Fering Pioneer range-extender 4x4

jack_christie

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£150,000-plus

around 4.8m long and 2m wide

4000 miles of range

The Pioneer has a range extender powertrain with separate Yasa P400 electric motors for the front and rear axles, plus a small on-board changing engine — currently an 800cc Smart turbodiesel but others are under consideration — to replenish its relatively small and light 20kWh battery bank.


 
Dunno how it will do the range and wouldn't the gortex panels be easily ripped off by bushes?

Truck wheels seems like a smart idea.
 
By using most of its 1500kg payload to lug fuel around.
Still 4000m / 7000k is a long way.

For example: Ronny Dahl's HiLux can do 1300k on 200l of diesel. About 15l/100k
 
Still 4000m / 7000k is a long way.

For example: Ronny Dahl's HiLux can do 1300k on 200l of diesel. About 15l/100k
That's not even a literal ton of diesel, if scaled up at the same consumption ...leaving you 5-600kg of payload for other stuff.
 
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