I get it, a PHEV that can go “forever” with a gas powered generator, but how far and under what loads? We dog EVs with their range degredation under stress, but has anyone questioned the effectiveness of the 1500s generator to recharge the batteries under heavy, long distance towing? Maybe at Max towing weight?
On a level 2 30A charger I can barely add charge to my Tesla while running the AC blasting in summer time.
https://insideevs.com/news/695276/2025-ramcharger-unlimited-ev-range-no-charging/
The engine can output 130kw constantly (more at peak). Heavy towing on the highway is typically around 1mi/kWh, but can get as low as 0.5mi/kwh when going uphill. 70mph at 0.5mi/kwh for an hour uses 140kWh. The engine can output 130kWh in that time frame (more if running at peak, which it would be in this scenario.) The engine along with the battery buffer can easily handle even the worst case scenario and that’s partially why they use the V6 engine.
Great analysis thanks. I’ll personally be excited when these types of PHEVs come to large family size suvs.
Yup. In a PHEV when towing once the battery goes flat you still need a full sized truck engine to provide power.