Long-time readers will know that we have been enjoying the many benefits of owning an electric vehicle for almost five years now. For more recent subscribers, here is a link to some of the articles we written about our Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid SUV.
Our PHEV, of course, is not a full Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) and can only go about 50km using just electricity, after that it runs as a hybrid (like a Prius but big and powerful enough to pull a trailer full of tools and building materials). This combination has worked well for us because we work from home we can plug it in during the day and charge it up using our excess solar power. The 50km range allows us to do most of our short, local trips using renewable energy which is great for us and good for the planet. But the Outlander PHEV is really a luxury vehicle with all of the modern bells and whistles, extremely smooth and quiet and is an incredibly sophisticated piece of machinery. Not exactly a workhorse.
For that I’d like to have a closer look at one of these…
The all-electric Bollinger B2
A friend of mine from Montana sent me this link to the Bollinger website and, I have to say, if you were looking for a workhorse, you’d have to love their list of “features”:
ALL ELECTRIC
ALL WHEEL DRIVE
ALL ALUMINIUM
DUAL MOTOR
15″ GROUND CLEARANCE
Yeh, these hybrids are incredibly efficient. I’m wondering, do you know what is the peak wattage the Outlander portable charger draws in a charge cycle? I’m off grid with a 1200w inverter and am wondering if I’d be able to charge one of these off my system…??
The small, 10 Amp, charger draws about 1800W so you’d probably have to upgrade your solar system.
Love the Bollinger. Sadly even the US pricetag of $125000 cuts me out. I see they do plan to roll out globally after getting established in the US, and they are planning right hand drive.