Recent content by Joe85712

If it is true, I think it is great news! One motor driving each wheel is even better news! It just gets better all the time.

I completely agree, off road work with an EV is very different and I think is far superior to non-electric powered vehicles. Having nearly unlimited torque at zero speed gives one quite an advantage in rock climbing. Also having braking by re-gen when not on the throttle with your right foot is...

About 20 years ago I had a VW dune buggy and a custom VW powered sand rail that was used in circle track racing. I set them both up for off road driving in Arizona. These vehicles could move very fast off road but I had to spend too much time and money repairing them. It was also a good idea to...

A long time ago my family kept bee hives in Arizona and we drove to service them at various ranches. So the dirt roads were pretty rough at times. My dad had many different kinds of trucks. Some were three ton ex-military with all wheel drive and plenty of ground clearance. We always carried...

Looking at the Cybertruck from an engineering point of view, it should be pretty good. The thousands of off-road miles I have driven in Arizona have been pretty slow with constant stop and go cycles. My 2018 Volt does not do well off-road because of ground clearance. But the electric drive does...