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 up, and the stations didn't have enough fuel for them. That 25 gallon tank will "be enough to get you to the next gas station." Mike -----Original Message----- From: EV <ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org> On Behalf Of Lee Hart via EV Sent: Monday, September 7, 2020 8:12 PM To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List <ev@lists.evdl.org> Cc: Lee Hart <leeah...@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [EVDL] How far can you go? 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" > > https://youtu.be/ClaNhx71XB8 I can't watch youtube videos (slow connections, old computers). Can you summarize what they said that was interesting? Lee Hart -- A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. -- Antoine de Saint Exupery -- Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
