Gary Lewis Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Our member Jon Stittsworth/Jstitts sent me a text this morning with this link to an announcement that Ford's made regarding an electric crate motor to replace internal combustion engines. It is called the Eluminator, and you'll have to read the article to see why. Apparently the details won't be available until November, but it is intriguing. I wonder what bolts up to it? How do you marry it to a transfer case? What controller is needed? And many, many other questions. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Interesting! Makes me think it’ll take up a lot of bed space for batteries. Don’t know what you’d do in a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 Interesting! Makes me think it’ll take up a lot of bed space for batteries. Don’t know what you’d do in a car. Would an electric motor need a transmission? If not, can it go in place of the tranny and the rest of the engine compartment be used for batteries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Interesting! Makes me think it’ll take up a lot of bed space for batteries. Don’t know what you’d do in a car. I'm intrigued, and have been waiting for it since I stumbled across Electric GT on social media. The more companies offering crate electric engines, the lower the pricing. Electric conversions seem to be running around the $40-$50k and up mark right now, so it is far from a budget friendly option. But if those prices cut in half, they would be much more in line with performance internal combustion engines. I would definitely be interested in throwing one in both of my Rangers since the 3.0 V6 is nothing special and I wouldn't miss them provided servicing the electric motors doesn't cost an arm and a leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machspeed Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Interesting! Can't have a Bullnose without an exhaust sound though...LOL! All this technology is still in its infancy. A few more years and we'll be seeing some major advancements. I took a ride in a friends Tesla Model 3 just yesterday. This was my first time in an all electric car. Man, that thing rips! It pinned my head to the headrest with some unbelievable acceleration. Strange going that fast and not hearing the roar of an angry engine. The technology in that car is unbelievable. Kind of weird not having any gauges in front of you. Instead, you have a huge iPad looking thing in the center of what would be the dash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsmblue Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Interesting! Can't have a Bullnose without an exhaust sound though...LOL! All this technology is still in its infancy. A few more years and we'll be seeing some major advancements. I took a ride in a friends Tesla Model 3 just yesterday. This was my first time in an all electric car. Man, that thing rips! It pinned my head to the headrest with some unbelievable acceleration. Strange going that fast and not hearing the roar of an angry engine. The technology in that car is unbelievable. Kind of weird not having any gauges in front of you. Instead, you have a huge iPad looking thing in the center of what would be the dash. Oh, I am interested. Would be perfect for my 150, I do about 100 miles a month in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 I took a ride in a friends Tesla Model 3 just yesterday. This was my first time in an all electric car. Man, that thing rips! It pinned my head to the headrest with some unbelievable acceleration. Strange going that fast and not hearing the roar of an angry engine. The technology in that car is unbelievable. Kind of weird not having any gauges in front of you. Instead, you have a huge iPad looking thing in the center of what would be the dash. I know a couple people that have the Model 3's, but I haven't driven in one yet. They're really popular where I live. I see dozens of them every day. We even have a local used car dealer that only sells electric vehicles. My coworker just bought one, and after all the rebates, he said it still cost about 40 grand CDN. They're likely much cheaper in the US. I think they're great if you only commute to work and don't have to drive too terribly far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Special Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 I took a ride in a friends Tesla Model 3 just yesterday. This was my first time in an all electric car. Man, that thing rips! It pinned my head to the headrest with some unbelievable acceleration. Strange going that fast and not hearing the roar of an angry engine. The technology in that car is unbelievable. Kind of weird not having any gauges in front of you. Instead, you have a huge iPad looking thing in the center of what would be the dash. I know a couple people that have the Model 3's, but I haven't driven in one yet. They're really popular where I live. I see dozens of them every day. We even have a local used car dealer that only sells electric vehicles. My coworker just bought one, and after all the rebates, he said it still cost about 40 grand CDN. They're likely much cheaper in the US. I think they're great if you only commute to work and don't have to drive too terribly far. A guy I work with has a Tesla, I think Model 3. He had a Nissan Leaf before it, He has about a 30 mile commute each way. The Nissan couldn't get him to work and home again on a charge if he ran the heater enough to keep it warm inside in the winter (it was fine in the summer). It also couldn't get him to his cabin (~150 miles). The Tesla has no trouble with any of that. He doesn't even have a charging station at his cabin. Just plugging it into a standard 110 outlet after he gets there is enough to get him home. He doesn't do much interstate travel, but when he has he says the Tesla doesn't take any more time, it just takes a different thought process. He doesn't run the batteries all the way down, and doesn't bring them all the way to full charge. This gives him about a 15 minute charge time at a supercharging site and still a lot more range than his bladder and/or stomach have. So instead of looking for rest stops or restaurants he looks for charging stations. And he says the car knows where they all are so they're easy to find. Of course that's all in a car with maybe 4 people and luggage for a few days. I don't think it would work so well for me in my motorhome towing my Bronco! As to the electric crate motor, it's interesting that they are coming out. But as long as I can still buy gasoline I can't imagine ever getting one. I'm not saying I'll never buy an electric vehicle someday. But I sure can't see putting an electric motor in a project vehicle. And as a complete aside, Miriam-Webster defines "motor" as "one that imparts motion." It defines "engine" as "a machine for converting any of various forms of energy into mechanical force and motion." So calling a gasoline "engine" a "motor" is completely correct. And for that matter, calling an electric "motor" an "engine" is also completely correct. Both convert energy into force and motion and both make something move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
351FUN Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 I saw an article about that last week on reddit and immediately thought about putting one in the bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenoHuskerDu Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 The lithium and cobalt for those batteries are mined in 3rd world states by child labor. I'd rather drive a 30yr-old Bricky or Bully than be seen in an electric vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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