They were talking about the 1973 Thunderbird getting 6-8 miles per gallon
and a 25 gallon tank. So, a 150-200 mile range. Most current production
electric vehicles beat that easily.
They also commented that the cars were "unwanted, unloved, and unsold"
because they were too expensive to fill
I found the video interesting, and valuable.
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https://youtu.be/ClaNhx71XB8
Oil Crisis | Stock market Crash | OPEC | This Week| 1973
119,914 views •Mar 20, 2017 ThamesTv 206K subscribers
The 1973 oil crisis paralyzed the USA and crippled the automotive
industry. 'This Week' looks at how the
Paul Compton via EV wrote:
Fell down the Thames TV archive rabbit hole and came across this
report on the 1973 oil crisis. Note the fuel consumption of the Ford
Thunderbird and its tank capacity.
"I'll buy an EV once it can go the same distance as a full tank of fuel"
What do you want to bet Tesla will beat Ford to the punch with getting trucks
out to customers?
https://electrek.co/2020/08/25/ford-construction-new-factory-electric-f-150-pickup-truck/
Ford starts construction on new factory for electric F-150 pickup truck
Aug. 25th 2020 ... Ford has started
Hi Folks
I’d love a small EV truck but currently made of Unobtanium and realistically go
1/2 range when hauling or boat towing, a problematic variable. The $33k ($6.8k
back from Fed) Ford Escape Plug In 37 mile EV range before gas kicks (1.5k lbs
tow rating) in seems like a good choice to pull
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> Sorry Autocorrect I meant to say their hybrid
Your software is right. Hubris it is.
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Fell down the Thames TV archive rabbit hole and came across this
report on the 1973 oil crisis. Note the fuel consumption of the Ford
Thunderbird and its tank capacity.
"I'll buy an EV once it can go the same distance as a full tank of fuel"
https://youtu.be/ClaNhx71XB8
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Paul Compton
