenge]

1 ton crew dually or plz go

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[Cez★]

for 150K probbaly

[shootermcgavin003]

for 150K probbaly

thats not the lt model:roflshrug:

[Barrrf]

Will it blow me?

[shootermcgavin003]

yes it has ac