Originally Posted by
davidricardo86
Haha, I was going to say your carbureted 72 Scamp probably smells rich even after it warms up. Old school muscle cars do have that distinct smell don't they. Those old cars were heavy and they required a lot of power/torque to get them moving which meant lots of fuel! Emissions controls were still very primitive back then.
Even if mine were to be idling lean, it would still smell rich because it has no emissions whatsoever.
Originally Posted by
davidricardo86
Isn't the diesel engine more efficient than the gasoline engine?
Quite. Especially my older one that doesn't have to burn extra fuel to burn up DPF crap.
Originally Posted by
davidricardo86
7,100 pound vehicle, that's over 3 Mirages my good man!
Yes. It is quite hefty. If it makes you feel any better. There's at least one large pickup truck driver (me), that drives slowly and carefully because he has a healthy respect for the damage that massive Ram can do.
Originally Posted by
davidricardo86
Diesels are still the best solution for heavy trucking today but it appears the transition to electric and zero tailpipe emissions is already underway. I guess emissions defeat devices will become a thing of the past.
It could be, that electric trucks may be a better fit for EVs than are small personal use EVs. Because of: HOS. Hours of Service. A driver is limited to 11 hours driving, within 14 hours. Then by law they have to shutdown and take 10 hours off. These 10 hours are a good time to charge. Yet, batteries and charging will still have to come a long way or they'll be hauling around 70,000 pounds of truck and batteries, and 10,000 pounds of cargo. I still think we're a good 20 or 30 years from EV trucks being effective. At least following today's regulations.
Let me clarify. I don't think it will be 20 or 30 years before we see EV commercial trucks. But I think it would be 20 or 30 years before EV trucks would NOT be a PITA. Diesel trucks shall remain more effective for quite some time IMO.
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